Ecological horticulture

Since 2006, we have continued the work of the Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (CAP), which was influential in the 2003 adoption in Quebec of the Pesticides Management Code, a regulation that restricts the use and sale of chemical pesticides for cosmetic purposes – the first regulation of its kind in North America!
 

Equiterre's ecological horticulture project offers:

• practical advice for gardeners on alternatives to pesticides and other chemicals with adverse effects on human health and the environment
• a list of Horti-Eco certified organic lawn care and landscape contractors
• education, research and advocacy on sustainable gardening
• Horti-Eco organic certification for lawn care and landscape contractors

We encourage gardeners to adopt healthier practices that promote biodiversity, e.g.:

• use compost
• aerate the soil
• choose native plants that are well suited to the environment
• use natural fertilizers or low-impact pesticides as a last resort only