In order to provide the food counters of the Antoine-Labelle RCM (Hautes-Laurentides) with fresh produce, the issue table for food security implemented the project Cultiver pour nourrir [Grow to feed]. Using spaces and equipment lent out by the city of Mont-Laurier and the School Board, and offering socio-professional reintegration services to young adults 18 to 25 and to those older than 55 years-old, the project counts on the consulting and collaboration of institutional and community settings, and calls on the involvement of elected representatives and the population at large. Review of the ways in which the characteristics of rural settings condition this local development and community-building project.