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This book is aimed at a wide audience of enthusiasts of both heirloom and modern vegetables, gourmets, as well as botanists, biologists, cooks, phytotherapists, agronomists, and more—whether beginners or experienced professionals. Amaranth, silverweed, burdock, cardoon, sow thistle, alexanders, rutabaga, Jerusalem artichoke, and wild thyme are just some of the "vegetables of yesterday and today" presented in this comprehensive and richly illustrated work. More than 150 plants are described in fact sheets that include botanical, historical, and etymological explanations, as well as medicinal and culinary information. Gardeners will also find information on the cultivation, harvesting, diseases, and pests of each vegetable. This reference work is complemented by a glossary of medicinal and culinary uses, and a botanical glossary lavishly illustrated with original watercolors.

Marie-Pierre Arvy, Doctor of Science, is a lecturer at the François-Rabelais University of Tours where she directs the Master of Science and Technology course "Taste and its Environment".

François Gallouin is a professor at the National Agronomic Institute Paris-Grignon. He holds a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, a Doctorate in Human Biology, a Doctorate in Science, a Doctorate in History and Philosophy of Science, and a vocational certificate in cooking. He also teaches at the Faculty of Sciences in Tours.

It is indeed possible to have a wonderful vegetable garden right there, at your kitchen doorstep, planted entirely with perennial vegetables. Let them grow and enjoy!

Annual sowing, regular watering and weeding... Do you lack the time to provide the daily care necessary for the success of your vegetable garden? What if perennial vegetables were the solution?

It is indeed possible to obtain a wonderful vegetable garden, right there at the kitchen door, entirely planted with perennial vegetables and "generous" species, food or condiment, which, with a minimum of effort, will lavish their bounty year after year.

Beautiful in the garden, these plants will surprise you with the variety of their flavors: the indispensable artichokes and perennial leeks, of course, but also the original crunchy tiger nuts, the tasty ground pears, the delicious Mauritanian mallow and the surprising mertensia with an oyster flavor.

Plant, let it grow, and enjoy!

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Note: Some species mentioned in the book are not perennial under the climatic conditions of Quebec.

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Author: Collective
Publisher: Rustica
Publication date: April 2012
Pages: 111
ISBN: 9782815302104

The virtues of nettle . "You can't imagine all that nettle can do for you!"

The nettle, a small plant that stings and grows almost everywhere, is first and foremost our "health-beauty-fitness friend" ! Today, with scientific evidence to back it up, we are rediscovering its medicinal virtues but also its most unexpected uses: did you know, for example, that nettle fiber can be used to make high-quality, eco-friendly clothing?

Its leaves stimulate digestive functions, combat arthritis, osteoarthritis and urinary inflammations, they have diuretic, anti-anemic, anti-bleeding, anti-inflammatory, anti-acne, anti-eczema, and even anti-dandruff properties ....

Its roots , beneficial in cases of prostate problems, promote increased urinary flow and relieve rheumatism.

Finally, its seeds stimulate the body, have a vermifuge, anti-diarrheal and diuretic effect, are effective against asthma and beneficial for skin health!

New revised and expanded edition.

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Author: Moro Buronzo, Alessandra
Edition: Jouvence - European book
Publication date: June 7, 2017
Pages: 160
ISBN: 978-2-88911-833-5
Language: French
Cover: Soft
Size: 12.5 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in)

These letters will interest the historian as much as the psychologist or the psychoanalyst, because they reveal to us a deep and spiritual friendship between a man and a woman.

With this volume, Éditions du Boréal makes a collection of previously unpublished texts by Brother Marie-Victorin accessible to the general public. These texts, which the scientist himself called his "biological letters," are drawn from a correspondence he maintained for over ten years, from 1933 to 1944, with Marcelle Gauvreau, his assistant at the Montreal Botanical Institute and Gardens. Forming a coherent whole, they contain his reflections and investigations on sexuality. In them, we see Marie-Victorin exploring a new field of study at a time when prevailing morality made any public discussion on the subject unthinkable.

