Ferme Bio-Rard is a family business located in Ange-Gardien, Montérégie, specializing in organic chicken farming. Using natural practices, without antibiotics or growth agents, and with feed free of pesticides and herbicides, Mario and Johanne Bérard, along with their children Karine, Annie, and Donald, make every effort to offer a high-quality organic product.
For this family, composting, recycling, growing their own vegetables, and raising poultry and turkeys are practices that are an integral part of their lives. It is therefore with the goal of passing on these values that they choose production methods aligned with their vision.
In 2003, Mario passed the family business baton to Donald after more than 30 years at its helm. That same year, following Annie's suggestion, the conventional milling project that began in 1980 took an organic turn. With the aim of providing only the best, the Bérards started a small chicken farm to test their new feed and took the opportunity to also convert their poultry farming into an organic product.
After researching the benefits of organic farming, the entrepreneurs quickly became aware of its many advantages, and since 2008, their production has been certified organic by the Farm Food Safety Assurance Program. The Bio-Rard farm was transformed to comply with current standards and offer a better quality environment for the animals, providing them with more natural light as well as outdoor enclosures for greater freedom.
Before fully embarking on the adventure, the entrepreneurs conducted research on the benefits of organic farming. They quickly noticed its many advantages, and since 2008, their productions have been certified organic by the Farm Food Safety Assurance Program.
The corn, soy, wheat, barley, peas, and oats are entirely organic and, as much as possible, come from local producers. This healthy, antibiotic-free food consumed by the poultry results in better quality.
To discover the unique taste of Bio-Rard farm chickens, we invite you to visit our section Poultry.