My botanical anti-waste recipe! contest is held by the Service de l’Espace pour la vie de la Ville de Montréal, located at 4101 Sherbrooke East, Montréal, H1X 2B2, and runs from July 1, 2023 to September 4, 2023.

1. To be eligible to enter this contest, participants must:

• be at least 18 years old
• be a resident of the province of Quebec

No purchase required. To participate:

Complete the entry form and submit your recipe before September 4, 2023, 11:59 p.m.

Participants may submit as many recipes as they wish. Entries received on the website after September 4, 2023, 11:59 p.m. will not be accepted.

2. Description and awarding of prizes:

The grand prize and five honorable mentions will be awarded by a jury. The selection criteria are:

• Taste
• Originality
• Anti-waste potential

3. Detailed description of prizes:

Prizes must be accepted as awarded and cannot be exchanged for cash.

a) One (1) Grand Prize:

• A unique meal for 5 concocted by the chefs of the Jardin botanique restaurant;
• A basket of produce from the Jardin botanique’ Food Garden;
• The book Se régaler sans se ruiner : 75+ recettes vide-frigo pour économiser temps et argent by Nancy Bordeleau (Éditions Trécarré);
• The book Défis Zéro Gaspi by Florence-Léa Siry (Éditions de l’Homme);
• 5 passes to all five Espace pour la vie museums;
• The chance to have your recipe printed and distributed by Espace pour la vie.

For a Grand Prize value of $900

b) Five (5) Secondary Prizes (for Jury Mentions):

• 5 passes to the Jardin botanique;
• The chance to have your recipe printed and distributed by Espace pour la vie.

Total value of Secondary Prizes: $570

Specific conditions for prizes:

• The meal at the Jardin botanique must take place between September 23 and October 8, 2023.
• Passes must be used before August 31, 2024.
• Winners must go to the museum’s ticket office to use their passes

Total value of the Grand Prize and Secondary Prizes: $1475

4. Place, date and time of designation of winners:

Designation of prize winners by the jury will take place on September 15 at 2 p.m. at the Jardin botanique de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke East, Montréal, H1X 2B2.

An Espace pour la vie representative will contact the Grand Prize winner to organize the dinner. The meal must take place before October 8, 2023. Passes for Secondary Prizes winners will be mailed.

5. Media used to notify winners:

Espace pour la vie will notify winners by email or telephone. Winners’ names will be posted on the Espace pour la vie website.

6. The following people are not eligible to enter the contest:

All salaried and contractual employees of the Service de l’Espace pour la vie de la Ville de Montréal, its representative or agent, the members of the jury, as well as persons living in the same households.

7. Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

8. The contest organizers (Espace pour la vie) assume no responsibility for entries that are not received, are illegible, or incomplete. The winners, and any person accompanying them in the case of the Grand Prize, release the Service de l’Espace pour la vie de la Ville de Montréal from all liability for any damage or prejudice resulting from the awarding and use of their prize.

9. By entering the contest, the winners, and any person accompanying them in the case of the Grand Prize, authorize, if required, the organizers to use their name, voice, place of residence, prize statement and/or photograph, without compensation, for publicity purposes related to this contest. Participants are the persons whose contact information appears on the entry form.

10. Participants warrant that they are the authors of the recipes submitted, that the recipes submitted are original, and that they hold all rights thereto. Participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless Espace pour la vie and Ville de Montréal and their affiliated companies and agencies from and against any and all losses, costs, damages and other expenses incurred as a result of claims of any kind arising directly or indirectly from any breach of this warranty.

By submitting their recipe, participants irrevocably grant Espace pour la vie and Ville de Montréal the non-exclusive right to reproduce and publish the recipe submitted.

11. This contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws.

12. By entering this contest, participants agree to abide by the terms and conditions of these rules.

13. The information requested is mandatory to enter this contest and will only be used for that purpose. It will be kept by Ville de Montréal until September 4, 2024, and will be accessible only to those responsible for administering this contest. This information is administered in accordance with the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information, subject to article 9 above.