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Try something extraordinary in your vegetable garden by growing unusual fruits and vegetables! From choosing seedlings from 50 unusual plants to cooking tips that will spice up your dishes, this book explains everything!

Try something extraordinary in your vegetable garden by growing unusual fruits and vegetables! From choosing seeds from 50 unique plants to cooking tips that will spice up your dishes, this book explains everything! Discover the cucamelon, the earth chestnut, the yacón, strawberry spinach, and even turmeric, and master all the steps to cultivate them. As surprising as it may seem, these seeds, tubers, and plants are available in many garden centers in Quebec, and the varieties described in this original book can easily be grown in pots or in a garden. Enjoy gardening and treat yourself to some truly unique flavors!

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Author: Matthew Biggs
Publication date: March 2020
Publisher: Multimondes
ISBN: 9782897731885

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

Is your yard neglected? Would you like to turn it into a garden, but don't know where to start? Are you unsure if you have a green thumb? Here's THE guide you need!

More than 80 projects to complete.

Is your yard neglected? Would you like to turn it into a garden, but don't know where to start? Are you unsure if you have a green thumb? Here's THE guide you need!

With supporting photos, this book will show you how to grow grass, plant a hedge, prune a rosebush, care for a climbing plant, repot a shrub, sow a vegetable garden, and dozens of projects that will transform your environment.

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Author: Collective
Publication date: February 2019
Publisher: Multimonde
Subject: Gardening and vegetable garden
ISBN: 9782897731304

Evelyne Leterme confirms that grafting fruit trees is quite easy when you take care to respect a minimum of rules.

In this revised and expanded edition, Évelyne Leterme confirms that grafting fruit trees is quite easy when a few basic rules are followed, particularly choosing the right technique based on the tree's growth stage and the time of year, and ensuring precise movements. However, the resulting scion, however beautiful, requires care that is sometimes neglected and neglected.
This book, enhanced with 167 color photos and numerous drawings, describes and makes accessible to everyone the different grafting techniques as well as the tree maintenance operations that allow you to achieve the final objective of these works: to obtain beautiful fruit in your orchard as quickly as possible.

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Author: Evelyne Leterme
Publisher: Rouergue
Publication date: 2011
Pages: 120
ISBN: 978-2-8126-2475-9
Language: French

Floramama, From Garden to Bouquet: Everything about Flower Cultivation. A vibrant and insightful book that will guide you step by step in creating your flower garden and inspire you to create the most beautiful bouquets.

Floramama: A beginner's guide for your flower garden

Floramama. From Garden to Bouquet: Everything About Flower Cultivation is a magnificent book on flower cultivation that guides you step by step in starting your own flower farm project, whether it's just beginning or driven by grand aspirations. Do you want to realize your gardening dream by creating splendid flower bouquets in the countryside, in your city backyard, in flower boxes on your balcony, or in a small plot in your garden?

Chloé Roy sensitively guides you, revealing all the secrets of her passion. In her book, she details the categories of flowers—perennials, annuals, and wildflowers—explaining how to prepare the soil, plan sowings, and ensure optimal plant growth. Discover how to harvest flowers and create harmonious bouquets to give as gifts, for colorful arrangements that will truly impress.

Chloé Roy, founder of Floramama Farm

The horticulture book Floramama: From Garden to Bouquet: Everything About Flower Cultivation, is written by the talented Chloé Roy. A proponent of the "slow flower" movement, which is based, among other things, on the principles of organic farming, she is also the founder of the Floramama flower farm located in the Eastern Townships.

The photography direction is handled by Stéphane Cocke, who manages to capture all the beauty of nature through breathtaking shots. This book, Floramama, is thus a true ode to life; a tribute to the splendor of flowers!

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Author: Chloé Roy
Publication date: May 8, 2023
Publisher: Cardinal
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9782924646458
Language: French

"What exactly is permaculture design?"

Design encompasses the entire upstream planning process that, starting with a site and an individual or group, defines what will be implemented, where, and how. The choice to plant a hedge or create a raised bed in a particular location is, for example, a result of this process: the means a permaculturist employs to achieve specific outcomes.

Aranya's book presents the stages of permaculture design, from the initial site survey and the outline of the desired outcome or project, to the finalization of the design or its implementation. It is a highly instructive book that methodically explains the various tools used throughout the design process.

