In 2019, in partnership with Ecotrust Canada, the Gitmaxmak’ay Nisga’a Society piloted the Food Security Project at their social enterprise, Rupert Lawn and Garden (RLG). Food was grown in containers in one of the garden centre’s three green houses. The concept for the food project originated with the idea that the garden centre’s greenhouse space was underutilized during the summer months as majority of the ornamental plants sales occur in the spring. That underutilized space was to be used for vegetable production to further food security for the Nisga’a members living in Prince Rupert and Port Edward. Crops grown during the pilot included tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, herbs, salad greens, and green onions. Harvests started early May, and continued throughout the summer, ...
Read more
