{"id":2296,"date":"2016-06-13T19:11:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T19:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2018-12-12T20:47:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T20:47:44","slug":"expansion-of-our-agribusiness-le-petit-mas-increases-its-quebec-garlic-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/expansion-of-our-agribusiness-le-petit-mas-increases-its-quebec-garlic-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion of Our Agribusiness:  Le Petit Mas Increases Its Quebec Garlic Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2298 size-large\" title=\"Expansion of Our Agribusiness: Le Petit Mas Increases Its Quebec Garlic Production\" src=\"http:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MORE-GARLIC-FOR-LE-PETIT-MAS-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Expansion of Our Agribusiness: Le Petit Mas Increases Its Quebec Garlic Production\" width=\"584\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MORE-GARLIC-FOR-LE-PETIT-MAS-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MORE-GARLIC-FOR-LE-PETIT-MAS-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MORE-GARLIC-FOR-LE-PETIT-MAS-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MORE-GARLIC-FOR-LE-PETIT-MAS-500x261.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Expansion of Our Agribusiness: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Le Petit Mas Increases Its Quebec Garlic Production<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>June 13, 2016 \u2013 Le Petit Mas has invested close to one million dollars in Martinville, in the Eastern Townships, in order to expand and develop its agribusiness of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lepetitmas.ca\/en\/products\/quebec-grown-organic-garlic.shtml\">Quebec garlic<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lepetitmas.ca\/en\/products\/fermented-garlic-scapes.shtml\">fermented garlic scapes<\/a> in oil. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marie-Pierre Dubeau and S\u00e9bastien Grandmont acquired the Petit Mas family farm in 2013. This young couple from Sherbrooke aimed to increase the garlic production for the Quebec market and to set up the family home on their farmland.<\/p>\n<p>After a three-year search, they found the ideal land in Martinville, in the fertile Coaticook River Valley, at the heart of the Eastern Townships. To bring their projects to fruition, they partnered with new business associates Jean-Raymond Payet and Carole Begue. \u201cThey had wonderful land and the desire to grow garlic. Instead of becoming competitors, we decided to become associate partners,\u201d co-owner Marie?Pierre Dubeau stated.<\/p>\n<p>The new processing and storage buildings needed to accommodate the twofold increase in production will be ready by spring 2017. \u201cIn the new building, we will have space for our administrative office and a farm store, two new features for our business,\u201d Marie-Pierre Dubeau explained. In the meantime, for the 2016 harvest, you can still pick up your order of Quebec garlic at the farm (by appointment only, 819 849-0564), order it online (www.lepetitmas.ca\/online-store) as of July 26, or buy it at the IGA or M\u00e9tro in September, as Le Petit Mas is one of their Quebec garlic suppliers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Le Petit Mas Remains Committed to Organic Farming <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The expansion to the new land will be gradual as it takes several years to meet organic certification standards. Therefore, over the next few years, Le Petit Mas will cultivate organic garlic on land that is already certified, while also working to convert an additional 8 hectares of land to organic farming by 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lepetitmas.ca\/en\/products\/fermented-garlic-scapes.shtml\">Fermented Garlic Scapes<\/a> \u2013 A Seasoning Unique in the World <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le Petit Mas is well known for its unique seasoning, fermented garlic scapes in oil, now available in over 500 points of sale in Quebec. Fermented garlic scapes are part of the same food trend as tempeh<sup>1<\/sup> and kombucha<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Le Petit Mas is glad to witness a comeback in fermented products in the eating habits of Quebecers. The lactic fermentation of garlic scapes has many benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It keeps the product alive and good for your health, thanks to the lactic bacteria and enzymes produced, as well as maintaining the concentration of vitamins, nutrients, and bioactive molecules of raw foods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It preserves the scapes for several years through entirely natural means without chemical additives or pasteurization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It creates new flavours thanks to the lactic and organic acids produced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Le Petit Mas retains a dozen (full-time and part-time) employees year-round and two dozen seasonal employees to produce 35 tons of Quebec garlic and 23 tons of fermented garlic scapes. The Coaticook River Valley can thus take pride in providing a home for a leading Quebec agribusiness of organic garlic.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tempeh is a food product made from fermented soybeans<\/li>\n<li>Kombucha is a drink prepared from a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>-30-<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laurie-Anne Dubeau<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Communication and Marketing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Le Petit Mas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:vente@lepetitmas.ca\">vente@lepetitmas.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lepetitmas.ca\">http:\/\/www.lepetitmas.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Expansion of Our Agribusiness: Le Petit Mas Increases Its Quebec Garlic Production June 13, 2016 \u2013 Le Petit Mas has invested close to one million dollars in Martinville, in the Eastern Townships, in order to expand and develop its&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/expansion-of-our-agribusiness-le-petit-mas-increases-its-quebec-garlic-production\/\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[132,182,133,131],"tags":[135,153,144,128,136,134],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2296"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2303,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296\/revisions\/2303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitmas.ca\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}