Sunspring Farms will be making its pitch to establish an urban vertical farm to members of Calgary city council on Wednesday. The business is applying for a one-time grant of up to $250,000 from the Council Innovation Fund.
“The main focus for the pilot will be on growing leafy greens, microgreens and fresh herbs,” he said. “Eventually, when we expand, we’ll be trying to scale up what we currently will be growing into things like strawberries.”Article content Lourdes Juan, founder of Fresh Routes, said her group’s goal of getting fresh and affordable produce to those who need it most is being impacted by inflation, so any help would be welcome.
Kolesnik said all Calgarians will be able to benefit if urban farming takes off and there’s more local produce grown here. He said the supply chain challenges brought about by the pandemic have shown the limits of Calgary’s food security.