The Homegrown Innovation Challenge is an XPRIZE-style competition trying to jumpstart the new grocery-store reality by offering millions of dollars in prize money to teams finding ways to grow berries out of season and at scale in Canada.
RAIN partners to study greenhouse technology for berry growth
RAIN is part of a team that has been awarded $1 million to launch its study.
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https://www.saultstar.com/news/rain-partners-to-study-greenhouse-technology-for-berry-growth
Million-Dollar Hydroponic Blueprint: Collège Boréal Spearheads Arctic Agriculture Revolution
Collège Boréal, a higher education institution based in northern Ontario, is breaking new ground in Arctic agriculture. Thanks to a generous $1 million grant from the Weston Family Foundation, the college is spearheading a pioneering project to grow more food in the harsh climate of northern Ontario, using a hydroponic approach. This revolutionary initiative is set to redefine the boundaries of agricultural possibilities, marking a significant stride towards food sustainability in extreme climates.
B.C. strawberries in winter? Researchers hope so
The goal is to reduce B.C.’s dependence on imported fruit during the colder months.
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https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-strawberries-winter-research
Collège Boréal receives $1M boost to study growing food year-round
Project will help test equipment that could extend northern Ontario’s growing season
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/boreal-weston-grant-1.6989171
Sudbury college nabs $1M research grant
A big coup for the researchers at College Boreal this week as the Weston family foundation announced a $1 million grant for the college and its partners.
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https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/sudbury-college-nabs-1m-research-grant-1.6591019
Boreal team will test growing berries in Canada’s extreme weather regions
Sudbury-based college receives $1 million grant from the Weston Family Foundation
Farmers Wanted: The labour renewal Canada needs to build the Next Green Revolution
From RBC Thought Leadership, and written in collaboration with BCG Centre for Canada’s Future and Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph
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