Does your textbook ever seem more confusing than enlightening, more wrong than right? A recent study showed that some French textbooks could use a little fact-checking.

As in the United States, the price of organic products is relatively high in France. But hopefully this will not be the case for too much longer, as the French Minister of Agriculture has just pledged an investment of six million euros in the organic sector. Learn more about the state of organic farming in France in this video.

The first electric car? 1899! La Jamais contente. This car and other rare self-propelled antique vehicles can now be seen in car museums.

Armande has turned an old farm near Strasbourg into a mouth-watering country store complete with live rabbits and ducks. According to Armande, it’s also one of the few places to get food in her village, so chances are business is booming!

The beautiful Jardin du Luxembourg attracts both neighborhood students and foreign visitors alike. But let’s discover some of its lesser-known spots, such as the school of honey production and the association of pétanque players.

Talk about service: a hospital in Nantes has devoted an entire department to making sure deaf patients receive the same medical attention as everyone else. Of course, all of its medical workers are fully proficient in French Sign Language. Did you know that most languages of the world also have their own sign language?

Michel, co-owner and head chef at Parigot, shows us how to make his very own tuna tartare. We can see why it’s so popular!

Ask the Strasbourgeois what they love about their hometown, and most of them can sum it up for you in one word: tout! But don’t just take our word for it. See for yourself!

Come meet the owner of the bistro Parigot (French slang for “Parisian”). This charming restaurant is a French oasis at the intersection of Manhattan’s Chinatown/Little Italy and Soho districts.

No Quatorze Juillet would be complete without pétanque and Lillet—and that doesn’t just go for France. Here we talk with some of the people attending a Bastille Day celebration in New York City.

Opening night in Casablanca for the movie Indigènes (English title "Days of Glory") provided a special opportunity for some of the subjects of the film to reflect upon their past, and for Moroccans and the French to talk about their future.

This video is not for those who tear up easily. At this foire aux oignons (onion fair), you’ll learn how onions can predict the weather, how to cook them, and what scandalous meanings the word “onion” can have in French.

Just how did Jean-Marc get the money for that beautiful car and those fancy ski trips? The answer involves a roundabout trek to the open outcry auction market of the French stock exchange (“la Bourse”). So could we say that Wall Street too resembles a “playground for grownups”?

Come take a trip to St-Jean-de-Luz, a beautiful resort town along the Atlantic in the Basque country of southwest France. Don’t forget to bring a towel!

At nightfall in Gstaad, the preeminent ski resort in the Alps, a privileged few among the stars and high society can listen to the most popular classical musicians in the world…