By Alexandre Bessette
In the summer of 2010, my wife and I headed for a 14 hour drive North of our home in Montréal to reach the Basse Côte Nord region. The search for the Holy Gruit Herbs had begun.


of the overlapping biomes, tundra and taiga.

Many of the small plants on the foreground are Labrador tea.

Myrica gale thrives in bushes.

of rusting after surviving the harsh winter.


A large dehumidifier helped maintain a dry air circulation.

flowering yarrows. Yarrow grows well along disturbed areas like roads and paths.
