. >> gerard alfonsi is attached to the bit of chestnut forest he owns. are all buried here near the village of piobetta, and this is where he wants to spend his old age. it could all be so wonderful -- if it weren't for the animals. goats, cows, and even pigs wander freely through alfonsi's garden. >> in the old days, they built walls here to protect the trees. this is where the wall was, but the pigs have rooted around here, destroying the wall and digging up the roots of the tree. now the roots are exposed. >> the former forester belongs to a group of retirees who have returned to piobetta, their home village on corsica, after living elsewhere for decades. while they were away, they say, local farmers simply took over their gardens. the farmers want grazing land for their animals -- and eu subsidies. >> the more animals a farmer has, the greater the subsidies he gets and to maintain the animals, he needs land for grazing. >> this is our land. the farmers simply tell the eu, we have a few hectares here and a few hectares there, but this is our land. >>

. >> gerard alfonsi is attached to the bit of chestnut forest he owns.e all buried here near the village of piobetta, and this is where he wants s to spend his old age. it could all be so wonderful -- if it weren't for the animals. goats, cows, and even pigs wander freely through alfonsi's garden. >> in the old days, they built walls here to protect the trees. this is where the wall was, but the pigs have rooted around here, destroying the wall and digging up the roots of the tree. now the roots are exposed. >> the former forester belongs to a group of retirees who have returned to piobetta, their home village on corsica, after living elsewhere for decades. while they were away, they say, local farmers simply took over their gardens. the farmers want grazing land for their animals -- and eu subsidies. >> the more animals a farmer has, the greater the subsidies he gets and to maintain the animals, he needs land for grazing. >> this is our land. the farmers simply tell the eu, we have a few hectares here and a few hectares there, but this is our land. >> g