In times of war they are called Victory Gardens. Small urban plots that contribute to the food supply but mean so much more to the people who tend them.
Growing plants for food connects us to the earth and makes us feel safer. It helps children understand where their dinner comes from and shows u...

It’s quite simple – without seeds we do not have food. And nine out of every ten bites taken around the world today begins with the planting of a seed.
Preserving the variety of genetic material in crops protects us from plant disease.
In an age of monoculture, diversity makes our food system les...

COVID has stopped international travel cold. Now, Canadian farmers can no longer rely on immigrant labor to work their fields. What is the answer?
Meet Dot: a fully automated seeder and harvester. Dot starts her engine, rolls out to the field on her own, and comes back with the harvest.
Like a se...

Modern farms are vast – far too big for a person to cover in a day. So today’s farmer instead relies on a network of sensors and satellites to keep an eye on their crops. But sometimes that can mean too much data to make sense of.
Decisive Farming of Beiseker specializes in making all that digita...

As international food supply chains are strained to the limit, small local farms are increasingly important.
Nick Hsu runs a small basil farm where he uses no pesticides and almost no fertilizer. It’s a unique vertical aquaponics system that grows wonderful organic produce for Calgary restaurants...

Who wants to go grocery shopping when a trip to the market can kill you?
But staying home means we must rely on people to select our food and deliver it to our door.
So: what’s in the box? In Calgary, one company called YYC Growers can assure its customers that everything landing on their doorste...