Growing Solutions for Food Insecurity
Take A Look At The Growcer Community In Action.
Embrun Co-op: Investing in a better customer experience and product
Embrun Co-op added a hydroponic container farm to offer a fresh, local product year-round, increase their produce margins, and create a unique customer experience.
Gitmaxmak’ay Nisga’a Society: Sustainable, efficient community solution for food security
The Gitmaxmak’ay Nisga’a Society (GNS), a non-profit First Nations organization, is preparing for the arrival of a Growcer system to help combat food insecurity and generate revenue to be re-invested in the community!
Acadia University: Greening Campus Food Production
Acadia University is the first post-secondary institution in Atlantic Canada to bring Growcer on campus. The university saw it as an opportunity to…
Norway House: Increasing Food Security for First Nations
Norway House Cree Nation serves as a gateway between Northern and Eastern Manitoba communities and boasts a large number of amenities, including one of Growcer’s hydroponic growing systems obtained with the help of BDO and Food Matters Manitoba!
Kuujjuaq: An Investment in Community Development
Makivik Corporation is a political organization that represents the Inuit of Northern Quebec. Although Makivik had not previously worked in food production; they saw The Growcer as an opportunity to spark economic growth in Nunavik’s largest community, Kuujjuaq…
Yellowknife Co-op Brings Store Grown Greens To Their Shelves
Like most communities in Canada, produce sold at The Yellowknife Co-op was picked weeks prior and shipped thousands of kilometers before reaching store shelves. The Yellowknife Co-op needed a solution that would enable them to provide high quality, flavorful produce to the community year-round…
University of Ottawa: Serving Up Local, Year Round
The University of Ottawa has partnered with The Growcer to serve hyper-local produce on campus. Students and staff at the University of Ottawa can now see exactly where their produce is coming from…
Churchill: Sowing Seeds of Hope
In December 2015, the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) wanted to explore the idea of growing food locally in their community. They began working with The Growcer to understand how this could work for them.