THE MARYDAN FARM

QUEBEC FAMILY BUSINESS
CERTIFIED ORGANIC IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS

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An electrician by trade, Dany Jacques had long dreamed of returning to the land.

In 1999, Dany and his wife Maryse Lamothe bought a piece of land in Richmond, planning to settle there in the future.

Finally, in 2011, they left Sherbrooke to move into their new home, built on the farm. For several years now, Dany has been doing research on organic and eco-responsible agriculture. He soon became interested in garlic and all its aspects. Finally, Dany and Maryse took the plunge and started their garlic plantation in 2015. MaryDan Farm was born.

What started out as a very small production, triples in volume within three years. The couple eventually introduced squash into their fields to apply the principle of crop rotation. This is a must in organic agriculture, as it preserves the fertility and resilience of the soil.

Since then, several improvements have been made to the farm. Dany, Maryse and their son Simon have acquired additional machinery and built a warehouse with refrigeration and drying rooms to ensure a more constant supply of produce throughout the year.

Committed to producing organic and local vegetables with the utmost respect for the environment, the family business MaryDan Farm also applies the permanent bed technique, a no-till method of cultivating the soil to improve its physical and organic properties.