A village in a cheese: Quebec's evolving agri-food heritage - Suzanne Dion

The history of the Louis d'Or farm and the Presbytery Cheese Factory in Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick.

In 1868, Joseph Déus Morin arrived in Little Warwick with a horse, a wagon, and $500 in his pocket. The lot where the pioneer settled is now known as the Louis d'Or farm in Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick. Through five generations, Suzanne Dion recounts the journey of this self-sufficient family farm, which has followed all the stages of Quebec's agricultural development. The Louis d'Or farm is now an agroecological business whose dairy production is processed by the Fromagerie du Presbytère. This story, which helps explain the challenges of modern agriculture, illustrates the values ​​of rural life, and highlights the twists and turns of Quebec's cheese industry, is also the story of many dairy farms across Quebec. She speaks of the entrepreneurial spirit and social concerns of innovative families, the obstacles placed in their paths, their tenacity and all the acts of generosity that transformed a deciduous forest into a welcoming village where crowds now gather around cheese.