Ferme maraîchère le Baluchon s.e.n.c.
0.8 acres576, Ch. du Haut-de-la-Chute, Rigaud, Québec, J0P 1P0Geneviève Grenon
Regenerative agriculture means allowing the return of a natural ecosystem balance by cultivating the soil without attempting to alter its structure, composition, chemistry or biology at the expense of other systems that are part of its producer-consumer cycle.
Products
- Carrots
- Beets
- Lettuce
- Spinach
- Herbs
- Swiss chard
- Kale
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Chinese cabbage
- Rutabaga
- Radishes
- Tomatoes
- Bell peppers
- Chili peppers
- Cucumbers
- Summer squash
- Winter squash
- Pumpkins
- Onions
- Beans
- Sweet peas
- Mesclun
- Rhubarb
- Sorrel
- Arugula
- Eggs
- Flowers
Regenerative Practices
- Reduced tillage
- Minimum-till
- Soil cover
- Cover crops
- Biodiversity
- Intercropping
- Companion cropping
- Diverse crop rotations
- Pollinator buffers
- Habitat conservation/creation/restoration
- Agroforestry and perennials
- Perennial crops
- Windbreaks
- Native perennial vegetation conservation
- Organic inputs
- Compost
- Manure
- No synthetic pesticides
- No synthetic fertilizers
- Integrating livestock
- Pastured pigs or poultry
- Mob grazing
- Water management
- Rainwater harvesting
- Water conservation
Observations
- Improvement of soil texture/structure
- Appearance of diversified fauna in gardens (frogs, snakes, various birds)
- Changes in plant species colonizing bare spaces (chamomile, goosefoot, wild asparagus, amaranth, goldenrod)
- Control of water erosion (better absorption of runoff water by the soil)
How to buy
- CSA baskets, Farm Stand, bulk orders from daycares, cooperative online market
