U-pick activities and opportunities to meet local producers and businesses
Québec is full of outings and agrotourism activities that naturally showcase local foods. Discover them!
- Visit a pick-your-own farm and stock up on seasonal foods: blueberries, pumpkins, squash, strawberries, beans, corn, apples, potatoes, and more. Bring home large quantities of fruits and vegetables, then freeze them to enjoy year-round. Pssst: Why not organize a fun contest to see who picks the biggest squash or fills their basket the fastest?
- Discover local expertise: bakers, chocolatiers, pastry chefs, beekeepers (honey), coffee roasters, brewers, distillers, maple producers, winemakers, and more! Visit them, learn from them, invite them—and above all, enjoy their products!
- Visit an agrotourism farm: cheese dairies, dairy farms, market gardens, orchards, tree farming, horticulture, and more.
- Learn how to forage and identify wild mushrooms. Check out your local mycological society!
- Visit a local market.
- Discover a wide range of agrotourism attractions and regional themed routes with the Mangeons local! app, developed by the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA).
- Head out on an excursion to a market gardener with Compagnons Maraîcher.e.s.
- Discover urban agriculture: explore the resources from the Laboratoire sur l’agriculture urbaine.
- Does your institution have its own garden? Harvest it with your participants—young and old alike!
- Eating out? On your own or with a group, choose an Aliments du Québec au menu restaurant. With over 1,000 restaurants across Québec, there’s something for every taste!
- Get inspired by unique outings by staying up to date on everything happening in the food scene with 100° magazine!
