date:Dec 05, 2012
Chicory has been produced in Western Europe for a long time. The production of this vegetable in Quebec is much more recent. At the end of the 70's the first chicory produced in Quebec was marketed by Sam Steinberg. It was 200 boxes.
Multiple French chicory growers left for Canada at that time, to continue their company there. They often have difficulty with the climate and agronomic circumstances. One of them is Jean-Michel Schryve. Nowadays his company - now in the hands of his son Philippe -