Farms Profile 2025
Saint-Louis, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
We, Michaël Tougas and Cynthia Pigeon, are the co-owners (managers and founders) of La Rosace Farm, a market garden farm in production since spring 2023. It is based in Saint-Louis, Quebec, in the Montérégie region. La Rosace is a certified organic, diversified and human-scale farm, with a mission to move toward a seasonal, fair, and healthy food system by sharing with our communities our passion for good food and ecology, as well as our agricultural know-how. The farm is established on approximately 5 acres, with 1.25 acre under cultivation. We are producing around forty different crops, ranging from fruiting vegetables to root vegetables, as well as microgreens, herbs, and all kinds of leafy greens. Our high-quality vegetables are sold directly in Montreal, Saint-Louis, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Saint-Bruno through a diversified marketing approach—primarily farmers’ markets, restaurants, CSA vegetable box subscriptions, and a self-serve farm stand. La Rosace completed its 3rd production season in 2025 and is beginning its 4th in 2026! We really hope the following information can help other farmers around the world!
Farm Budget
Overview
Total Revenue:
C$227 513
Total Expenses:
C$189 445
Net Profit:
C$38 068
Profit Margin:
~16.7%
Income
Production:
C$227 013 (100%)
Value Add:
C$500 (0%)
Expenses
Payroll Labor:
C$53 808 (24% of revenue)
Production:
C$51 560 (23% of revenue)
Land Occupancy:
C$29 872 (13% of revenue)
General Overhead:
C$25 760 (11% of revenue)
Sales Marketing:
C$9 140 (4% of revenue)
Equipment:
C$8 393 (4% of revenue)
Other:
C$3 544 (2% of revenue)
Operations
Total Beds
Greenhouse : 765 row-ft. Field : 260 permanent 50 ft beds
Greenhouse Area
2 Heated greenhouse of 35 x 100 ft each. (7000 sq. ft – seed propagation occupy half a greenhouse = 1750 sq. ft) 2 Standard caterpillar tunnels of 16 x 105 ft (3360 sq. ft) 1 Gothic Caterpillar Tunnel of 16 x 105 ft (1680 sq. ft) 1 Stardard caterpillar tunnel of 16 x 50 ft (800 sq. ft)
Employees
2 (managers) + 4 employees at peak season
Selling Months
Mid-May to mid-november
Year of First Season
2023
Farm & Environment
Topography
Square and flat land
Soil Type
Silty Sand
Hardiness Zone
5b
Temperature Range
Average summer : 25°C to 30°C. Average winter : -10°C (and -20°C with wind chill)
Frosts
Spring : Risk of light frost until the end of may. Fall : Risk of light frost starts mid and end-september
600 m2 x 3,5 m2 artificial pond. Irrigation with sprinklers and drip tapes. Electrical pump.
Owner Profile
Cyn responsabilities : Harvests, Nursery, Accountability, Sales outlet, Administration, Finance Mic responsabilities: Greenhouse and field growing, Team management, Visibility and Partnerships, Maintenance We are a particularly well-aligned team and our dynamic is characterized by a close collaboration. We really want to co-create the farm so that it reflects our vision.
Mic : Studies in graphic design and political philosophy at university. Worked 3 seasons at Ferme des Quatre-Temps as team leader, than as farm manager. Collaborator with the MGI and Heirloom Cyn : Studies in Agricultural business management (Organic farming). Worked couple of years in agro-environmental consulting clubs, than one season at Ferme Quatre-Temps and one at La Fermette Farm
Greenhouse production, baby greens, versatility and more!
