Not only is it possible to grow food all year long, but it's being done inside a Mount Pearl office building. Green Farm N.L. runs a food-growing operation that produces leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens, no matter the season, from a home base in the Donovans industrial park.
"We're doing this in about 2,000 square feet of retrofitted office space," said founder Scott Neary.
Hydroponics — the method of growing plants in water rather than soil — has been Neary's solution to the lack of fresh greens in the province for most of the year. The company serves around 250 households and dozens of restaurants in St. John's and the surrounding areas by delivery and subscription service.
"Basically, any plant that there's a demand for locally we can grow and we can grow it year-round with no drop in production," said Neary. Neary says he has always felt the encroaching stress of food insecurity, having grown up on the island. Trouble finding fresh and healthy produce pushed him toward this agricultural path.
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