The Winter Farm
Fostering the development of our food self-sufficiency
Ferme d’Hiver offers producers a turnkey solution that stretches their harvesting season and increases their company’s profitability.
Our goal is to build, through partnership with producers, an agro-industrial network that is able to sustain off-season, local and chemical pesticide free production. To succeed, we are focusing on vertical farming and the integration of our operations into those of local producers.
Off-season production
- 100% controlled indoor production
- No reliance on weather conditions
- Harvest from October to June
Heat Redistribution
- Heats an adjacent installation up to 4 times its area in size
- Speeds up energy transition of greenhouses
- Patented LED lighting system
What is a Winter Farm?
It’s a 100% controlled space where we grow the Fraise d’hiver strawberry. We reproduce sunlight, rain and wind using cutting-edge engineering technology.
Thanks to perfect weather conditions, there is no need for chemical pesticides. The delicate task of pollination is handled by bumblebees, just as it is in nature!
By focusing on vertical farming, Winter Farm maximizes available growing areas and increases production capacity for growers.
PARTNERSHIP MODEL
Ownership
- The Winter Farm concept
- Climate control and agronomic digitized data
- The Fraise d’hiver brand
Responsibilities
- Financing the Winter Farm unit
- Maintaining the Winter Farm unit
- Fixed-price purchase of the production
Ownership
- The infrastructure that houses the Winter Farm
- The production from Ferme d’Hiver
Responsibilities
- Grow and harvest Fraise d’hiver strawberries according to protocol
- Provide access to a water service and to the three-phase power network.
Across Quebec, farmers choose to join forces with Winter Farm to produce fruit and vegetables all year round and contribute to our food autonomy.
More productive farms
- No reliance on weather conditions
- Off-season production
- Unparalleled production density
More eco-friendly farms
- Optimized energy management
Recirculation of water
No chemical pesticide
More profitable farms
- Preferential rates for electricity
- Guaranteed purchase of production
- Predictable and constant production