The artisan farmer

Manual for the artisanal breeding of broiler chickens, laying hens and dairy goats.

In 2008, Dominic Lamontagne and his partner Amélie decided to settle in Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides with their two children, motivated by a desire to escape urban life, get away from it all, and learn to feed themselves. To their great surprise, the project encountered numerous regulatory obstacles. Despite these constraints, they managed to build a subsistence farm on less than one hectare of cleared land, consisting of a small number of dairy goats, laying hens, and broiler chickens.

Step by step, taking into account the legislative framework and current environmental standards, this practical guide, featuring over 250 illustrations by the author, teaches you how to:

• raising laying hens, broiler chickens and dairy goats on a plot of land of less than one hectare;
• favour seasonal livestock farming over grazing;
• construct a mobile cage for raising broiler chickens and a mobile chicken coop for raising laying hens, a table for milking goats and a small poultry slaughter station, with illustrations to support;
• produce, process and cook your own eggs, poultry and dairy products;
• prepare fresh cheese and make soap from goat's milk;
• create a self-sustaining ecosystem to ensure your subsistence.

Whether you're interested in small-scale farming or dream of owning a small farm and practicing diversified, non-mechanized, and ecological subsistence agriculture, L'Artisan fermier is an unparalleled source of information. Let's eat freely!

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Foreword by Marc Séguin and Claude Lamontagne

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Author: Dominic Lamontagne
Publisher: Ecosociété (Montreal)
Publication date: 2019
ISBN: 9782897195229