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Liste des Family Portraits des Marchés Publics de Montréal

Family Portraits

Producers, merchants and artisans together make up the Montréal Public Markets’ extended family. For years, often for generations, they’ve been getting up early, experimenting, sometimes starting over, nurturing, harvesting and flourishing! Day after day, they stand proudly behind their stalls as if by their own dining-room table, inviting us to feast. They’re the heart and soul of the markets – their very essence – and the reason we keep coming back. The Family Portrait series aims to pay tribute to all the pillars of our public markets.

 

Ce projet a été financé par le ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation dans le cadre du Programme d’appui au développement de l’agriculture et de l’agroalimentaire en région.

November 4, 2024

Giancarlo & Luigi Bono: The Family Who Planted Firs

It’s a cold November morning. Sunrays struggle through grey clouds, snowflakes twirl in the air, yet nothing dampers the warm atmosphere of the Sapins Chez...
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May 27, 2024

The Jodoin Farm: Celebrating Tomato True Colours

They are large, fleshy, of various shapes, often imperfect, with bold hues ranging from orange to purple. Light years away from the cute little red greenhouse...
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May 27, 2024

Domaine Villeneuve: An Orchard Beyond Compare

Orchards, more orchards, and, guess what, more orchards border chemin Principal in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac. But all orchards aren’t alike. It’s here, on the...
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May 23, 2024

Mélissa Dauphinais: Embodying the New Wave of Atwater Market Farmers

There’s something timeless about Montréal’s public markets. Strolling through the beautiful art deco building and kiosks surrounding the Atwater Market,...
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May 23, 2024

Les Jardins d’Arlington: The Beautiful Adventure of Passionate Former City Dwellers

It’s a glorious Monday morning and Claire Lanctôt and Nasser Boumenna, owners of Jardins d'Arlington, are going back and forth between the cold storage...
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May 23, 2024

A Florist That Stands the Test of Time

“Is Gilles still here?” customers sometimes ask. Gilles Duchesne, or “Monsieur Gilles” as his partner Gerry Desjardins calls him, is a 91-year-old...
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May 23, 2024

The Christmas Forest King

Walking through his plantations, Christian Marois marvels at the beauty and majesty of his trees. He feels a surge of pride. “My trees are the apple of my...
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May 23, 2024

Trottier et frères: Market Life as a Legacy

The day of our visit to the Jean-Talon Market, it’s Sylvain who’s tending the fresh fruit and vegetables cornucopia of the Trottier kiosk. Michel, Jules...
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May 23, 2024

Marché Solidaire Frontenac: A Close-knit Community Focused on Local Products

Set up in an old container painted a bright yellow, it’s simply impossible to miss the Marché solidaire outside the Frontenac metro station. Or its just as...
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May 23, 2024

Binette & Filles: The Florist That Stands Out

Myriam Binette grew up at Jean-Talon Market where her parents sold their vegetables. The Binette family began as market gardeners but gradually converted to...
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May 23, 2024

Cochons tout ronds : Every Year Is the Year of the Pig

From Burgundy to the Eastern Townships, via the Îles de la Madeleine, the career of Patrick Mathey, owner of Les Cochons tout ronds, is that of a pioneer. At...
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May 16, 2024

La Fournée des Sucreries de l’Érable: The Proof Is in the Pie!

Like Getafix and his proverbial magic potion, Serge Boivin, owner of La Fournée des Sucreries de l’Érable, is bent on keeping his famous maple syrup pie...
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May 14, 2024

Les Filles Fattoush: A Social Mission Served One Dish at a Time

In 2017, Adelle Tarzibachi and Josette Gauthier founded Les Filles Fattoush, a Montréal-based catering service whose mission is to help Syrian refugee women...
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May 14, 2024

From General Store to Zero-Waste

Since its opening, Le Vrac du Marché has seen many changes in its aisles and in the evolution of Montréalers’ culinary tastes. That said, the family...
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May 14, 2024

Liette: Serres JC Lauzon’s Emblematic Market Gardener

Montréal’s public markets are home to more than mere merchants. Some families have been there for decades and include larger-than-life personalities in...
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November 16, 2023

Charcuterie Balkani: Local Products with a Taste of Romania

At the heart of Jean-Talon Market sits Charcuterie Balkani in a small, warm and lively space. Known for its European specialties, including the famous...
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October 19, 2023

Fernand Théorêt: A Whole Life at the Market!

Every single day from March to November, the fruit and vegetable stalls of Ferme Fernand Théorêt offer an ever-changing feast for the eye at Atwater Market....
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July 27, 2023

Ferme J.P. Desgroseilliers: Market Gardeners from Father to Son

Following in the footsteps of his parents Guy and Marie-Josée, Maxime Desgroseilliers is gradually taking over the family farm founded in 1956 by his...
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July 13, 2023

Marché Mont-Royal: The Neighbourhood Nurturing Heart

The Mont-Royal Neighbourhood Market has been part of the Montréal landscape for 40 years. That’s four decades of offering, year-round, seasonal...
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December 7, 2022

When The Students Replace The Teacher

This is the story of a handover as well as a story of friendship. Early in their thirties, Benjamin Avilés and Alexandre Sévigny-Lupien are taking over the...
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August 3, 2022

Meet the King of Sweet Corn

The country road you take when you leave Highway 15 is nothing exceptional. A secondary road like so many others in the Montérégie, lined with...
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April 1, 2022

Ave Greene : Nuts about top nuts

During the early 2000s, a 19-year-old musician had been helping run the stalls of many Jean-Talon Market farmers, summers and winters, just to to make ends...
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January 19, 2022

