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How to kill several birds with one stone while gardening?
This bible offers a guide to how to have an abundant garden that requires less physical and financial investment!

This book unveils a gardening approach called "The Respect Nature Approach," which allows you to live in perfect harmony with your environment. Just as everything in nature is interconnected, the Respect Nature Approach enables zero-waste gardening by intelligently using the resources of our environment to meet our gardening needs.
When properly understood and applied, everyone can garden as they please and have beautiful harvests of healthy fruits and vegetables without having to buy any expensive products, without any cost, with less effort, while managing at the source the organic matter available at home and around their home.
This book reveals at least eight eco-friendly ways, other than traditional composting, to make the most of organic matter. Kitchen scraps, tree leaves, grass clippings, crop residues, old foliage, weeds, aquatic plants, wood chips, ramial chipped wood (RCW), and more are all materials that can be easily used in your garden. While composting isn't suitable for everyone, the other methods of managing these materials revealed in this book will surprise you with their simplicity, their logical approach, and how much they will improve your gardening!

You can read an excerpt by clicking here: Excerpt from Vegetable Garden: doing more with less .

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Author: Serge Fortier
Publisher: PRATICO-PRATIQUES EDITIONS
Dimensions: 20 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in)
Page: 192, color
Publication date: February 2023
ISBN: 9782896588435

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Permaculture shows, of course, how to manage an eco-garden, compost and create a mini food forest, but also how to gradually set up a local exchange system or create a business, maximizing useful interactions.

Permaculture, a term coined in Australia in the 1970s, involves creating sustainable habitats for humans by following nature's patterns. It is ecological design applied, initially, to agriculture, but also to housing, domestic life, and local development.

In this lively and lavishly illustrated mini-manual, Graham Burnett lays out the design principles found in natural systems that we should strive to emulate: an abundance of boundaries and transition zones, multiple and successive functions, cycles, and self-sufficiency. The idea is to work with nature, not against it, minimizing the effort required (the author's optimal level of intervention: "doing nothing").

Permaculture shows, of course, how to manage an eco-garden, compost and create a mini food forest, but also how to gradually set up a local exchange system or create a business, maximizing useful interactions.

This new classic of ecological design, reminiscent of the famous Whole Earth Catalog found in every town in the 1970s, has had three editions since its first publication in England 15 years ago. This is its first appearance in French.

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"A simple and engaging introduction, a very useful and important tool."
— Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement

Author: Graham Burnett
Publisher: Écosociété (Montreal, QC)/resilience
Publication date: 2012 (2013 for the French edition)
Pages: 144
ISBN: 978-2-89719-060-6

Get your vegetable garden ready as a family! Create unforgettable memories together with both hands in the dirt! The Family Vegetable Garden Workbook is the perfect introduction to local and sustainable agriculture. It allows you to turn your garden into a joint project that is enriching, rewarding and fun for the children. Involve children in every step of the process from conception to harvest by providing them with a notebook where they can record, draw and/or paste the information needed to plan, create and maintain the garden.

The home garden is a source of pride for all families, and more importantly, an annual tradition for many of us. Even though we do it year after year, it is not uncommon to forget what we have tried and succeeded at in previous summers. Our home garden notebook will be the perfect project to collect all the notes on the garden, track its progress throughout the season, and then remember its good works - and the little mistakes - for the next summer!

The different sections of our gardening notebook are:

Our Vegetable Garden | Go Team! | Big Plans | Super Seedlings | Garden Guardians | OInspired Layout | Get to Work! | Weather Patterns | Harvest Calendar | All About (x14 for your different plants) | Vivid Colors | Family Favorites | Memories Background

The gardening journal will be a beautiful souvenir of all the great moments you will spend with your family working together for a great harvest!

Printed in Quebec (Sorel-Tracy)

Illustrations: Aurélie Grand

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Materials : 35 pages // Heavy kraft cardboard cover and inner sheets on recycled paper.
Dimensions : Height: 11 inches, Width: 8.5 inches

Notebook in English

Improve the quality and efficiency of your watering with this aerator shower head that distributes water gently.

• Made of lightweight and durable materials.
• Its 400 small holes transform the water jet into small droplets for quick, but gentle watering.
• Ideal for vegetable gardens and container plants.