It will be particularly useful:

• To all permaculturists: Aranya is a permaculture trainer, and this book is a complement directly related to the short courses: Permaculture Design Course (72h) and long courses: Permaculture Diplomas.
• to individuals wishing to develop their eco-village using permaculture
• to landscape designers and architects who want to benefit from the contributions of permaculture in their landscape or bioclimatic design work.
• to permaculture trainers
• to permaculture designers: professionals offering permaculture design services

Summary

4 parts:

1. The preparations
2. The design stages
3. Finalizing the design
4. Non-agricultural designs

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Authors: Aranya
Edition: Passerelle -eco
Publication date: April 2017
Number of pages: 200 pages in color
Size: 21 cm x 28 cm
ISBN: 979095539025

As the transition to sustainable and organic agriculture accelerates, it was necessary to bring together theoretical concepts and account for the practices integrated into the overall approach that characterizes organic vegetable cultivation.

In these times, when a growing awareness of the links between human health and environmental health is driving the rapid increase in the consumption of organic products, this book fills the gap in training and reference manuals on their cultivation. As the transition to sustainable and organic agriculture accelerates, it was essential to bring together the theoretical concepts and describe the practices integrated into the holistic approach that characterizes organic vegetable farming.

This second edition is an unprecedented compendium of knowledge and field experience, as the author's travels have taken him to every region of Quebec and to the four corners of the world. A pioneer in organic and local agriculture, he develops techniques and offers various services to farmers and stakeholders. He also works particularly hard to internationalize training (study trips, courses and internships abroad, conferences with experts from various countries).

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Author: Denis La France
Publisher: Berger
Collection: Agricultural Science
Category: Environment and Ecology
Publication date: 2010-11
Pages: 525 pages
ISBN: 9782921416863
Language: French

The best flower and food pairings are also offered through surprising recipes. Floral meals bring summer to your plate all year round!

Flowers aren't just decorative; they also possess culinary qualities and unparalleled health benefits. How about spring rolls with a thousand petals? Daylily bundles filled with shrimp mousse? Or perhaps you'd prefer roasted salmon with thyme blossoms, and to finish your meal, geranium flower cupcakes?

This guide is a treasure trove of tips to help you grow your own edible flowers for a healthy, pesticide-free harvest. It allows you to identify the edible parts of over 250 flowers that can be cultivated or harvested in our fields and forests.

The best flower and food pairings are also offered through surprising recipes. Floral meals bring summer to your plate all year round!

You can read an excerpt by clicking here: Excerpt from the book Flowers on Your Plate

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Author: Nathalie Beaudoin
Publisher: MultiMondes Publishing
Dimensions: x cm (x in)
Page: 274, color
Publication date: 2018-04
ISBN: 9782897730871
Language: French

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Since fungi are indispensable allies in this interconnected nature, this guide should bring about changes in agricultural and forestry practices.

This book owes its success to:

• • its practical and compact format
  • its ecological approach
  • several photos of the same species, taken at different ages and in the wild
  • simplified texts that greatly facilitate the identification of 50 edible mushrooms with the naked eye.

New features of this 2nd edition ;

• changes in a number of species
• section on look-alikes, those fungi that can fool beginners
• tried and tested recipes that are easy to make

The 50 mushrooms are also found in the deciduous forest dominated by sugar maple.

You can read the argument sheet by clicking here: Argument Sheet

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Author: Roger Larivière
Publisher: Naturat (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada)
Publication date: October 2020
Pages: 256 in color
ISBN: 978-2-9818049-5-2
Language: French

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If you don't aspire to become a mushroom expert but simply want to learn how to recognize the best-tasting and easiest-to-identify species, this book is for you. This little guide will introduce you to a fascinating world of shapes, colors, and, even more interestingly, flavors.

Interest in wild mushrooms is growing. However, it's not always easy to distinguish between dangerous and edible species. If you don't want to become a mushroom expert, but simply want to learn how to recognize the best-tasting and easiest-to-identify varieties, this book is for you. As for its name, after tasting the same mushroom several times, you'll eventually remember it. This book was designed to simplify the search for and identification of wild mushrooms. With the help of 220 highly accurate color photos, Mr. Leclerc explains how to easily navigate these pages and identify about fifty different wild mushrooms. Learn where, when, and how to pick them. Furthermore, the author explains how to prepare, dehydrate, dry, freeze, and enjoy mushrooms.

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Author: Yvon Leclerc
Edition: Broquet
Publication date: 2021-10-19
Size: 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm
Pages: 140
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9782896546947
Language: French

Discovering a fascinating and little-known world

Discreet and often disliked creatures, frogs, salamanders, turtles and grass snakes are captivating an increasingly wider audience.

Discovering a fascinating and little-known world

Discreet and often disliked creatures, frogs, salamanders, turtles and grass snakes are captivating an increasingly wider audience.

