From left to right: Frédéric Thériault, Reid Allaway, Renée Primeau, Emily Board and Daniel Brisebois, the five founding members of Tourne-Sol co-operative farm.

Who are we?

We are a group of young farmers, joined by our collective desire to establish a sustainable agriculture project in our region. We seek to improve access to certified organic products in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region as well as to pursue the promotion of organic agriculture as a viable and dynamic alternative for Québec's agricultural future.

We chose to launch our enterprise in the form of a workers' co-operative in order to achieve our goals and promote co-operative business structures as well as to benefit from the many strengths of this structure. Co-operative structures are more participatory and democratic than conventional business and we believe that this model holds great potential for progressive and egalitarian development.

Our Mission :

Tourne-Sol co-operative farm is an agricultural, ecological and community project which strives for long term sustainability. The co-operative's mission is: to produce, in accordance with organic standards and agro-ecological principles, a diversity of high quality agricultural products; to ensure the ecological stability of the land in our care; to promote the development of organic agriculture in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region; and to build strong ties in the communutiy of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

Main areas of activity at
Tourne-Sol co-operative farm

Organic Vegetable Baskets

With our program of weekly organic vegetable baskets we deliver diverse baskets of certified organic vegetables to more than 150 families between Valleyfield and Montreal. Our vegetable baskets vary with the seasons and provide a supply of exceptionally fresh, high quality organic vegetables to individuals and families in our region. See our CSA baskets page for more information.

Fall Vegetable Baskets

In the fall we offer a short vegetable basket program which offers a wide variety of storage vegetables produced on our farm along with recipes and tips for making the most of these excellent but sometimes less well-known local vegetables. See our fall baskets page for more information.

Farmers' market

We are present at the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Market every Saturday from mid June to the end of October. Our market stall offers a unique selection of top quality, exceptionally fresh, certified organic vegetables, cut flowers, herbs and seeds.

SCHEDULE AND LOCATION: Every Saturday from the end of May to the end of October between 9am and 2pm. The market is located on the boardwalk in the village of Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue on the western tip of the island of Montreal. DESCRIPTION: Between 5 and 12 producers from the region are present to bring this vibrant little market to life and offer a diversity of fresh, handcrafted and locally-produced items including: honey and other apiculture products; bread, pies and other baked goods, exotic ethiopian foods; jams, spreads and other preserves; goat cheeses; fresh fruits and vegetables and much more... Come visit the Ste-Anne Market on the boardwalk beside the locks. LENGTH OF SEASON: We are present at the Ste-Anne market every Saturday from the end of May until Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving the market moves indoors to the basement of St-George's Church near the corner of St-George's Rd and Maple. The indoor market continues every Saturday through the winter and we attend every 2 to 4 weeks with vegetables from our cold room and seeds in the late winter.

Organic seed and seedling sales

Attention Gardeners!

Every spring we produce a wide variety of certified organic seeds and seedlings for sale at our two market locations starting the third Saturday of May. Seedlings will include unusual and heritage varieties of tomatoes as well as many other vegetables, herbs and flowers to transplant to your home garden or offer as gifts to other gardeners Seedlings are available for approximately 3 weeks starting the third Saturday of May at both the market in Ste-Anne and at Finnegans market in Hudson. Our organic open pollinated seeds are obviously available for a much longer period. To download a digital copy of our seed catalogue visit our seeds page for more information or e-mail: semences_at_fermetournesol.qc.ca

	How to reach us Please note that we do not offer direct sales at the farm and would appreciate advance notice of any visits whenever possible. To view our contact information please visit our contact info page