The publication of these letters was essential, as they represent a significant contribution to the history of sexuality in Quebec and to that of religious life. Indeed, sources on the private lives of religious figures are scarce, and everything related to sexuality remained taboo until the 1960s, in Quebec as elsewhere in the West. If these letters still risk causing shock today, it is because they present a vision of sexual life and celibacy far removed from that of today. They remind us of the "great darkness" that surrounded sexual matters at the time and allow us to appreciate how far we have come since then.

These letters will interest historians, psychologists, and psychoanalysts alike, for they reveal a profound and spiritual friendship between a man and a woman, founded on a relationship with God that precludes a physical relationship they both know to be impossible. They will also appeal to a wider audience, as they provide essential milestones in the trajectory of an intellectual who profoundly influenced Quebec society through his freedom of thought and expression, as well as his desire to challenge conventions.

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Author: Yves Gingras
Publisher: Éditions du Boréal
Publication date: February 6, 2018
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9782764625194
Language: French

This book gives you simple and precise advice on growing vegetables and indicates all the associations to favour or avoid, for a healthy garden.

Spinach is more tender when planted near strawberries, but onions don't grow well next to potatoes. Dill repels carrot flies, and marigolds deter nematodes... Plants help each other thrive. Their neighbors can modify their flavor, influence their growth, repel pests, or trap them. This book offers simple and precise advice on growing vegetables and indicates all the companion plants to favor or avoid for a healthy garden.

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Author: Noemie Vialard
Publication date: April 2007
Publisher: Rustica
ISBN: 9782840387268

The new edition of Phillips' Mushroom Guide contains the completely updated nomenclature. Indeed, since the last edition of this guide, several French and Latin names have changed.

Get involved without further delay in a viable, sustainable and rewarding approach to food self-sufficiency!

Surprisingly, the first place to stock up on seeds or tubers is your kitchen. Expired foods, such as sprouted potatoes or dried peas, can easily be used to produce new crops.

In this book, the author shares his experience and all the practical advice you'll need to plant, care for, and harvest your own organic fruits and vegetables. He guides you through a year-long process of creating a self-sufficient and economical vegetable garden: commercial composters are beyond your budget? Build your own! Don't have enough space at home to grow your own vegetables and fruits? Join a community garden and exchange information, tips, and tools with people in your neighborhood!

Whether you are a novice or experienced gardener, don't hesitate to get your hands dirty!

Author: Huw Richards
Publisher: MultiMondes (Quebec, Canada)
Publication date: 2020
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9782897732448
Language: French

The Secret Life of Fungi is not an identification guide, but rather a passport to understanding a hidden dimension of the world. It also reveals the true nature of these living entities, which sometimes take on unusual, even strange, forms.

Fungi are one of the three higher life forms on the planet, along with plants and animals. They didn't just appear out of nowhere: they began spreading throughout all ecosystems, from forests to our own bodies, 450 billion years ago. Fungi are essential ecological partners. Nearly 90% of plants live in symbiosis with them. And this cohabitation takes us back to the very first moments of botanical and animal life on Earth. A fossil recently unearthed in Saudi Arabia has shown that the ancestors of fungi could then surpass the height of trees, reaching six meters with trunks a meter in circumference. Biologists are now convinced that plants were able to colonize the Earth's continents solely thanks to fungi. The Secret Life of Fungi is not an identification guide, but rather a passport to understanding a hidden dimension of the world. It also reveals the true nature of these living entities, which sometimes take on unusual, even strange, forms.

Local and responsible healthy gastronomy

In *Le festin quotidien* (The Daily Feast), Yves Gagnon presents a healthy and responsible approach to food, offering a festive table rooted in local produce and seasonal ingredients. The two hundred easy-to-prepare recipes included reflect the author's passion for the plant kingdom and his commitment to a free and diverse, engaged and open-minded cuisine.

