From its founding in 1963, Gazon Bastien quickly earned a reputation for consistent excellence and innovation. Our passion for turf production has kept pace with market trends in order to meet our customer’s needs.

Today, we are pleased to offer you a wide range of superior-quality products and services from a family business that has maintained the values of its founder through three generations.

Here are some highlights of Gazon Bastien’s history:

• 1963 – Founder Adrien Bastien sows his first batch of turf on an eight-arpent (6.76 acre) patch of family-owned land in Duvernay, Laval.
• 1968 – Building on the success of the first batch, production quickly increased to 200 arpents (169 acres).
• 1969 - Gazon Bastien is established in Terrebonne and acquires new land.
• 1986 – Founder Adrien Bastien retires. His sons François Bastien and Daniel Bastien take over the business as president and vice-president respectively.
• 1986 - Gazon Bastien emerges as an industry leader after making major investments to optimize production techniques, acquire new land and carry out research and development for a full product line.
• 1992 - Gazon Bastien starts bentgrass production.
• 2000 - Gazon Bastien becomes the first producer in Quebec to use a satellite-controlled irrigation system.
• 2001 - François Bastien retires. Daniel Bastien becomes company president and assumes sole ownership.
• 2003 - Gazon Bastien exports products to the US. New products and services are offered to meet customers’ needs.
• 2005 - Gazon Bastien takes part in renovating the prestigious Royal Montreal Golf Club in preparation for the President’s Cup.
• 2007 - Gazon Bastien is chosen to produce turf specifically for the new Saputo Stadium, home of the Montreal Impact professional soccer team.
• 2008 – Setting the stage for a dynamic new generation, Daniel Bastien’s eldest son, Alexandre, joins the company.
• 2008 - Gazon Bastien is awarded the Ordre du Mérite Agricole, which is presented to Quebec companies that have excelled in various areas.
• 2010 - Gazon Bastien produces a special turf for a match at Olympic Stadium between AC Milan and the Montreal Impact.