Lyne Bellemare The Story of the Mémé de Beauce Tomato The story begins in St-Joseph-de-Beauce The story begins in St-Joseph-de-Beauce in 1995, on the property of a certain Mr. Lessard. Little is known about this discreet man, except that his land contain... Ancestral Patrimoine Canadien Apr. 13, 2024 0 11198 The Seed Women's Blog
Lyne Bellemare The Story of the Quebec Gourgane This spring, I received an envelope by mail. A padded envelope that I quickly opened because I suspected it contained seeds. I have always enjoyed surprises. Inside were a few dented beans, slightly s... Ancestral Recettes du Québec Apr. 7, 2024 0 6303 The Seed Women's Blog
Lyne Bellemare Léon's currant tomato Léon and I were definitely not the best friends in the world. When I entered the community garden, he was all smiles. As president, he kept the garden clean like cleaning a hotel room. Any gardener wh... Ancestral Lieux historiques Person linked to agriculture in Quebec Apr. 7, 2024 0 3040 The Seed Women's Blog
Lyne Bellemare The Disappearance of Textile Linen I drive my shovel firmly into the soft spring soil. The mosquitoes haven’t come out yet, a light northeasterly wind is blowing, but you can feel the sun’s rays growing stronger and more confident with... Ancestral Patrimoine Canadien Apr. 2, 2024 0 2524 The Seed Women's Blog
Lyne Bellemare The fabulous story of the Fidelutza bean Some events are so fortuitous that we sometimes wonder if chance is playing on us. The history of cultivated fruits and vegetables is so intrinsically linked to the history of people that sometimes on... Ancestral Lieux historiques Person linked to agriculture in Quebec Mar. 21, 2024 0 1587 The Seed Women's Blog
Lyne Bellemare The Disappearance of the Fameuse Apple The man on the other end of the line seemed embarrassed: "No, ma’am, I’m sorry, but we cut down our two Fameuse apple trees last year. We were starting to run out of space, and we had to expand for ou... Ancestral Heirloom fruits Patrimoine Canadien Mar. 2, 2024 0 2241 The Seed Women's Blog
Lyne Bellemare The Story of "Soupe à la Poulette Grasse" Soup is an essential part of our culinary heritage. It’s often during long winters, when we have runny noses, that we feel the need to warm up our taste buds with Grandma’s chicken broth. So what coul... Ancestral Recettes du Québec Feb. 29, 2024 0 3363 The Seed Women's Blog
Lyne Bellemare Flax Cultivation Textile flax was once widely used in Quebec. The disappearance of 99% of Quebec's flax varieties gave us the idea to create a citizen participation program to preserve the remaining varieties. To part... Ancestral Apr. 25, 2023 0 4321 The Seed Women's Blog
