La Ferme Basque De Charlevoix
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Foie gras farm raising Muscovy and Mulard ducks using Basque gavage traditions, with a full line of duck products.
La Ferme Basque de Charlevoix is a family-run duck farm in Saint-Urbain, Québec, rooted in the culinary traditions of the French Basque Country. It was founded in 1999 by Isabelle Mihura and Jean-Jacques Etcheberrigaray, both originally from the Basque region of France, and has been operated since 2022 by Philippe Dorval and Vicky Boily. The farm raises Muscovy (Barbary) and Mulard ducks for foie gras and a range of duck products, including confit legs, duck breast, foie gras blocks with Espelette pepper, duck pâté with foie gras, and duck rillettes. Products are certified Aliments du Québec and are available through an on-site boutique and online. The farm also carries Basque linens and Espelette peppers.
La Ferme Basque de Charlevoix operates as a small-scale, non-intensive production farm with a stated focus on animal welfare and environmental respect. During the outdoor season (May to October), ducks live free-range on open pastures and are fed rations produced at a local mill, with no medication or growth accelerators. The farm does not use cage housing, instead keeping ducks in collective parks that allow free movement and social interaction. Before gavage begins, ducks go through a 21-day natural pre-gavage period. During gavage, birds are moved in small groups to a separate building and each bird's feed quantity is individually calibrated by age, weight, and capacity. Ducks are slaughtered at a provincial abattoir on Île d'Orléans and returned the following day to be butchered and prepared on-site in a commercial kitchen operating under a C1 permit. The farm's products are certified Aliments du Québec.
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