Centre de recherche et
de développement technologique
agricole de l'Outaouais
Theme: Organic market gardener
Territory: MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais
Municipality: L'Ange Gardien
Formerly called Agricultural platform of L’Ange-Gardien, the Collines platform is a turnkey organic vegetable production site
which has welcomed more than forty companies since 2020.
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Rental of plots in champs: 40 acres
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Infrastructure:
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1 secheated terrace (3,060 feet²)
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1 heated greenhouse (1,400 feet²)
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Irrigation installations (well, basin)
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Cold rooms​
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Washing areas (drinking water)
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Storage spaces
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Equipment:
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Tractor
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Rototiller
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Vibrocultivator
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Disc harrow
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Brush cutter
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BCS and Honda manual tiller
SERVICES OFFERED
Collective organic certification
with Écocert Canada
What happened to some of the entrepreneurs:
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Our little farm
​Jim Thompson and Geneviève Grossenbachear
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They started their diversified market gardening business at the L'Ange-Gardien agricultural platform. After 5 years in incubation, they settled in Lochaber. They have earned several distinctions, including:
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Quebec Emerging Agricultural Prize (2018)
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My farm, my world (2019 - AGRIcarrieres)
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Agricola cooperative farm
Hannah Hunter, Heather Syposz, Natalie Childs and Caleb Langille
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They started their diversified market gardening business at the L’Ange-Gardien platform. After 1 year in incubation, they took over Guy-Louis Poncelet's La Macédoine farm in Papineauville (certified organic vegetables, asparagus and cut flowers). They have developed an inspiring agricultural cooperative model.
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Quebec Emerging Agricultural Prize (2022)
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Thank you to our partners
