Les Jardins du Coeur

What Les Jardins du Coeur does

Les Jardins du Coeur is a Quebec-registered non-profit organization (organisme à but non lucratif) founded in 2015 by Louise Boisvert and headquartered at 61 Rue Mailhot, Victoriaville. Its mission is to complement the food supply of low-income families in the City of Victoriaville and the broader Bois-Francs / Centre-du-Québec region by harvesting and freely distributing surplus garden vegetables. Each summer the organization conducts approximately 5 to 10 vegetable delivery trips to neighborhoods in Victoriaville, complemented by an annual vegetable soup distribution in the off-season. The organization targets families who, due to the rising cost of living, have reduced fruits and vegetables in their grocery budgets.

The organization’s core technology consists of biological/organic greenhouses and three mini-greenhouses constructed with treated-wood bases engineered to withstand Quebec’s freeze-thaw cycles, paired with a wood-chip planting-bed technique used as long-term fertilizer. A volunteer gardening program extends production capacity beyond the main site by training members to build mini-greenhouses at their own homes in exchange for donating surplus produce. Recipients include individual low-income families and community organizations such as MDTVA (Maison de thérapie Victoriaville-Arthabaska), which received corn donations to support its addiction-recovery mission.

Les Jardins du Coeur is entirely volunteer-run and generates revenue through two streams: (i) monetary donations processed via a PayPal secure payment system with tax-deductible receipts, and (ii) merchandise sales of branded 100% cotton reusable grocery bags at $12 each, sold at the office and through participating local Victoriaville retailers with promotional discount codes. Distribution is direct-to-neighborhood and direct-to-office pickup. Annual financial statements are published on the website from 2015 onward. The organization has no parent company, no institutional investors, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed headcount beyond its two named officers (President/Founder Louise Boisvert and Secretary/Communications Manager Christopher Boisvert).

Name

Les Jardins du Coeur

Legal name

Les Jardins du Coeur

Website

https://lesjardinsducoeur.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Jardins du Coeur is a Victoriaville, Quebec non-profit founded in 2015 that grows and distributes free vegetables to low-income families in the Bois-Francs region. The volunteer-run organization operates biological greenhouses and supplements revenue through donations and reusable cotton bag sales.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Victoriaville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization accepts monetary donations via PayPal secure payment system. Donors receive receipts for tax deduction purposes.
2. Reusable Bag Sales: Sale of 100% cotton reusable grocery bags priced at $12 each. Bags feature the organization's branding. Available for purchase at the organization's office or through local participating retailers in Victoriaville.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Les Jardins du Coeur operates a free vegetable distribution program for low-income families in Victoriaville, harvesting and redistributing surplus garden produce from biological greenhouses, mini-greenhouses, and community-donated gardens. Each summer the organization delivers 5 to 10 shipments of fresh vegetables to families across multiple Victoriaville neighborhoods. Supporting offerings include branded reusable cotton grocery bags sold at $12 for fundraising, an annual vegetable soup distribution, and a volunteer gardening program that teaches participants to build mini-greenhouses at home.

Product overview

Les Jardins du Coeur operates a non-profit food security program centered on vegetable production and distribution. The core offering is the free distribution of garden vegetables to low-income families in Victoriaville and the Bois-Francs region. The organization produces vegetables through biological greenhouses and mini-greenhouses, supplemented by donated surplus from community gardens. Supporting offerings include reusable cotton bags sold for fundraising, annual vegetable soup distribution, and a volunteer gardening program that provides expertise for building home greenhouses. Donations are accepted through a PayPal-powered secure payment system. The organization has expanded its facilities over the years, constructing mini-greenhouses to increase production capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vegetable Distribution Service Free distribution of surplus garden vegetables — including tomatoes, peppers, salad, herbs, cucumbers, beans, carrots, corn, radishes, leeks, beets, and potatoes — to low-income families in Victoriaville and the Bois-Francs region. The organization delivers 5 to 10 shipments per summer directly into neighborhoods from greenhouse harvests.
• Reusable Cotton Bags Branded 100% cotton reusable grocery bags sold at $12 each as a fundraising mechanism to finance the purchase of fertilizer, seedlings, and other garden maintenance supplies. Available for purchase at the organization's office in Victoriaville or through local participating retailers, with promotional codes for free local delivery, free office pickup, and 10% discount on 2+ bags.
• Vegetable Soup Distribution Annual distribution of vegetable soup to low-income individuals concluding each growing season, providing warm meals during the colder months when fresh garden produce is unavailable.
• Volunteer Gardening Program Community volunteer program engaging residents passionate about gardening to help tend the organization's gardens and greenhouses. Volunteers receive expertise to build mini-greenhouses at their homes and commit to donating surplus vegetables from their personal gardens for redistribution to families in need.
• Donation Processing Service Secure online donation service powered by PayPal enabling supporters to contribute funds used to purchase fertilizer, seedlings, and garden supplies. Donors receive official receipts for tax credit purposes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributes vegetables to multiple neighborhoods in Victoriaville each summer season

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GreenWood MultimediaminorOthersDigital services company that completed the organization's annual financial statements (2015-2019) pro bono, demonstrating ongoing support for the nonprofit's transparency initiatives.
• MDTVA (Maison de thérapie Victoriaville-Arthabaska)minorOthersLocal therapy organization received vegetable donations from Les Jardins du Coeur to support their mission helping men over 18 with addiction issues in the Victoriaville-Arthabaska region.
• Local Victoriaville DonorsminorOthersIndividual community members who donate surplus vegetables from their gardens to supplement organizational distributions, including donors such as Patricia Michaud, Chantal Hémond, and Jean-Yves Roux.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Récolte (partnerships/gleaning networks): Gleaning and surplus-harvest networks that collect surplus produce. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur's foundational activity of harvesting surplus garden vegetables and redistributing them to families in need.
• La Tablée des Chefs: Quebec non-profit focused on food security, culinary education, and meal distribution. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur through shared Quebec-based food-security mission targeting vulnerable populations.

Regional players

• Les Amis du Jardin communautaire de Victoriaville: Hypothetical/local community garden in Victoriaville. Closest geographic peer to Les Jardins du Coeur, both operate in the same small Quebec city promoting community gardening, though the data does not confirm a specific named entity.
• Au cœur des jardins (Quebec gardening non-profits): Other Quebec community gardening and food-security non-profits. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur through similar small-scale, volunteer-driven, Quebec-based food-security and gardening missions.

Broad incumbents

• Moisson Quebec: Large regional food bank serving Quebec. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur as both address food insecurity in Quebec, but Moisson Quebec operates a far broader food recovery and distribution network across the province.
• Community Food Centres Canada: National network supporting community food centres. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur as a sibling network addressing food insecurity through community-driven food programs across Canada.
• Food Banks Canada / Banques alimentaires du Québec: National/Quebec food bank network. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur through shared food-security mission serving low-income families, but at a much larger scale and broader programmatic scope.

Direct peers

• Santropol Roulant: Montreal-based community food organization offering meals and food access programs. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur as a community-driven Quebec/Canadian organization tackling food insecurity through direct distribution and volunteer engagement.
• The STOP Community Food Centre: Toronto-based community food centre combining food access, urban agriculture, and skills training. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur through community-led food security combining vegetable production/capacity-building with direct distribution.

Others

• Carrefour de la sécurité alimentaire (Quebec food hubs): Quebec regional food-security hubs and collectives. Compares to Les Jardins du Coeur through shared focus on food access in Quebec regions, though they operate via broader institutional partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/JardinsduCoeurVictoriaville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-jardins-du-coeur

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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