Canada: Whitehorse greenhouse keeps stores stocked with local produce

‘On the street, people say, ‘hey good to see you at it, it tastes good, we like it,’ says Yukon Gardens owner

By Mike Rudyk
CBC News
Jun 04, 2020

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A Whitehorse greenhouse is in full swing, growing and selling fresh, pesticide-free vegetables to local supermarkets.

Hydroponic vegetables such as tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers are picked fresh at Yukon Gardens and hit local grocery store produce aisles in the same day.

Yukon Gardens owner Lorne Metropolit says growing vegetables year-round on a large scale was not easy until state-of-the-art horticultural technology made it possible.

“We have two different computer systems just for our heating facility,” he said.

“We have another huge computer system designed to do everything from irrigation, our heating, our venting, it tells us the wind, the temperatures and adjusts automatically.”

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