AgriTech North

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AgriTech North is an Indigenous-(Métis), -disabled-and LGBTQ-owned indoor farm located in Dryden, Ontario. Agri-Tech North focuses on growing fresh produce year-round, helping contribute to food security throughout Northwestern Ontario. Using vertical hydroponic systems, the farm uses 90% less water, 60% fewer nutrients, and no pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides compared to conventional farming methods. Rooted in their social mission, AgriTech North aims to reduce fresh produce costs in Far North Indigenous communities by 25% and increase availability in communities year-round.

Financing Need 

Agri-Tech North received a loan from the Fair Finance Fund to purchase specialized hydroponic growing equipment. The equipment will help the farm harvest waste energy, heat and carbon from the industrial process and increase production capacity to increase access to healthy, nutritious food in Northern communities. 

Impact of Project Over Loan Term 

  • Increase of $300,000 in local food sales

  • Two new jobs 

  • Increase in healthy, nutritious food through Northwestern Ontario, including Far North Indigenous communities, improving food security in the region

  • Reduced water and energy use through hydroponic growing methods 

  • Reduced waste through harvesting heat, energy and carbon from industrial waste streams

Dryden • https://www.agritech-north.ca/

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