Cut flower farm Ferme Pastel
Our part
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The task
The requirements:
- Heating the residential house and the flower shop
- Hot air heating in the greenhouses
- Propane independence
Our solution
The owners chose a woodchip boiler, paired with a prefab boiler room, an elevated silo with rooftop loading, air heaters, and an underground heat distribution network connecting the greenhouses. The shop and their home are heated via underfloor heating.
- Eco-HK 120 kW woodchip boiler
- Underground heat distribution network
“Biomass is nothing more than a byproduct of our forests. It’s helping us cut down on our reliance on imported flower bulbs. It allows us to offer flowers right when our community needs them most: in the middle of winter. This shift has made our business more sustainable on every front — economic, human, and environmental. We’re really glad we took the leap.”
Skot Morgan , Owner of Ferme Pastel
Sustainable floriculture: heating cut flower production
Ferme Pastel, located in Grand-Métis in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Québec, is an eco-friendly farm specialized in the cultivation of cut flowers. Committed to environmental sustainability, the farm previously operated its greenhouses without any conventional heating systems, using only a few seedling heating mats. With the installation of a 120 kW Hargassner Eco-HK biomass heating system, the farm now benefits from an efficient and sustainable energy solution. The heat network connects the greenhouse, the shop-workshop, and the house, which is now heated by a radiant floor system installed without major renovations.
This project has produced 277,495 kWh of energy, heated 4,812 square feet, and eliminated the need for 12,270 gallons (46,439 liters) of propane. Saving $17,166 per year and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 69.3 metric tons. The farm can now grow flowers in winter, including for Valentine’s Day, reducing reliance on imported bulbs.
Owners Maggie and Skot are proud of this development, which strengthens the economic, ecological, and social sustainability of their business. Heating entirely with local woodchips, Ferme Pastel is a trailblazer in sustainable floriculture innovation in Québec.
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