With Mnogin Greenhouse, Nipissing First Nation sought a way to promote economic development and create new job opportunities while fostering food sovereignty for the community.

In a short period of time, the Barrett Centre Indoor Farm has far exceeded initial expectations, creating a ripple effect of positive outcomes for Durham College, its students, and local communities.

Reena uses their Growcer farm to add a source of kosher produce, a new stream of revenue, and employment opportunities for its clients.

Sheshegwaning First Nation acted fast during the pandemic to revitalize what local food means on Manitoulin Island for generations to come.

How this one Yorkton, Saskatchewan grocery store grows the freshest produce year-round under a store-created brand for the community.

The village of Valemount sits at the end of many distribution lines and launched a Growcer farm with the goal of supplying local and neighbouring community restaurants and stores with fresh leafy greens to help address local food security.

Launched in February 2023, Muskoka North Good Food Co-op has been growing fresh greens using a vertical farm to provide more meaningful job opportunities in the area and a better product for its members. Watch Muskoka North’s story!

In 2022, the Altario School added a hydroponic vertical farm to be able to grow fresh produce and teach students about controlled environment agriculture. There’s never a shortage of students who want to volunteer in the farm and the local community loves the fresh vegetables. The Altario School will expand with their second farm in the fall of 2023 because of the great response.

Audrey and Dominic run a small dairy farm in rural Quebec, and had long been looking for ways to diversify their farm. In 2021, they expanded their 40-cow dairy operation with a 40-foot modular farm, and it’s the first project of its kind in southern Quebec.