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Équiterre
Type
NGO
IndustryAgriculture management
Founded1992, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Headquarters
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people

Steven Guilbeault and Sidney Ribaux
WebsiteÉquiterre

Équiterre is a Canadian non-profit and non-governmental organization, operating in Quebec. It manages a community-supported agriculture system of farms and consumers, including households and institutions.


The non-profit's mission at founding had two main threads: to improve the organic agriculture economy in Quebec through stimulation of consumer demand, and to ensure access of citizens to local organic products through direct support of producing farms.[1]:217


Members of the managed network required abiding by four criteria:[1]:217-8


  1. Members would pay in advance to farmers for produce, and farmers would make production for the network their highest priority.

  2. The farmers would use organic farming methods.

  3. The focus would be on local production-consumption.

  4. The creation of a social relation between farmer and consumer.



Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Scale


  • 3 Activities


  • 4 Publications


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




History


Équiterre's first foray into community-supported agriculture (CSA) was with a farm in Mont St-Gregoire, Cadet-Roussel.[1]:217 The success of the first season with this farm led to the notion that management of a CSA network would be feasible.[1]:217


One driver behind the formation of Équiterre was the consolidation and industrialization of agriculture in Quebec, which over the course of the twentieth century had reduced the number of farms from two hundred thousand down to twenty-eight thousand, resulting in rural depopulation and economic depression.[1]:216


In 2002, Équiterre started a program to connect its production network to daycare centers in Quebec to introduce locally grown food into the diets of young children.[2] Along the same lines, the organization has piloted programs to provide hospitals and schools with organic produce produced by its CSA network as well.[2]


Équiterre was founded in 1993 by a group of young people including Steven Guilbeault, Laure Waridel, Sidney Ribaux, Patrick Henn, François Meloche and Beth Hunter who had participated in various preparatory conferences at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the previous year. This group shared the view that issues of poverty, the environment and North-South inequities must be considered in order for real change to occur in society. They decided to create an organization that would enable them to put their principles into action. Équiterre has since been devoted to implementing projects that focus on solutions rather than problems. The organization has grown thanks to the synergy of the many individuals who have joined its ranks.


Équiterre was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1995 and was granted charitable status by Revenue Canada and Revenu Québec in 1996 (No. 894057132RR0001). In November 1998, "Équiterre" became the official name for Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment and Development (A SEED).



Scale


Équiterre operates its agriculture network solely in Quebec. In 1996, the organization's network consisted of seven farms and all deliveries where in Montreal.[3] As of 2007, the organization's network consisted of 100 farms and 8,700 households.[1]:216 By 2014, the number of farms engaged remained at around 100.[3]



Activities


In addition to managing a community-supported agriculture (CSA) network, Équiterre engages in a number of additional activities. For instance, experienced farmers in the CSA network mentor beginning farmers, particularly in their first critical year.[1]:218[4]:xv (preface) Far afield from agriculture, the organization is also certified to conduct energy audits for the Quebec and Canadian federal governments, and has a staff coordinator of energy-efficiency programs.[5]



Publications



  • Hunter, Elizabeth (2000). Je cultive, tu manges, nous partageons: guide de l'agriculture soutenue par la communauté [I Grow, You Eat, We Share: Guide to CSA]. Équiterre..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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References




  1. ^ abcdefgh Henderson, Elizabeth; Van En, Robyn (2007). "Regional Networking for Farm-based Development Economics". Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture (2nd ed.). Chelsea Green Publishing. ISBN 9781603580755 – via Google Books.


  2. ^ ab Beaudin, Monique (December 21, 2009). "Good for you — and the planet". The Gazette. Montreal: Canwest Publishing. p. A25 – via Newspapers.com.


  3. ^ ab Nebenzahl, Donna (May 17, 2014). "Small Farmers Thriving". The Gazette. Montreal: Postmedia Network. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.


  4. ^ Fortier, Jean-Martin; Bilodieu, Marie (2014). The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-scale Organic Farming. Canada: New Society Publishers. ISBN 9780865717657 – via Google Books.


  5. ^ Lalonde, Michelle (December 1, 2008). "An audit to keep you insulated". The Gazette. Montreal: Canwest Publishing. p. A21 – via Newspapers.com.




External links



  • Équiterre's - website

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