Many of our customers care first and foremost about growing locally. We support customers throughout the growing process and the lifetime of their container farm,” says Stephanie Gordon, editor-in-chief at The Growcer, an Ottawa-based agtech company that builds turnkey container farming solutions.

The company operates mainly in three “domains”, including remote communities where imported commodities are expensive, schools and institutions as an educational tool, and non-profit organizations. Between these client types, Growcer has experienced the highest demand and with increased urgency since the beginning of the pandemic.

According to marketing community development lead Nia Pryce, “Growcer installed projects during the pandemic as people wanted to better control their food systems and improve education. People realized that the food system is quite fragile, especially in remote areas relying on imports.”

The company has also installed container farms with commercial partners, such as the Yellowknife Co-Op in the Northwest Territories who installed a Growcer unit to provide the city with locally produced, fresh greens which are otherwise unavailable due to the long supply chain between Yellowknife and southern distribution centers.

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