A blueprint to nourish our rural communities

Our mission for Project : Village Indoor Farm & Living Lab is simple. We work alongside fellow non-profits to feed the community through locally grown, nutritious food options. ECW has been in close contact with many food service providers, including the St. George & Area Food Bank, Neighbourhood Works in St. Stephen, and others to develop a plan to optimize food storage and distribution in our region. It is essential that we learn from and work alongside these food service providers to build a strong, resilient food system.

Once the farm is up and running, we will work over a series of months to develop a learning program for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to address the skills deficit in the industry and to increase research & innovation in the areas of crop diversification. In October 2022, ECW staff toured other CEA farms in New Brunswick.

Interested in learning more? ECW staff and partners will be putting on 2 public engagement events in the month of March. The second will take place at Stella Maris Hall in Blacks Harbour from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.

Everyone is welcome! Food and beverages will be available.