Author: Marie-Andrée Asselin

Marie-Andrée is the urban farm manager and a trainer at Urbainculteurs, where she has been working since 2015. She plans and supervises the production of Jardins du bassin Louise, an urban vegetable farm with a social and educational vocation. Outstanding at teaching, she also co-hosts the podcast Mâche-patate and is one of the main trainers of the Urbainculteurs online training course. Les Urbainculteurs is a non-profit organization, based in Quebec since 2009. Their mission: to develop and promote a productive, accessible and responsible urban agriculture for the benefit of organizations and individuals, in order to increase food security, improve our living environments and promote an ecological transition.

by Marie-Andrée Asselin December 12, 2023 7

Vegetables

Delicious Ginger!

I love ginger. I always have some in my fridge or freezer. Its unique flavor and potency make it aContinue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin November 14, 2023 1

Vegetables

Green Manures and Raised-Bed Gardening

I’ll always remember the first time I heard the expression “green manure”. I had just started a course in horticulturalContinue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin October 12, 2023 70

Vegetables

Growing Dried Beans

Planning vegetable production at the Jardins du Bassin Louise is far from being done on the corner of a table.Continue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin August 17, 2023 3

Vegetables

Create an Edible Plant Screen

At my parents’ home, I was lucky to grow up with a beautiful large backyard filled with flowers and vegetation.Continue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin July 13, 2023 4

Vegetables

In Praise of What Doesn’t Look Ripe

Urban agriculture can be practised in many places, but it is often practised in public spaces. We cultivate in frontContinue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin June 15, 2023 4

Landscape design

Story of an Alley

I am lucky enough to live in a neighborhood of Quebec City filled with alleys: Limoilou. These spaces, which areContinue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin May 18, 2023 5

Vegetables

Acclimatization

I never thought I would write an article on acclimatization. Since I have been in the horticultural world, I haveContinue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin April 20, 2023 7

Pots

To Each Their Own Pot!

A few years ago, Urbainculteurs offered training in urban gardening that spanned the entire season. From the design of theContinue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin March 23, 2023 6

Herbs

Grow Your Own Cozy Herbal Tea

A few months before the construction of the first containers at Jardins du bassin Louise, we set up a crowdfundingContinue Reading

by Marie-Andrée Asselin February 16, 2023 3

Gardening

Food for Thought 3

Is your garden plan done? Are your seeds purchased? I know very well that we are still in the middleContinue Reading