**Color may vary.

This rock phosphate is extracted from caves and has a high phosphorus content. Mineralized phosphate has been known since antiquity as a natural fertilizer highly beneficial to flower formation and fruit quality.

• Organic fertilizer rich in plant-available phosphorus (NPK 0-9-0).
• Increase the yield and quality of flowering and fruit crops.
• Available in 2 kg and 10 kg sizes
• Approved for use in organic farming by Ecocert Canada

For more information, consult the Gaia Green product guide.

The right to the city is a cry for help and a demand for renewed cities that meet the needs and aspirations of citizens. Yet, although food is a cornerstone of human life, urban hunger is widespread, and it clearly violates the right to the city, few studies have linked these two rights. This essay addresses this gap by examining the community initiative Notre Quartier Nourricier (Our Nourishing Neighbourhood) in Montreal's Centre-Sud neighbourhood, which creates an inclusive space where citizens reclaim their neighbourhood through food production and consumption, while simultaneously developing a sense of belonging to their living environment and community.

A constant racket.
Burning concrete.
Grey skies.
A horizon narrowed by thousands of buildings.
A neighborhood populated by strangers.

As the growth and sprawl of major urban centers continue in Canada and elsewhere, is it possible to imagine a new way of living together? What if cities also became green and nourishing? This essay explores the role of food – beyond urban agriculture – in the reappropriation of neighborhoods by their residents.

What if, by (re)integrating food into the urban fabric, we reinvent the city?

With this attempt at repair, I hope to inspire a reconnection to others, to the world around us. Our future depends on it.

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Author: Marie-Pierre Beauvais
Edition: XYZ
Dimensions: 12.7 x 20.32 cm (5 x 8 in)
Page: 192
Publication date: November 2, 2022
ISBN: 9782897724108

In this book, the author shows how to apply these principles concretely and successfully in small gardens.

Kurt Forster is one of the pioneers of permaculture, which he has been teaching for years in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The principle consists of imitating natural processes by recreating a true ecosystem within the garden, which means, among other things: making the best use of existing conditions and creating micro-biotopes, limiting external inputs and recycling everything that is produced, promoting species diversity to avoid diseases and create beneficial associations, layering crops vertically as in forest systems, optimizing the interactions between the different elements, etc.

In this book, the author shows how to apply these principles practically and successfully in small gardens. Using his own garden as an example, he explains in detail how his family has become almost self-sufficient year-round in fruits, berries, salads, and vegetables, while his potato production covers half the year, and his production of grains, fish, mushrooms, and corn significantly enriches their daily lives.

Not forgetting the aesthetic dimension and the well-being provided by a garden where life has reclaimed its rights.

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Illustrated
Author: Kurt Forster
Publisher: Ulmer/Do It Yourself (France)
Publication date: 2014
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9782841387212

This olive wood case contains the mushroom picker's favorite knife and a handy sheath to keep it within easy reach. The entire set is signed by the Savoyard company Opinel, whose renown has extended beyond the borders of France for over 100 years!

• Ideal as a gift or a treat for yourself!
• Contains a mushroom knife and a leather sheath that goes on the belt.
• The 8.5 cm blade made of modified 12C27 stainless steel from Sandvik for Opinel has a remarkable cutting edge and is easy to maintain.
• The serrated back of the blade allows you to scrape and clean the mushrooms.
• The hard oak handle has a high tannin content for superior resistance to insects and fungi.
• The handle is varnished to better protect it from moisture and dirt.

• The end of the handle is fitted with a natural bristle brush which is perfect for dusting off the harvest.

The Zero Waste Goal is a tool to support them in this civilizational shift. This short essay raises awareness of a new ecological civic responsibility.

Warning: a clash of civilizations is on the horizon! Within a few years, our economy will have found ways to completely recycle the waste it currently generates. Glass, paper, cardboard, plastic, electronic devices—a truly post-industrial society will finally be organized so that every manufactured product is recycled or reused. From broken toasters to threadbare clothing, from empty bottles to leftover food.

But to achieve this, consumers will also have to change their lifestyles. The Zero Waste Goal is the tool to support them through this civilizational shift. This short essay raises awareness of a new environmental civic responsibility and encourages us to be more vigilant in our consumption choices and purchases. The "popa" played by Claude Meunier in the popular television series La Petite Vie is resolutely relegated, with his green bag, to the old world.

