CLEF DES CHAMPS WINS THE NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL - 2nd TIER AWARDED BY THE ORDRE NATIONAL DU MÉRITE AGRICOLE

On October 3, 2008, in the Blue Room of the Assemblée Nationale (seat of Quebec’s governement) in Québec City, Clef des Champs was awarded a Mérite Agricole (agricultural merit) gold medal, 2nd tier, presented by Quebec’s agricultural minister, the Honourable Laurent Lessard. The Ordre national du mérite agricole held its 119th competition in the summer of 2008, organized by the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec.

The purpose of the Ordre national du mérite agricole competition is to acknowledge the skill and hard work Quebec growers put into their businesses, thus encouraging the development of a vibrant industry. When the competition was first held in 1890, Quebec was divided into five territories due to its size. The competition is open to a different territory each year, in five-year cycles. Having accumulated 912 points out of a possible 1 000, Clef des Champs ranked 2nd in its category, only 5 points behind the first prize winner. Marie Provost president and founder of Clef des Champs, is thrilled with this prestigious acknowledgment and is very pleased with her team’s work over the last 30 years. Among the 86 businesses that entered the competition, 23 won in the regional bronze, silver and gold categories. Only 9 were national winners, including the Clef des Champs herbalism company.

Despite fierce competition among new organic growers in 2008, Clef des Champs also won the regional Coop fédérée à l’agroenvironnement award for being the most environmentally-friendly agricultural business in its region (the Laurentians), thus contributing to sustainable development on a daily basis.

Such an honour must be shared with our consumers, friends, suppliers and clients who each played a role in making our company as successful and renowned as it is. Your collaboration helped us produce quality products that combine ancestral tradition with modern science, making our tinctures, glycerites, oils and salves made from fresh organic herbs available to everyone.