Ferme Rustique
248 acres4553 4e Rang Ouest, Sainte-Croix, Québec, G0S 2H0Alexandre Landry et Élisabeth Grenier
This type of agriculture is in harmony with our values of animal welfare, respect for the environment, the enrichment of biodiversity and awareness of this logical way of farming.
Products
- Producers of grass-fed beef
- old-fashioned pigs
- free-range chicken
- eggs
- small fruits
- vegetables
- forage crops.
Regenerative Practices
- Minimize soil disturbance
- Minimum-till
- Permanent grassland
- Keep the soil covered and maintain living roots year-round
- Cover crops
- Plastic mulch
- Protect and enhance biodiversity
- Pollinator buffers
- Habitat conservation/creation/restoration
- Preserve and restore natural ecosystems
- Maintain living roots year-round (agroforestry and perennials)
- Alley cropping
- Perennial crops (grasslands)
- Windbreaks
- Riparian buffers
- Native perennial vegetation conservation
- Improve water cycles
- Rainwater harvesting
- Optimize input use
- Compost
- Manure
- Minimal to no use of synthetic pesticides
- Minimal to no use of synthetic fertilizers
- Integrate animals on the lands and ensure their welfare
- Adaptive multi-paddock grazing
- Integrated crop and livestock
Observations
- Increased organic matter in our soils
- Better water retention and use by our soils
- Birds that are rare in the region and are returning because of our practices
- Biodiversity enhanced
- More pollinators
How to buy
- Home delivery and farm store. Social media (Facebook and Instagram)