Jérôme Arlabosse: The crêpe-making philosopher

Sometimes, happiness comes from the smallest of things, like a smile or passing thought. And sometimes it comes in the form of a delicious crêpe. That’s...
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January 17, 2022

La Blandinerie: Flowering people’s lives

A few years ago, while still working as a graphic designer and photographer, Stéphanie Lefebvre had a moment of epiphany when she walked into a flower shop....
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December 8, 2021

Porcmeilleur : delicious from snout to tail

Josiane Palardy and Pascal Viens are busy all year round, but this is especially true during the holiday season. The owners of the Porcmeilleur butcher shop,...
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November 26, 2021

Marché des Saveurs du Québec: Showcasing local products

Opened in July, 2000, in the Jean-Talon Market, local products pioneer, the Marché des Saveurs du Québec paved the way in making small regional agri-food...
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November 15, 2021

The Jasmin family: happiness is contagious!

“Happy people lead a quiet life,” goes the popular saying. The Jasmin family, which has been selling fruits and vegetables at the Atwater market for 56...
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October 13, 2021

Aqua Mare: The Best from the Seven Seas

Since 2005, Aqua Mare has won over the tastebuds of many Jean-Talon Market fans with its vast selection of top-quality fish, seafood and oysters, as well as...
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October 3, 2021

Boucherie du Marché Maisonneuve: Butchers from One Generation to the Next

Daniel Jodoin didn’t just give a job to his two sons, Samuel and Simon. He gave them his love and passion for the butcher’s trade. His shop, kitchen and...
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September 15, 2021

Bio Locaux: Strength Is in Numbers… and Organic Food!

Every small organic farm has its own style, vision, and challenges, both large and small. That’s why some producers rely on mutual assistance and...
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September 1, 2021

Potager Mont-Rouge Halte Gourmande: Fields of Fun

With autumn around the corner, the rang de la Montagne, in Rougemont, becomes especially lively. And among the many crowded orchards, the Potager Mont-Rouge...
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August 23, 2021

Fromagerie Atwater: The 1000-Cheese Man

Behind his vast counter overflowing with cheeses, Gilles Jourdenais is enthusiastically serving his customers while wearing his signature beret. Owner of La...
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August 12, 2021

Jean-Brillant Market: Feeding the Neighbourhood 24/7

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, residents of the lively Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood can buy fresh produce at the Jean-Brillant Market. So let’s meet...
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July 28, 2021

Havre-aux-Glaces: The Self-Taught Ice Cream Man

As a child, Richard Lachapelle was already an ice cream fiend. But he never imagined he would ever become an ice cream maker. This was not factoring in the...
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July 14, 2021

Ferme des Moissons: Fresh Garlic, the Spice of Life

“Small is beautiful.” “The best things come in small packages.” Two proverbs that describe well how Daniel Brais and Judith Canaff – garlic...
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June 29, 2021

Ferme Conrad Pitre: Strawberry Fields Forever

The Pitre family? They’re the real thing. Market gardeners from father to son, three generations deeply rooted in their land in Mercier. People known for...
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June 10, 2021

From Adélard to Éliane Bélanger, It’s 4 Generations of Butchers

The barbecue season is well underway and something is cooking at the Adélard Bélanger et fils: the Atwater Market pioneer is about to change hands. Over...
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May 21, 2021

The Lacroix Family Profession: Horticulturists

The landscape has changed quite a bit during the last 70 years, when Paul Lacroix first started planting his fields on Boulevard Sainte-Rose, north of Laval....
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April 15, 2021

Les Délices de la Mer: A Delightful Fish Tale from the Gaspé Peninsula

The moment the glorious snow crab season comes to an end, lobster takes over. Every spring, the arrival of the crustacean from the peninsula – followed...
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March 5, 2021

The Lussier Family: Maple Syrup Runs Through Their Veins!

The Lussiers have been maple syrup producers and farmers for five generations. They draw their strength from the land, the woods, and the remarkable bond they...
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January 15, 2021

Pure Horticulture: Organic Veggies Year-Round

Valérie Benoit has become the go-to Atwater Market reference for organic vegetable lovers. And excellent news! Her customers will no longer be missing her...
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October 5, 2020

Patrick Rémillard: Another ‘Next Generation’ at Ferme Jacques et Diane

Six generations of Rémillard have left their footprints on the farm in Saint-Michel-de-Napierville, in Montérégie. Following Louis, Adrien, and Alphonse,...
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September 22, 2020

Le Potager Asiatique: The Atwater Market Asian Veggies Lovers

Do you know what elephant ears, fragrant loofah, bitter melon and Asian squash blossom taste like? If not, it’s time to discover one of Atwater Market...
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September 16, 2020

Ethné de Vienne: World Ambassadress

Ethné de Vienne bustles between her shelves of her workshop where more than 400 different spices are stored in white bins and her trademark small metal...
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September 9, 2020

Fanny Beaudin: Sowing, Harvesting, Sharing

As a student, Fanny found work at the Jean-Talon and Atwater markets to help support herself. It turned out to be a defining event in her life, because she...
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August 26, 2020

Ibrahim Abdelgawad: Carrying On the Family Tradition

“You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy cheese, and it’s much the same!” goes the saying. The adage takes on its full meaning when admiring the...
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August 19, 2020

François Brouillard: The Forest Forager

For François Brouillard, a mound of weeds is quickly transformed into a plentiful pantry. “There’s no such thing as weeds. They’re just plants that...
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July 14, 2020

Lino Birri: Growing Up Among the Market Stalls

Lino Birri has occupied the same address in the Jean-Talon Market since 1989, selling a hundred varieties of fruit, vegetables and aromatic herbs in the...
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