"In Saint-Laurent, on the roof of the IGA Extra Famille Duchemin Market, fruits, vegetables and herbs are growing. At the end of summer, they will garnish the supermarket stalls, to the delight of consumers fond of local products. The co-owner of this supermarket, Richard Duchemin, is proud to describe this initiative as "hyperlocal".
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shaken many sectors, the vegetable garden was able to see the light of day for a fourth summer on the roof of the IGA. "It was out of the question not to continue the project this summer," said Richard Duchemin. He points out that the four market gardeners who work there have ample space to comply with physical removal instructions.
Craze for local products
Richard Duchemin was all the more keen to reproduce the vegetable garden this year as the demand for local produce is great these days. "We have been in a local buying movement since the start of the crisis, and we are offering even more than local," he said. "We always say it's hyperlocal."