{"id":42635,"date":"2021-06-01T10:39:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tourisme-monteregie.qc.ca\/?p=42635"},"modified":"2021-06-01T10:39:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:39:27","slug":"a-farm-that-raises-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tourisme-monteregie.qc.ca\/en\/blog\/agreements\/news\/a-farm-that-raises-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"A farm that raises happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Jessica Dostie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marie-Pier Gosselin. Photo credit : Simon Jodoin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At a bend in a small country road in the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie region, amid a very typical pastoral setting, the Au Gr\u00e9 des Champs<\/a> cheese dairy stands out from the landscape with its red roof and brand\u2011new, modern\u2011designed cow barn. It\u2019s here that the Gosselin family produces its farmstead cheeses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twenty years after being founded, the Au Gr\u00e9 des Champs cheese dairy now produces about ten cheeses with milk from its Brown Swiss cows, a breed known for its fatty milk that is rich in protein, making it \u201cideal for cheese production,\u201d explain the owners. The products stand out because of the unique and distinctive characteristics of raw\u2011milk cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cheese dairy was named producer of the year at the 2019 Gala des Lauriers, and many of the farmstead products from Au Gr\u00e9 des Champs have been recognized as being among the best cheeses from Qu\u00e9bec, with the awards to back it up: Le Gr\u00e9 des Champs, with a taste that reflects what the cows graze on in the pastures; Le Pont Blanc with its flowered rind; Le Fr\u00e8re Chasseur, with its taste of candied fruit and caramel overtones; and Le Monnoir, which is a firm cheese that is perfect for a raclette. They are all available in the charming cheese store, which offers a range of local Qu\u00e9bec products, or through the online store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit : SImon Jodoin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Let there be light<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take some time to meet the cows in their magnificent new home, an immense cow barn designed with clean lines by the architects from the firm La Shed, and whose construction was completed in 2019. Visitors can enter the barn during working hours and admire the building\u2019s luminosity and cleanliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And here you will meet Nadia, Martha and Rose: at Au Gr\u00e9 des Champs, all the cows have a name. And these \u201cyoung ladies\u201d are treated with meticulous care. For the Gosselin family\u2014Daniel, his wife Suzanne and their daughter Marie\u2011Pier\u2014the animals\u2019 well\u2011being is a priority. After all, they\u2019re practically part of the family!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit : Simon Jodoin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Everything is done to ensure the herd\u2019s comfort in their new home. \u201cIt\u2019s really in line with the values we promote as agricultural producers,\u201d points out Marie\u2011Pier Gosselin, who is carrying on the family business. \u201cWe\u2019ve done everything we can (in terms of development) for the animals\u2019 well\u2011being.\u201d True visionaries, her parents began the shift toward organic farming in the mid\u20111990s, and then launched an initial raw\u2011milk farmstead cheese a few years later, in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond aesthetic considerations, this agronomy graduate wanted to offer state\u2011of\u2011the\u2011art facilities to her Brown Swiss cows. The huge 17,000 sq. ft. building (the size of a Canadian Tire, no more, no less) is built with hemlock spruce from the area since local consumption is another value dear to the owners. It was designed specifically to allow the animals greater freedom of movement. Also, they are never tied up inside and go outside as much as possible, particularly in the summer, but also in the winter. \u201cIn the cow barn, they can lie down wherever they want and next to whichever other cow they want,\u201d says Marie\u2011Pier Gosselin. \u201cNothing restrains their movement. Even the calves are raised with their nursing mothers, which allows them to truly experience the life of a calf and, among other things, to drink whenever they want to. Already, it can be seen from measuring their growth that they\u2019re doing really well in the new cow barn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit : SImon Jodoin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the beginning of our expansion project, my father and I visited many cow barns, especially to look at the technical aspects,\u201d she says. \u201cThat allowed us to better determine what we wanted.\u201d And it is nothing like those dark, poorly ventilated cow barns that look like \u201chuge arenas.\u201d Here, the cow barn, which is open to visitors, is flooded with natural light due to the translucent walls and a skylight. Pretty uncommon for a cow barn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another unique feature that changes everything, both for the animals and for the workers and visitors: the air circulation. \u201cIt almost doesn\u2019t smell like a cow barn,\u201d says Marie\u2011Pier Gosselin, who feels that all these factors have tangible effects on the quality of life of the entire family and the employees. Especially since, according to her, the farmers spend a considerable amount of time with the animals in the cow barn. \u201cMore than in our own home,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit : Simon Jodoin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A family affair<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By stepping in to continue the family business, Marie\u2011Pier Gosselin is taking up the reins from her parents. What is less known is that her parents had taken over the dairy farm of some 65 hectares built by the grandfather in 1963, and transformed it into a cheese dairy. Her sister, Virginie, has chosen a career in nutrition photography\u2014a profession that allows her to occasionally work with the rest of the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driven by the same sense of innovation as the two generations that preceded her, Marie\u2011Pier Gosselin is not lacking in ideas. For example, the old cow barn with the red roof will be renovated and transformed into a boutique, where customers can be greeted in a more suitable environment. \u201cWe really want to put this building to good use again, not just because it\u2019s part of our family heritage, but also because it has a truly interesting structure,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With fields as far as the eye can see, a few trees and, in the distance, Mont Saint\u2011Gr\u00e9goire\u2014all just a few minutes from downtown Saint\u2011Jean\u2011sur\u2011Richelieu\u2014this is the picture\u2011perfect setting for a visit to the farm. Shall we make it a date?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In collaboration with Bonjour Qu\u00e9bec<\/a> and Tour du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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