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How eating can take off or add years to our life
Driven by health and environmental concerns, an increasing number of people are adopting a more plan...

How to eat more plant-based food in just 30 days
One month, one challenge: eat more plant-based food, effortlessly. Shopping, taste, preparation… we’...

2021 | A snapshot of key achievements
Rich and inspiring: this is how we would describe 2021. With a wealth of information on the transiti...

Taking action for more sustainable food systems
The food we choose and the way we consume are critical for the necessary transformation towards a mo...

What can we do to preserve biodiversity?
Biodiversity is a major issue in our society today. Aquatic and terrestrial life are essential to hu...

Sustainable food for human health and the health of the planet
Human health, responsible consumption and the fight against climate change go hand in hand with sust...

Sustainable development: what everyday actions can you take?
For this year’s European Sustainable Development Week, we suggest concrete solutions for everyday ac...

The food transition is a priority for our civilisation!
“We are destroying civilisation; our food system has to change; and solutions do exist.” This is the...

Why is 2021 the year of fruits and vegetables?
The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV) is the first of its kind. It focuses attentio...

What agriculture for more sustainable food?
How is agriculture evolving to become more sustainable? How can we make vegetables more accessible t...

A vegetable farm in the heart of the city
Growing vegetables in the heart of downtown Quebec City will soon be possible thanks to the establis...

Growing vegetables all year round in Quebec
Is it possible to grow vegetables all year round in Quebec? In a greenhouse—yes....

Feed the city: Build sustainable food systems
Many cities in Quebec are creating sustainable food systems....

Quebec: Urban agriculture policies are proliferating
Cities are gradually developing urban agriculture policies to become healthier, more environmentally...

Quebec City: Toward a Sustainable Food System
A participatory research project provides an overview of Quebec City’s food system—from farm product...

Combatting food deserts with mobile markets
A Montréal neighbourhood has developed a local food system that includes mobile markets, in an effor...

Les Pouces d’Octave: A Quebec Village Makes Food the Focus of Its Identity Project
Quebec village Saint-Octave-de-Métis has decided to place food at the heart of community life....

A Quebec school creates an edible forest
CommunauTerre is an urban agriculture project developed by two Quebec teachers who wanted to introdu...

Putting Biodiversity Back on Our Plates
Seed growers, chefs and farmers join Quebec’s seed guardian initiative [Gardiens de semences] to pre...

The Power of Food
Community Food Centres Canada strives to use healthy food as a tool to fight poverty....

Vegetable gardens and nutrition awareness in Congo
In the Haut-Katanga province on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the "Bureau Salésien des Proje...

Learn about urban agriculture with Cultive ta ville
This past June in Quebec, the urban agriculture lab, AU/LAB, launched Cultive ta ville, a web-based ...

Urban farming breathes new life into Cuba
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Cuba was struck by a severe food crisis. To save the country, a lar...

Discover Montreal’s rich farmland
The Système alimentaire montréalais [Montreal food system] and the Union des Producteurs Agricoles [...

Vegetable Consumption in Quebec and Information for Consumers
Two reports on the fresh vegetable market review the most popular choices in Quebec. Plus, MAPAQ iss...

All you need to know about the Quebec vegetable market
The Government of Quebec has released two detailed reports on changes in the production, trade and c...

2018 Conference: urban agriculture with an exceptional programme
Save the date of 12 June for the Louis Bonduelle Foundation Conference in partnership with the UNESC...

The driving force behind the Conference: ideas, also, to change the world
For the 11th consecutive year, the Louis Bonduelle Foundation invites you to its annual Conference, ...

The driving force behind the Conference: ideas and talent
They are thinkers. They believe in action. They come up with ideas. The speakers are what will make ...

Agroecology: the key to transforming our food systems
In his opening remarks on the occasion of the second international symposium on agroecology, the FAO...

The story of urban farms in Montreal
Whereas urban farms were long excluded from the city, you now see them all over Montreal. They occup...

Promoting Canadian Agriculture in Schools
In March, Agriculture in the Classroom Canada is organizing Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month. Cro...

Developing social ties with urban gardens
Gardens are by far the most popular spaces for urban agriculture. More and more gardens are breaking...

Phenoculture: the quick and easy way to permaculture!
What if you could grow your own vegetables without all the work? Didier Helmstetter decided that his...

Hydroponics: a soilless growing system that is conquering the city
While hydroponics seems like a fun way of growing basil on your balcony, it is also a valid alternat...

3 soilless vegetable growing methods
Soilless farming systems, i.e., hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics, have many advantages that ar...

Urban farming: when gardens change the face of our cities
Urban farming is experiencing somewhat of a revival, with family vegetable gardens, microfarms and c...

4 tips to start a permaculture garden
Permaculture is the new buzzword, but how can you grow your own permanent food source? Here are four...

Yes, you can earn a living with permaculture!
The market garden model of Bec-Hellouin farm, in the Eure region in France, was inspired by the prin...

Vegetables for everyone: call for projects 2017 is open!
Today, the Louis Bonduelle Foundation announced the exclusive publication of its call for projects f...

Ten facts about permaculture
Permaculture is the art of creating living spaces and functional territories, of trades and lives th...

More and more vegetables on Montreal buildings
In recent years, urban agriculture has become a growing movement in Montreal with scores of fresh ve...

Selling vegetables to schools in Canada
More and more Canadian schools are selling locally-grown vegetables to raise funds for school projec...

Organic vegetable baskets in Quebec
For over 20 years, thanks to Quebec family farmers' baskets, citizens can enjoy organic vegetables a...

Urban Agriculture Summer School in Montreal
The 9th edition of UQAM’s Urban Agriculture Summer School will take place from August 14 to 18 in Mo...