By Canadian Press

Fresh lettuce and tomatoes: Sea-can garden aimed to ease Arctic food insecurity

Jan 29, 2020 | 1:01 PM

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut — Two converted sea cans sitting on the rocky tundra are bringing fresh vegetables to the Arctic.

The overseas shipping containers have been turned into greenhouses that are producing lettuce and tomatoes for the residents of Gjoa Haven, well above the Arctic Circle.

It’s part of a program by federal agencies to nurture local sources of fresh food.

It’s also hoped the project, powered mostly by sun and wind, will teach lessons about growing food in space.

Adrian Schimnowski of the Arctic Research Foundation says the project could be applied across the North, where fresh food has to be flown in at considerable expense.

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He says local people run the project and decide what they want to grow.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 29, 2020

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