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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANNE CHAON French chef Alain Passard (L) takes a photo as an aide conducts a horse to plow the soil of Passard's vegetable garden in Fille-sur-Sarthe, western France, on July 9, 2014. Since 2002, Passard, the head of the three Michelin starred restaurant L'Arpege in Paris, maintains his inspiration and passion from his vegetable garden, where he celebrates this week the appearance of the season's first tomatoes. To nurture his talent, head gardener Sylvain Picard manages 4 hectares of vegetables, fruits and aromatic roots, respecting nature's rythm for the benefit of the luxurious restaurant's customers. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIERJEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images