Passion for good food; ecological production; a desire for social change and for building strong communities; a balance between physical and mental work; financial autonomy…
Detailed Financials
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CSA | C$48 500 | CSA sales for current year |
| Farmer's market | C$69 855 | |
| Farm stand | C$1 562 | |
| Grants | C$31 116 | |
| Other income | C$1 840 | Workshops, consulting, farm-tours, etc. |
| Restaurants sales | C$72 640 | |
| Sales to producers | C$1 500 |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Seedling sales | C$500 |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel and Propane | C$1 174 | |
| Repairs and Maintenance (Vehicles) | C$2 646 | |
| Tools | C$4 013 | |
| Vehicle Insurance | C$560 |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Accountant's fees | C$4 000 | |
| Bank charges | C$1 000 | maintenance fees (as opposed to credit card processing) |
| Customs and postage | C$1 840 | |
| Liability Insurance | C$2 800 | |
| Licenses and permits | C$245 | |
| Memberships | C$3 245 | |
| Office supplies & expenses | C$400 | |
| Professional services | C$12 230 | lawyers and other consultants |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity & Utilities | C$6 780 | |
| Location (Property Tax or Rent) | C$2 755 | |
| Mortgage (Principle and Interest) | C$20 337 |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Debt Service | C$3 544 | total principle and interest on business loans |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Contract workers | C$306 | people who work on the farm but are not officially on payroll |
| Other Payroll Expenses | C$1 625 | |
| Payroll costs | C$570 | to include payroll processing fees and other expenses associated with payroll |
| Payroll Taxes | C$3 700 | |
| Salaries and Wages | C$47 082 | |
| Training/literature | C$290 | professional development whether it's a training, conference, or book. |
| Volunteer expenses | C$235 | if you have volunteers on the farm, the expenses associated with them including recruitment and benefits |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fertilizers & amendments | C$6 400 | including cover crop seeds |
| General field/farm maintenance | C$1 232 | this does not include equipment maintenance. That gets entered below. |
| Greenhouse heating | C$18 000 | |
| Irrigation material | C$2 528 | |
| Organic certification | C$1 100 | |
| Phytosanitary products and predatory insects | C$3 800 | |
| Seeds, Seedlings (Vegetables) | C$9 000 | |
| Vegetable purchases for resale | C$9 500 |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Card Processing Fees | C$1 790 | square, strip, or other fees associated with selling. Also included here are fees for selling platforms like LocalLine |
| Marketing & Promotion | C$610 | Flyers, adverting, swag |
| Other Selling Expenses | C$1 830 | market fees, supplies for the farmers market or farm stand, etc. |
| Selling Supplies and packaging | C$2 085 | |
| Travel and deliveries | C$2 500 | fuel costs, tolls, etc., to deliver product and/or get to farmers markets |
| Website hosting and maintenance | C$325 |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Agryl P-19 Row covers | C$600 | |
| Display: Market display, farm display | C$400 | |
| Electric 15 liter backpack sprayer | C$100 | |
| Flame Weeder | C$250 | |
| Hammer, pruning shears, grinding wheel, knives | C$500 | |
| Harvest cart | C$950 | |
| Hoes and other weeding tools | C$1 800 | |
| Insect netting | C$4 000 | |
| Irrigation systems | C$2 575 | |
| Jang seeder and rollers | C$550 | |
| Market equipment (folding tables, wooden boxes, etc.) | C$650 | |
| Market tent | C$300 | |
| Mesclun spinner + 2 baskets | C$500 | |
| Metal rods | C$350 | |
| Rakes, shovels, forks, wheelbarrows | C$1 200 | |
| Rubbermaid bins (37.9 liters): 50*14 | C$520 | |
| Sandbags | C$300 | |
| Silage tarps | C$3 000 | |
| Sowing and sprouting equipment | C$1 000 | |
| Tomato harvest crate | C$450 | |
| Trellising equipment | C$600 | |
| Various Tools (2 Drills and spare batteries, Round saw, Ratchet kit, Screwdriver kit, measuring tapes, Jigsaw, Level and chalkline, Plumbing kit, Grinder, Torch, Many types of tape) | C$1 000 | |
| Wire hoops | C$500 |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cold room | C$17 600 | |
| Equipped 35 x 100 ft Harnois greenhouse/nursery (heating, automatization, irrigation, ventilation, etc) | C$31 000 | |
| Excavator work (Drainage & pond) | C$17 865 | |
| Generator | C$8 600 | |
| Nursery Layout (work furniture, potting soil basin, seedling tables, water heater if required, seedling lamps if seedling room) | C$3 000 | |
