Organic Farms and Restaurants: Trendy Partnerships
By being a little bit attentive, we can notice an increase of various Quebec organic products on the menus of some restaurants, all over Quebec.
More and more chefs are interested in the benefits that local organic products can bring to their cuisine. This growing interest is mainly related to the flavour and freshness of these products, but also to the nutritional quality of the dishes that these chefs concoct with finesse.
There is no doubt that forging restaurant supply partnerships directly with farms that offer organic produce from here is gaining popular favour. These partnerships are seen as gestures of solidarity that benefit our communities and are part of our collective wealth.
Local collaborations can be multiple. Whether it is a catering service for businesses or institutions (schools, daycares, hospitals and others), a bed and breakfast or an inn, the possibilities of partnership with farms and agro-processors of local organic products are limitless.
To name a few examples of interesting local organic partnerships in Quebec, we can mention the Auberge-resto des Appalaches in Montérégie with on the menu: organic sea buckthorns from Les Argousiers du Lac-Brome farm, organic vegetables from the Jardins du Pied de Céleri cooperative and organic wines from Les Pervenches vineyard.
We should also mention Leblanc Traiteur in the Laurentians with a menu made up of organic fruit and vegetables from Les Jardins de la Pinède farm as well as the microbrewery Le Bien le Malt in Lower St. Lawrence with its organic pork dry sausages from the Fou du cochon processor.
Gourmet lunch boxes with organic from here: the idea that goes a step further!
In these rather uncertain economic times for good dining deals, the option of gourmet lunch boxes enriched with local organic products to take away would certainly offer added value to customers.
Everything seems to indicate that such an initiative would appeal to consumers concerned about their health and the environment.