Author: Gagnon, Yves
Colloidal Editions
Category: Healthy Cooking
Publication date : 2016/04/19
Pages: 287
ISBN : 9782981027429
Language: French

Now considered a reference in organic farming, this practical guide provides cultivation notes on more than 25 vegetables.

New edition

Building on the international success of the first edition of *The Market Gardener*, Jean-Martin Fortier continued to refine his diversified market gardening techniques and test tools to optimize his organic crops on small plots. In this revised and expanded edition, he generously shares his expertise once again to help those who dream of starting an organic farm and market gardeners who want to improve their cultivation practices. Yes, it is possible to grow organic vegetables intensively on less than one hectare, feed hundreds of people through short supply chains, and make your micro-farm profitable!

Now considered a benchmark in organic farming, this practical guide provides cultivation notes on more than 25 vegetables and teaches you, step by step, how to:

• choosing the location of a site by drawing inspiration from permaculture
• minimize investments at the start of your business
• use alternative machinery to the tractor
• cultivating in permanent beds with a minimal soil tillage approach
• fertilize your crops organically
• to effectively combat diseases and harmful insects
• weeding with the best tools
• extend the season by "forcing" its crops
• develop a cultural calendar
• to do good financial planning

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Preface by Laure Waridel
Illustrations by Marie Bilodeau

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Author: Jean-Martin Fortier
Publisher: Ecosociété (Montreal)
Publication date: 2015
Pages: 223
ISBN: 9782897192044

The Great Book of Mushrooms of Quebec and Eastern Canada is a true bible that will satisfy both the beginner looking for easy-to-recognize edible species and the experienced mycologist.

Over the years, The Great Book of Mushrooms of Quebec and Eastern Canada has become the definitive reference work, a veritable bible that will satisfy both the beginner looking for easily identifiable edible species and the experienced mycologist wanting to delve deeper into their research. This updated edition presents over 1,200 mushroom species with numerous new photographs, and most importantly, a new classification system that makes it easy to consult. This division of species into 22 groups based on common characteristics visible to the naked eye has already been successfully adopted by many mycological societies both locally and internationally.

The book opens with a practical visual guide to the main types of mushrooms covered, then delves into their history, classification, identification, harvesting, and consumption. Each mushroom is then presented in a comprehensive entry describing its macroscopic (cap, gills, stem, flesh color and flavor) and microscopic characteristics, habitat, season, abundance, and edibility.

A tireless researcher, Raymond McNeil dedicated his life to raising awareness of the natural world around us, influencing the work of generations of biologists and managers in North America. Author of nearly 150 publications in specialized journals, he served as director of the Montreal Centre for Ecological Research (CREM) and later as director of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Montreal for several years. Now retired with the title of professor emeritus, he has devoted himself to a lifelong passion: mycology. This book is the culmination of over forty years of observation and involvement, including his time on the board of directors of the Montreal Mycological Society, where he served as president. It undoubtedly represents an invaluable legacy for future generations.

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Author: Raumond McNeil
Publication date: March 2019
Publisher: Quintin Michel
ISBN: 9782897623012

A fascinating culinary journey. This magnificent book, written by Caroline, Stéphanie, and Patricia Ho-Yi Wang, and featuring photographs by Virginie Gosselin, is brimming with information and recipes to help you better understand Asian vegetables. A true tribute to the land, good food, and roots.

While bok choy has carved out a prime spot on Western shelves, many other Asian vegetables remain relatively unknown. Yet, these are flavorful and nutritious vegetables that thrive in temperate, and even northern, climates!
Caroline, Stéphanie and Patricia Ho-Yi Wang, three sisters of Cantonese origin, have made it their mission to introduce and make people love these vegetables in a unique book, at the crossroads of gardening guide, cookbook and family story.

