The Association was founded on October 21^st 2001 following the completion of numerous studies on opportunities for the development of different productions in Quebec. From the beginning, seabuckthorn distinguished itself because of its extraordinary nutritive qualities. Known for more than a hundred years in European and Scandinavian countries, seabuckthorn has captured the interest of certain growers from Quebec. Interested in developing a future market for that crop, the instigators of the project founded the Quebec Seabuckthorn Growers' Association. This group of implicated people has constantly evolved ever since. It now regroups growers from all around the province of Quebec who are contributing to the implantation of seabuckthorn orchards.

An administrative board directs the activities of the association. Members of the board are elected by all the members of the Association at the annual meeting.

The mission of the Quebec Seabuckthorn Growers' Association is to regroup people interested in the production, the processing or the marketing of seabuckthorn in order to develop and to promote a healthy seabuckthorn industry in Quebec and to meet the needs of members. The Quebec Seabuckthorn Growers' Association is a non-profit organisation.

The specific objectives of the Association are as follow:

• Regroup any individual, groups or corporation producing or interested in producing and developing seabuckthorn in Quebec;
• Be an official organisation which represents its members to all other organisations implicated in the field of agricultural and silviculturale productions,
• Promote and defend the rights and the interest of seabuckthorn growers in Quebec;
• Elaborate and promote high standards for the production, the processing and the marketing of seabuckthorn;
• Encourage the exchange of information between growers and develop tools for the publication of such information.
• Promote fellowship and friendly relations in order to develop and to structure the development of this crop in Quebec.