Training in the identification and harvesting of forest edibles (NTFPs); only a few days left to register.

SADC Matawinie and AFL would like to remind nature lovers and those keen on botanical and gustatory discoveries to hurry up, because the 6e edition of the Lanaudière non-timber forest product (NTFP) identification and harvesting training course. This unique training program is attracting a great deal of regional and provincial interest. 

NTFPs are a world to discover: wild mushrooms, forest vegetables, berries, northern nuts, medicinal plants, etc.. The aim of the training program is to develop a workforce that is competent in the field and likely to work for local companies, or to start up their own business projects. Internships (not compulsory) are also offered to enable participants to explore employment prospects.

The four training modules are designed to develop skills in agroforestry and focus on the various uses of this resource in a commercial context (sales, processing, catering).

Summer and autumn modules : From late July to mid-December, participants will be introduced to permaculture and the picker's ethic / NTFPs for forest gastronomy / summer mycology / Quebec trees and shrubs and inventory techniques, artisanal transformation: basketry, soap-making and use of essential oils / fall mycology / introduction to Nordic nuts / environmental and forestry laws and regulations / introduction to the plant world.
Winter and spring modules : From late January to mid-June, orientation, map and compass / starting a NTFP business / hygiene and sanitation for the facility manager / from forest to plate / permaculture and forest garden 1 / Lanaudière forest ecosystems / medicinal plants: harvesting and cultivation, properties, use and processing / advanced mycology and spring mycology / permaculture and forest garden 2 / gourmet NTFPs from spring, edges and wastelands, will be on the menu.

Consult the 2017-2018 program 

Application procedure - up to and including July 17 to submit your application*.
Registration procedure  and the required documents. Registration form.

Information and registration
Stéphanie Lord, AFL : T. 450 836-1851, ext. 5 |   slord@aflanaudiere.org
Emmanuelle Lefebvre, SADC Matawinie : T. 450 883-0717, ext. 222 |    elefebvre@matawinie.qc.ca

This training course is offered by the Association forestière de Lanaudière (AFL) and the Société d'aide au développement de la collectivité (SADC) Matawinie, in collaboration with the Service aux entreprises et à la communauté, of the Centre multiservice des Samares.

 

The AFL, which has been present throughout the Lanaudière region since 2003, organizes and distributes a wide range of educational activities in primary and secondary schools, for adults in training, and for the general public. In collaboration with municipalities and other regional organizations, it also develops activities to enhance natural spaces, as well as natural science and outdoor activities. Every summer for the past 3 years, it has welcomed groups of youngsters aged 6 to 11 to its week-long Arboria day camp.

SADC Matawinie is a non-profit socio-economic development organization that has been contributing to the vitality of its community for 25 years. True to its mandate, it offers flexible financial products to start-up, growth and succession businesses. It helps its customers acquire new managerial skills through training activities and business networking events, and implements innovative projects in conjunction with the community.

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