Organized around 15 Asian vegetables presented according to the seasons, the book offers organic growing and harvesting advice for both casual gardeners and aspiring market gardeners, as well as preservation techniques, nutritional information, and cooking methods. Around forty recipes, some developed by renowned chefs, are also included.

The Wang sisters also explore the world of Asian vegetables from a cultural perspective, tracing the place they have occupied in their own lives and in that of their family, part of which left China to emigrate to Madagascar before settling in Quebec.

You can read an excerpt by clicking here: Excerpt from Asian Vegetables .

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Authors: Caroline, Stéphanie and Patricia Ho-Yi Wang
Illustrated by Virginie Gosselin
Edition: Scent of Ink
Dimensions: 22 x 28 cm (8.5 x 11 in)
Page: 352, color
Publication date: October 2022
ISBN: 9782925101048

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Starting seeds is both a pleasure and a challenge for the amateur gardener. When should I start my seedlings? What care will they need? What materials should I use?

This seemingly simple task can quickly become a maze of complications. But not anymore. In this straightforward and concise book, the Lazy Gardener, Larry Hodgson, reveals all his secrets for successful sowing, whether it's annuals, perennials, or vegetables. You'll instantly know if spinach needs darkness to germinate, if alyssum can be sown directly in the ground, how deep to plant sunflower seeds, and much more.

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In the first part of the book, the author explains how to sow seeds, both indoors and outdoors. Each step is clearly indicated: sowing seeds has never been so easy.

The second part of the book presents the secrets of success for more than 300 popular plants: their requirements, their preferences, and even their little peculiarities.

With all this information to guide you, you'll soon have a green thumb!
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Author: Larry Hodgson
Edition: Broquet
Publication date: 2020
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9782896546503

What could be more enjoyable than understanding our environment through a wonderful story! This first volume in a truly unique series called " Earth's Allies " is aimed at children aged 9 and up, as well as adults. Its entertaining story and the awareness it raises about natural phenomena will captivate readers of all ages.

VOLUME 1: The Quest for the Hidden City

Summary of the story :
Magalie, a young queen, wants to save her kingdom from pollution. She meets an eccentric man named Vital Logissol. He entrusts her with the mission of finding a hidden city that will reveal the secrets to preserving the environment. She sets off on the back of her friend Nallue, a female dragon. Through her dreams, Magalie makes contact with invisible beings who manifest in the elements of the planet: water, air, earth, and light. These beings are responsible for the planet's well-being. A wonderful surprise awaits our travelers!

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What could be more enjoyable than understanding our environment through a wonderful story! This first volume in a truly unique series called " Earth's Allies " is aimed at children aged 9 and up, as well as adults. Its entertaining story and the awareness it raises about natural phenomena will captivate readers of all ages.

Circular consumption processes are the key to life on Earth! Never heard of them? No wonder the Earth is in such a bad way! Become allies of the Earth too… true allies, just like Magalie and all the other characters in this story!

This is a perfect gift for your children and grandchildren. If you do, take the time to read the story yourself, as this book will both educate and entertain you.

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Authors: Serge Fortier and Kathia Trottier
Illustrations: Isabelle Lefebvre
Publisher: RDL Publishing
Collection: Green Science
Dimensions: 13.5 x 21cm (5 x 8 in)
Page 112, printed on Enviro paper made from 100% recycled fibers
Publication date: 2010
ISBN: 9781897552049

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The primary quality of an ecological garden is its biodiversity. Drawing on 30 years of research and experimentation in the field, the author answers the questions that arise when getting your hands dirty.

On sunny summer mornings, the number of insects that swarm there surprises anyone who strolls around: hoverflies and wasps forage on buckwheat flowers by the thousands; multicolored butterflies drink the nectar of echinaceas, cornflowers and liatris; bumblebees by the hundreds explore the flowers of cucurbits while bees load their baskets with pollen from the white clover established as ground cover between the vegetables; ladybugs devour all the aphids and mites they flush out; on the strongly veined cabbage leaves, lacewings with bright green wings tirelessly hunt bugs; cicadas hidden in the tall grass around the perimeter of the garden chirp without interruption.