| Ploughing - tillage - Leveling | C$10 480 | |
| Tunnel (5m x 30m ) | C$5 300 | |
| Washing station layout | C$2 160 |
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BCS 2-wheel tractor | C$6 994 | |
| Delivery truck (You can rent it the first years 5k/6 months) | C$4 500 | |
| Equipment | C$22 095 | |
| Flail mower (BCS attachment) | C$2 400 | |
| Power harrow (BCS attachment) | C$2 900 | |
| Rotary plough (BCS attachment) | C$1 200 | |
| Tractor | C$13 000 | |
| tractor attachment | C$1 200 |
| Product | Wholesale | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Arugula | — | $6,25/225 g |
| Arugula | $25,00/kg | — |
| Basil | — | $5,00/Pot |
| Basil | $4,00/Plant | $4,50/Plant |
| Beans | — | $5,00/1/2 lb bunch |
| Beans | $10,00/lb | — |
| Beets | $3,50/Bunch | $4,00/Bunch |
| Beets (storage) | $3,25/lb | $3,00/lb |
| Bok Choy (big) | $2,75/Unit | $3,00/Unit |
| Bok Choy (mini) | $1,25/Unit | $1,50/Unit |
| Brussels sprouts | $8,75/lb | $10,00/lb |
| Cabbage | $2,00/lb | $2,50/lb |
| Cabbage (Nappa) | — | $5,00/Unit |
| Cabbage (Nappa) | $2,75/lb | $3,25/lb |
| Cabbage (small) | — | $3,50/Unit |
| Carrots | $3,75/Bunch | $4,00/Bunch |
| Carrots (storage) | $3,00/lb | $2,75/lb |
| Cauliflower | — | $5,00/Unit |
| Celeriac (soft ball) | $3,00/Unit | $2,50/Unit |
| Celery | $3,25/Bunch | $3,50/Bunch |
| Chives | $3,00/Bunch | $2,50/Bunch |
| Choy Sum | $3,00/Bunch | $2,50/Bunch |
| Claytonia | $4,00/150 g | $5,00/150 g |
| Claytonia | $25,00/kg | — |
| Coriander | $3,00/Bunch | $2,50/Bunch |
| Cucumber (Asian) | $2,75/Unit | $3,00/Unit |
| Cucumber (Lebanese) | $1,00/Unit | $1,00/Unit |
| Dill | $3,00/Bunch | $2,50/Bunch |
| Eggplants | $5,50/lb | $6,00/lb |
| Eggplants | $3,00/Unit | $4,00/Unit |
| Escarole Chicory | $2,75/Unit | $3,00/Unit |
| Fennel (medium) | $2,25/Unit | $2,00/Unit |
| Fennel (mini) | $1,75/Unit | $1,50/Unit |
| Gai Lan | $2,75/Bunch | $3,00/Bunch |
| Garlic (dry) | $12,50/lb | $15,00/lb |
| Garlic (dry) | — | $2,50/Unit |
| Garlic (fresh) | $6,50/3 stems/bunch | $8,00/3 stems/bunch |
| Garlic scape | — | $3,50/10 stems/bunch |
| Garlic scape | $7,00/lb | — |
| Ginger (fresh) | $20,00/lb | $20,45/lb |
| Ginger (fresh) | — | $4,50/100 g |
| Ground Cherry | — | $5,00/Pint |
| Ground Cherry | $12,00/lb | — |
| Habanada peppers | $16,00/lb | $20,00/lb |
| Habanada peppers | $4,00/100 g | $4,00/100 g |
| Hot peppers | $13,75/lb | $15,00/lb |
| Hot peppers | $3,00/100 g | $3,50/100 g |
| Kale | $3,25/Bunch | $3,00/Bunch |
| Kohlrabi (small) | $2,00/Unit | $2,00/Unit |
| Kohlrabi (storage) | — | $3,50/Unit |
| Kohlrabi (storage) | $3,00/lb | $3,75/lb |
| Lemongrass | $5,00/Bunch | $3,50/Bunch |
| Lettuce | $3,00/Unit | $3,00/Unit |
| Lettuce (large romaine) | $3,75/Unit | $4,00/Unit |
| Lettuce (little gem) | $2,25/Unit | $2,00/Unit |
| Melon (large) | — | $7,00/Unit |
| Melon (small) | — | $5,00/Unit |
| Mesclun | — | $6,00/225 g |
| Mesclun | $24,00/kg | — |
| Microgreens (peas) | $4,00/100 g | $4,00/100 g |
| Microgreens (radish) | $4,00/70 g | $4,00/70 g |
| Microgreens (sunflower) | $4,00/100 g | $4,00/100 g |
| Onions (fresh) | $3,75/Bunch | $4,00/Bunch |
| Parsley | $3,00/Bunch | $2,50/Bunch |
| Peppers | $6,00/lb | $7,00/lb |
| Peppers | $2,25/Unit | $3,00/Unit |
| Potatoes | — | $5,00/2 lb pint |
| Radicchio | $5,00/lb | $6,00/lb |
| Radish (daïkon) | $3,00/lb | $3,75/lb |
| Radish (daïkon) | — | $2,00/Unit |
| Radishes | $3,00/Bunch | $3,00/Bunch |
| Rapini | $3,00/Bunch | $2,50/Bunch |
| Rutabaga | $2,75/lb | $3,25/lb |
| Salad Turnip | $3,75/Bunch | $4,00/Bunch |
| Salad Turnip | $3,00/lb | $3,25/lb |
| Scallions | $2,75/Bunch | $2,75/Bunch |
| Shishito peppers | $10,00/lb | $10,00/lb |
| Shishito peppers | — | $5,00/Pint |
| Snap peas | — | $5,00/Pint |
| Snap peas | $10,00/lb | — |
| Spinach | — | $6,00/225 g |
| Spinach | $25,00/kg | — |
| Sweet potato | $3,00/lb | $3,00/lb |
| Swiss chard | $3,00/Bunch | $3,00/Bunch |
| Tatsoï | $2,25/Unit | $2,00/Unit |
| Tomatoes | $56,00/15 lb | — |
| Tomatoes | — | $5,00/Pint (2-3 unit) |
| Tomatoes | — | $4,75/lb |
| Tomatoes (cherry) | — | $5,00/Pint |
| Tomatoes (cherry) | $60,00/10 lb | — |
| Tomatoes (cherry) | $30,00/5 lb | — |
| Tomatoes (red only) | $50,00/15 lb | — |
| Turmeric (fresh) | $40,00/lb | $40,00/lb |
| Turmeric (fresh) | — | $9,00/100 g |
| Turnip (storage) | $2,75/lb | $3,25/lb |
| Turnip (storage) | — | $6,00/2 lb bag |
| Winter Squash (large) | — | $2,50/lb |
| Winter Squash (small) | — | $3,50/lb |
| Zucchini | $4,50/lb | $5,00/lb |
| Zucchini | — | $2,00/Unit |