• A new, revised and expanded edition of an essential reference work
• A practical guide for both specialists and amateurs
• Over 500 striking photos, illustrating life stages, color variations, and behaviors
• Well-documented species identification sheets (description, reproduction, diet, predators, habitat, species status, notes)
• The most up-to-date distribution maps and clear, easy-to-use identification keys

David Rodrigue, a biologist specializing in herpetology, is the author of a book on the amphibians and reptiles of the world and several texts on the herpetological fauna of Quebec. He directs the Zoo Ecomuseum in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, an organization dedicated to education, conservation, and promotion of Quebec wildlife.

Jean-François Desroches is a biologist and bioecology techniques instructor at Cégep de Sherbrooke. He is the author or co-author of numerous reports and articles on the amphibians and reptiles of Quebec and co-author of the guide Freshwater Fish of Quebec and the Maritimes in the same collection.

Authors: Jean-François Desroches and David Rodrigue
Publication date: June 2018
Publisher: Quintin Michel
ISBN: 9782897623036

A reference book that shows that permaculture is applicable to "conventional" farms, with a view to their ecological regeneration.

The book lays the foundations for the design and management of perennial agricultural systems (which rely primarily on perennial plants), with a view to reconsidering the main current societal challenges (food, energy, environment, climate) in light of their close relationship with crop and livestock farming activities.

The result is a more autonomous, diversified, sustainable agriculture, producing not only varied food resources (cereals, fruits, animal fodder, mushrooms, honey...), but also wood energy, medicinal plants, textile fiber, etc... from the plot to the territory.

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Author: Mark Shepard
Publisher: Imagine a Hummingbird
Publication date: May 2016 (French translation)
Pages: 302
Format: 21 x 21
Black and white with color photos at the end
ISBN: 9782953734492

Potatoes, cauliflower, and zucchini make up this beautiful print. This superbly decorative design is perfect for kitchens and dining rooms.

Beautiful poster with illustrations of various vegetables and garden plants.
Dimensions: 13"W ​​x 19"H

A beautiful cabbage adorns this print. This superbly decorative design is perfect for kitchens and dining rooms.

Beautiful poster with illustrations of various vegetables and garden plants.
Dimensions: 13"L x 19"H

Carrots, potatoes, and onions make up this beautiful print. This superbly decorative design is perfect for kitchens and dining rooms.

Beautiful poster with illustrations of various vegetables and garden plants.
Dimensions: 13"W ​​x 19"H

Black soap, a miracle and eco-friendly product for cleaning the whole house!

In this book you will find many tips and common-sense recipes for household products made with black soap.

In this book you will find many tips as well as common-sense recipes for household products made with black soap.

For cleaning indoors, outdoors, and even treating plants, black soap is an indispensable ally in our homes. It alone replaces more than a dozen everyday household cleaning products, while being natural, ecological, biodegradable, and very economical.

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Author: Isabelle Louet
Publisher: Massin Editions
Publication date: 2015
Pages: 79
ISBN: 978-2-7072-0906-1

Élevez vos projets horticoles au niveau supérieur avec le terreau vivant pour la germination ÉDAPHON

Nous vous invitons à découvrir le terreau vivant pour la germination ÉDAPHON, une innovation remarquable qui est prête à maximiser vos projets horticoles. Composé entièrement d’ingrédients naturels, notre terreau offre une base riche et fertile pour la croissance des plantes. Il est spécialement conçu pour répondre aux critères des professionnels exigeants.

Prêt à l'emploi
Tout ce qu’il vous faut, c’est de l’eau !
Tout est conçu pour vous permettre de cultiver vos plantes tel un professionnel.

Préparation du terreau
Humidifiez le terreau dans un récipient avant de le mettre dans le pot.
Remplissez le pot jusqu’à 2 cm du bord supérieur avec le terreau humidifié.

Semis
Semez les graines en vous référant aux instructions fournies sur les sachets de semences.

Arrosage
Arrosez délicatement le terreau pour humidifier les graines.
Maintenez une humidité constante, sans excès d’eau, pendant la germination.

Germination
Mettez le pot ensemencé dans un environnement propice à la germination.
Référez-vous aux renseignements fournis sur les sachets de semences pour connaître les détails spécifiques pour chacune des espèces.

Composants 100 % naturels

Granulométrie : fine
Rétention d'eau : moyenne
Capacité de drainage : faible

Marius Fabre is reviving the wall-mounted soap dish, which originated around 1950. It was originally designed to make soap use easier, particularly in schools and public places. The soap, rotating on the dish's stem, is easier to handle, more aesthetically pleasing, and cleaner. No more soap slipping through your fingers!

Rich, practical, and insightful, this full-color book is illustrated with concrete diagrams. It will be useful to traditional gardeners looking for new solutions, as well as committed permaculture practitioners and landscape designers.