Has our food’s nutritional value evolved over time?
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June 5, 2024
The food system rapidly industrialized at the start of the 1960s. This period, dubbed the Green Revolution, is characterized by an improvement in...Read more
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Demystifying the status of threatened or vulnerable plants in Québec
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May 16, 2023
It’s spring, and you’re looking for native plants to add to your garden. On a visit to a nursery, you notice a plant with pretty white flowers. It’s...Read more
Do we really have to let dandelions grow?
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May 9, 2023
Dandelions have been making a major comeback in recent years. After a long period of being snubbed, the common dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) now...Read more
Pruning crabapple trees during the dormant season in the Japanese Garden
English
February 15, 2023
To have beautiful crabapple trees in bloom in spring, don't overlook the importance of pruning during the dormant season. Discover the advice of the...Read more
Discover seeds in all their diversity !
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January 26, 2022
It’s my favorite time of year – the one when you’re planning your vegetable garden! According to the conventional wisdom, “Ancient varieties are the...Read more
Why do leaves change color in the autumn?
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September 22, 2021
Have you ever wondered why the leaves on trees take on all sorts of colors in the autumn before they fall? This will possibly surprise you…but we don...Read more
Companion planting: a rosy concept
English
May 4, 2021
For quite a few of us, companion planting is seen as an innovative technique, whereas in fact this association of plants in a garden draws its...Read more
The butterfly effect of the choice of seeds
English
January 27, 2021
This theory – often misinterpreted – proposed by American scientist Edward Norton Lorenz asks the following question: Does the flap of a butterfly’s...Read more
The water chestnut: exotic, invasive and insidious
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August 26, 2020
Those beautiful little rosettes of floating leaves seem harmless ‒ and yet! Like numerous invasive aquatic species, the water chestnut ( Trapa natans...Read more
Vegetables to choose in times of crisis
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May 11, 2020
Imagine a moment when all citizens turn their hand to urban agriculture. Imagine the resilience possibilities at the local level that all that...Read more
