Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sustaining Growth: Vertical Farming for Food Security and Innovation
Agreement Number:
LFIF8-FIAL8 - 2697
Agreement Value:
$447,605.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 28, 2025 - Sep 30, 2027
Description:
This project aims to purchase a vertical farm (including the concrete pad), bison fences and fence posts, potato planter and harvester, water pump, grazing gates, and portable water stations to provide year-round fresh produce and sustainable bison grazing systems for staple crops and protein for the Zagimē Anishinabēk community.
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
To strengthen food systems and improve food security by providing funding to organizations to purchase and install infrastructure to increase food access and availability among groups at risk of food insecurity
Location:
Grenfell, Saskatchewan, CA S0G 2B0
Reference Number:
235-2025-2026-Q2-00011
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
000000000
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Zagimē Anishinabēk
Program:
Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Large Scale Projects
Program Purpose:
The Local Food Infrastructure Fund aims to strengthen food systems to be resilient, integrated, and sustainable, and to facilitate access to safe and nutritious food, primarily for the less privileged.
NAICS Code:
6242