A pair of mockingcats court each other, taking turns singing joyful serenades, while a flock of jays pierce the air with their shrill cries. Toads croak their throats. Rooted in the crumbly, living soil, countless plants unfurl their leaves of infinite shapes and colors to make the most of the sunlight.

Author: Yves Gagnon
Publication date: March 2013
Publisher: Colloïdales
Subject: Gardening
ISBN: 9782981027405

With this third edition of The ecological culture of vegetable plants, Yves Gagnon delivers the fruit of more than thirty years of research and experimentation in the ecological culture of vegetables.

Growing your own vegetables in winter in a northern climate is possible!

What you will learn:

Wonderful spruces, striking beeches, enchanting oaks… From Thailand to Quebec, via the Amazon and Siberia, the little-known world of trees and forests appears to us in a new dimension thanks to this selection of the most beautiful images of the plant planet.

Marvelous spruces, striking beeches, enchanting oaks... From Thailand to Quebec, by way of the Amazon and Siberia, the little-known world of trees and forests appears to us in a new dimension thanks to this selection of the most beautiful images of the plant world. They support the powerful plea by Peter Wohlleben, a world-renowned author, to change our relationship with trees. This illustrated book is an invitation to see forests differently and to discover their secret life. We understand how tree society is organized. We also learn how large plants help each other, communicate with one another, and thus manage to live for hundreds or even thousands of years while playing an active role in the much-maligned biodiversity... The Secret Life of Trees is a book woven with surprising anecdotes that reveal a panorama as enchanting as it is bewildering.

Peter Wohlleben is a forest ranger. Near Cologne, Germany, he looks after a 1,200-hectare public forest, which he has learned to listen to and observe. His forest is managed and maintained without pesticides or heavy machinery. Acclaimed worldwide, his book, which has sold over a million copies, has been translated into 33 languages.

Author: Peter Wohlleben
Publication date: October 2018
Publisher: Multimondes
Pages: 168
ISBN: 9782897730901

Permaculture is a philosophy and approach to land use aimed at designing ecologically sustainable living and activity spaces.

Permaculture is a philosophy and approach to land use that aims to design ecologically sustainable living and working spaces. Drawing inspiration from natural ecosystems, permaculture establishes beneficial interactions between the components of the sites it designs: humans and their needs, the land and its characteristics, the annual and perennial plants that grow there, animals, soils, microclimates, water, and so on. By connecting these elements, it forms productive, resilient, and as self-sufficient as possible systems.

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Born in 1928 in Tasmania, Australia, Bill Mollison worked for several years as an environmental and marine biologist before becoming a professor at the University of Tasmania, where he established the Department of Environmental Psychology. There, in the early 1970s, he and David Holmgren developed the concept of permaculture. He elaborated a set of guiding principles that formed its ethical framework, which can be summarized as working with nature, rather than against it; making the smallest effort for the greatest change; and, above all, understanding and accepting that the problem is often the solution.

In 1981, he received the alternative Nobel Prize for his entire body of work, the essence of which he delivers to us in this fabulous, delightfully illustrated book, which invites us to rethink our market gardening practices in harmony with the environment.

This book has benefited from the utmost care from those who worked on it. The translators have strived to convey the spirit of Bill Mollison in all the subtlety of his experience and the depth of his understanding of natural phenomena. It has benefited from the review and advice of several experienced permaculture practitioners. The book's design and infographics have been meticulously crafted to ensure clarity and ease of reading. Printed in France on 100% recycled paper, this large-format book was printed with solvent-free inks and plant-based pigments. It contains 165 explanatory diagrams and drawings.

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Author: Bill Mollison
Publisher: Passerelle Éco (France)
Publication date: 2012
Size: 21 x 28 cm
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9782953344844
Language: French