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Author: Marlène Hutchinson
Publisher: MULTIMONDES
Publication date: April 2017
ISBN: 9782897730277
Language: French

Already considered "the little bible of ecological vegetable cultivation" by several gardeners since its first publication in 2010, it is a reference work that is aimed at both apprentice gardeners and those who want to improve their practices, whether in the suburbs, the countryside or the city.

Growing your own vegetables in an environmentally friendly way is a wonderful way to protect your health and the environment.

Thanks to My Healthy Vegetable Garden, you:

• will understand what the "health" links are that unite all living organisms and why growing your own vegetables in an ecological way helps to protect the environment;
• you will learn why growing and consuming your own vegetables has a positive effect on your physical and mental health and that of your loved ones;
• you will discover tips and tricks to maintain your health potential while gardening;
• You will learn how to plan and carry out your vegetable garden project in all conditions: in your yard, in a community garden, on your balcony...
• You will learn all about the ecological cultivation of around forty vegetables, from sowing to harvest;
• you will be informed about the various health benefits of vegetables;
• You will benefit from a complete chart on vegetable preservation in order to enjoy their value for as long as possible;
• learn how to make a self-watering container to easily grow your tomatoes and other vegetables on your balcony;
• will be informed of natural methods of prevention and control of damage caused to vegetables by pests (insects and others) and diseases.

You can read an excerpt by clicking here: Excerpt from the book "My Healthy Vegetable Garden"

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Author: Lili Michaud
Publisher: MultiMondes Publishing
Dimensions: x cm (x in)
Page: 328, color
Publication date: March 2017
ISBN: 9782897730338
Language: French

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Nordic nut with a fragrant taste of fruit, cheese and mushroom.

This nut is picked, cleaned, dried and cracked by hand to ensure optimal freshness.

Preparation :

In the kitchen: Use to flavor your dishes such as salads, pasta, desserts… and to accompany cheeses and cold cuts.

Caution : Keep cool, away from light. May contain hulls.

Warning: All information provided is for informational purposes only and is not intended as therapeutic advice. Please consult your healthcare professional before use and take all necessary precautions, particularly regarding pregnancy and drug interactions.

The Forest Mix, which is composed of about ten mushrooms from the Boletus family, chanterelles, tricholomas, hygrophores, russulas, polypores…, is a tasty mix of tastes and textures, ideal for risottos and for adding a forest touch to cooked dishes.

30g of dried mushrooms is equivalent to more than 300g of fresh mushrooms. One serving is equivalent to 5-8g of dried mushrooms.

Preparation :

Cover the mushrooms with a warm liquid (water, broth, wine, cream), and rehydrate for about 30 minutes. Drain, reserving the soaking liquid for future recipes.

Mushrooms are ready to be cooked in various ways: in sauces, soups, stews, stuffings, gratins, omelets, risottos, pasta, rice, semolina, potatoes…

Warning: Never eat raw wild mushrooms. It is important to cook dried and rehydrated mushrooms.

This mini vegetable garden can be set up anywhere you want to grow your favorite herbs and greens, but where space is limited and light is insufficient. It can also be used for seedlings and young plants.

• The 6400K lamp, 30 cm long, coupled with the T5HO electronic ballast, offers very high efficiency for photosynthesis production with light wavelengths between 435 nm and 615 nm (optimal photosynthesis occurs between 435 and 680 nm).
• The 11W lamp consumes 20% less electricity than a standard household light bulb with a lifespan of 10,000 hours.
• The Nano Tech reflector spreads light more efficiently through the foliage (up to 48%) without consuming more electricity.
• The Wicking System capillary irrigation system provides automatic watering for plants for approximately 10 days.
• A base made of sturdy plastic measuring 45 cm x 20 cm (18 in x 8 in) that serves as a water reservoir.
• A raised platform with a bottom lined with a reusable capillary mat that can also be replaced, if necessary.
• Two brackets that allow the height of the lamp to be adjusted up to 45 cm (18 in).
• 4 robust and reusable growing trays that promote capillary watering and aeration.
• The power cord is equipped with a switch.
• All plastic components are made from 100% recycled materials.
• Color temperature of 6400 kelvins
• 1-year limited warranty by Sunblaster
• Consult the manufacturer's instructions and information.

