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Meet François Tanguay, organic farming advocate
Authenticity in every basket, that's how idée BIO! magazine describes the work of family farmer François Tanguay, co-owner of Les Jardins du petit tremble in the Montérégie. Find out how this product of a suburban childhood became a proponent of organic agriculture. According to the article, some of the credit for François's love of nature must go to his father, who kept a...
Actualité - 5 February 2013 - Tag : A farmer at your office, Become a family farmer, Community supported agriculture, Organic agriculture, Organic baskets
Micro farming for love and money, workshops
You have a little land. You'd like to grow some organic veggies, maybe even sell them.  Family farmer Jean-Martin Fortier, whose Eastern Townships microfarm, Les jardins de la Grelinette, has been hailed, at home and abroad, as a model of its form, is offering workshops based on his recently published guide, Le Jardinier-Maraîcher, for aspiring organic farmers, amateur...
Actualité - 20 November 2012 - Tag : Community supported agriculture, Organic agriculture, Organic baskets, Small scale farming
Family farmer writes organic farming guide for newbies and pros
Family farmer Jean-Martin Fortier, whose Eastern Townships microfarm, Les jardins de la Grelinette à St-Armand, owned with partner Maude-Hélène, has been hailed, at home and abroad, as a model of its form, has written a guide, based on his decade of experience, for aspiring organic farmers, both amateur and professional alike. The book, Le jardinier-maraîcher, Manuel d'...
Actualité - 3 September 2012 - Tag : Become a family farmer, Community supported agriculture, Organic agriculture, Organic baskets, Small scale farming
Our family farmer program celebrates its 15th anniversary!
In 1995, Equiterre launched a pilot project involving one farm, Cadet-Roussel, and about 50 Montreal families, who agreed to pay in advance for a share of the harvest. The next year, when we officially launched the network, it included 7 farms and about 250 families.
Actualité - 27 September 2011 - Tag : A farmer at your office, Become a family farmer, Community supported agriculture, Laure Waridel, Local agriculture, Organic agriculture, Organic baskets
Celebration at Cadet-Roussel, the first-ever Quebec organic farm to be protected in perpetuity
Come celebrate with the Protec-Terre land trust, which has raised more than $200,000 to protect the status of the Ferme Cadet-Roussel. After 15 years of effort, the trust became a reality last December.  The event will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2011, at 6 p.m., at the Lion d'Or, located at 1676 Ontario St. East in Montreal. On the schedule:
Événement - 13 September 2011 - Tag : Farmer's basket, Organic agriculture, Organization, Partners Activities
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