Just a few steps from the wooded path shown yesterday is “La ferme Bermond”, an old farmhouse that has been converted into a  community center. All kinds of indoor and outdoor activities go on here, mostly for young people: dance lessons, sports events and tournaments, parties, concerts, flea markets, art exhibits, lectures, photography courses (my older son learned to develop his own prints in a wet lab here), and so on. It’s also a place for kids to hang out in a safe environment. Most of these activities are free or are offered at rock-bottom prices because “la ferme Bermond” is heavily subsidized by the town of Valbonne. Yet another intelligent way to spend my tax money...