The garden is full of life, it's up to you to learn how to take care of it!

By browsing through the guide, you will discover a wealth of exciting information about plants as well as tips for becoming an excellent gardener.

Content :

• 1 guide to learning how to garden
• 1 trowel
• 1 hoe
• 15 descriptive maps

Age: 5 years and older.

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Author: Julie Boudreau
Edition: Little Geniuses - Canadian book
Type: Softcover book box set
Pages: 32
Publication date: April 15, 2025
ISBN: 9782898531743
Language: French

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The first comprehensive and easy-to-consult guide with caterpillars and distribution maps.

The first comprehensive and easy-to-consult guide with caterpillars and distribution maps.

Are you fascinated by butterflies? Discover all the diurnal species of our region in the first book on the market to offer you not only hundreds of high-quality photos of all butterflies, but also striking illustrations of our caterpillars. In addition to informative texts on the biology and ecology of these captivating insects, the guide features complete identification sheets for each species (description, similar species, flight periods, habitat, host plants, abundance, etc.). Everything to satisfy both the beginner and the seasoned observer.

Editor-in-chief of Nature sauvage magazine, Michel Leboeuf is the author of several books and articles popularizing natural sciences. His journalistic work has been recognized by the Quebec Entomological Society and the Canadian Forest Service. He is also the recipient of the Hubert-Reeves Prize for the best popular science book in French in Canada.

Stéphane Le Tirant, curator and head of collections at the Montreal Insectarium, is also one of the driving forces behind the annual Butterflies Go Free event at the Montreal Botanical Garden. A consultant for the creation of numerous aviaries around the world, as well as for the Insectia series, he has several scientific publications and entomological expeditions to his credit, among other achievements.

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Authors: Stéphane Le Tirant and Michel Leboeuf
Hardcover
Publication date: April 2012
ISBN: 9782894355800

My beautiful vegetable garden , an album for budding gardeners, will guide young and old alike in planting fruits and vegetables in their garden.

In rhyme and poetry, Anne-Marie Fortin offers us a simple agricultural calendar. Sowing, trellising, roots, perennials, harvesting, picking, and composting—she explains it all!

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Author: Anne-Marie Fortin
Illustrator: Julien Castanié
Publisher: Isatis (Of the)
Pages: 24
Publication date: November 2019
Children's books
ISBN: 9782924769805

BioPlus black plastic mulch is ideal for creating a natural windbreak and preventing weeds from growing.

Features:

• Eliminates weeds
• It warms the soil and allows for vigorous and rapid growth.
• Protects against erosion caused by rain
• It protects fruits and vegetables from direct contact with the soil, resulting in a cleaner harvest and fewer diseases.
• Retains soil moisture by preventing water evaporation
• Thickness of 2.3 mil (58 microns)

This product is not biodegradable.

What would our societies be without oil? Brutally transformed. We would have to quickly relearn how to produce countless things to ensure our survival.

What would our societies be like without oil? Brutally transformed… No more computers, no more food from around the world, no more cars or planes, no more plastic; we would have to quickly relearn how to produce countless things to ensure our survival. But would we be capable of such self-sufficiency?

This catastrophic scenario is far from paranoid. On the contrary, it represents a near future that we will have to face sooner or later. Combined with climate change, peak oil (the end of abundant and cheap oil) demands a drastic change in our lifestyles, an energy transition that would end our collective vulnerability. Since our governments refuse to take the necessary measures, it falls to us, as citizens, to take the initiative and prepare ourselves.

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Author: Rob Hopkins
Edition: Ecosociété
Publication date: 2010
Pages: 216
ISBN: 9782923165660

This small pocket-sized pair of scissors is a pure marvel for gardeners, both for pruning herbaceous plants and for picking leafy vegetables and fruits in the vegetable garden.

• Convenient pocket size.
• Surgical stainless steel blade.
• Ideal for pruning faded flowers and harvesting vegetables.
• The ring for the little finger makes it very easy to handle.
• Length of 12.5 cm.
• Weighing only 25g.