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A Finnish company is set to build food production systems inside shipping containers.

Finnish firm produces shipping container farm

Exsilio says its turnkey solution will let commercial kitchens and restaurants produce peak ingredients on site

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 4, 2017

Call it a garden in a box. Exsilio, a Finnish company, has developed a high-tech solution for cultivating crops like salads and herbs in urban environments. Its EkoFARMER system is a modified shipping container, stuffed with growing equipment. “Our solution is ideal for restaurants and institutional kitchens wanting to produce their own fresh ingredients,” Thomas

Winkler-area vegetable grower Garry Wiebe, pictured beside a specialized pumpkin washer he built on his Winkler-area farm for crops he planned to grow for CPG, says the financial hit from the company’s woes will be felt well beyond the farm gate.

Local news

Farmers hit hard by vegetable processor’s financial difficulties

Creditor amounts owed, equipment investments and seed purchases putting farmers in the red

By Lorraine Stevenson April 7, 2017

Vegetable producers in Manitoba have been dealt a huge blow when a Portage la Prairie vegetable processor was forced into receivership late last month. News of Canadian Prairie Garden Puree Products’ (CPG) financial predicament was bad enough, but also comes at the worst possible time, said Garry Wiebe, who farms with his son north of

Canadian Prairie Garden Puree COO Kelly Beaulieu in happier times, showcasing one of the company’s purées.

Local news

Canadian Prairie Garden Puree in receivership

Secured creditors applied for court protection earlier this month

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 31, 2017

A groundbreaking Manitoba vegetable-processing company has been forced into receivership. Secured creditors of Canadian Prairie Garden Puree Inc. (CPG) were granted a receivership order Mar. 22 by Court of Queen’s Bench in Winnipeg. The accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny has been named receiver and in a court document it detailed secured creditors are owed a

Canned foods are picked and packaged at their peak and a lot of the preparation has been done for you.

Recipe Swap

Cook quickly with canned foods

Canned fruits and vegetables can help us meet our nutrition requirements

By Julie Garden-Robinson February 24, 2017

Back when I was in college, my roommates and I relied on canned food and other staples such as rice and pasta for quick, economical meals. We mixed in some fresh meat, fruits and vegetables, too, of course. Preparing canned food was faster, though. One of my roommates was famous for her “mono-meals,” or one-item

Canadian vegetable growers say they need to meet changing demand for new crops like sweet potato and bok choy.

Crops, News

Produce sector needs help with CFIA changes

Low margins in the industry leave little capacity to cover rising research costs if an existing formula is scrapped

By Alex Binkley November 30, 2016

Sweeping regulatory changes at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and limited funds for research are among the challenges facing fruit and vegetable growers, says Ron Lemaire, president of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association. “The foundation for Canada’s fresh produce supply chain is made up of approximately 25,000 small-, medium- and large-size farms that produce vegetables,

Revisions in the works for Canada’s Food Guide

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 25, 2016

Health Canada is planning changes to one of its key policy documents to reflect how Canadians’ diets are generally coming up short in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk alternatives. At the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal on Monday, the federal health department launched a 45-day public consultation on changes to Canada’s Food Guide,

Recipe Swap

Be inspired by zucchini

Prairie Fare: Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

By Julie Garden-Robinson August 19, 2016

I remember bringing home a zucchini in my purse. Someone had handed it to me at a gathering, and my purse became a makeshift grocery bag. When I pulled the zucchini out of my purse, my daughter, who was preschool age at the time, looked at me in amazement. I think she wondered if I

Recipe Swap

Ten tips for eating more vegetables

Prairie Fare: Simply Grilled Veggies

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 22, 2016

This is a good year for flowers in my neighbourhood. Pots and baskets are brimming with pink, purple, yellow and crimson petals. I can’t resist flowers or watching things grow. Here’s where I note that “Garden” is my middle name, or my “first” last name, anyway. Have you taken the opportunity to admire the blooming

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 5

Conditions as of May 30, 2016

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 30, 2016

Seeding is nearing completion for the 2016 season in Manitoba, with progress estimated at 96 per cent complete. With the recent rainfall and warmer temperatures, majority of seeded crops are experiencing rapid germination, emergence and growth. Field operations have been hampered by rainy weather conditions during the week and over the weekend in some areas

Crops, Markets

Farmers return to vegetable patch as currency slumps

By GFM Network News, Nia Williams, Rod Nickel February 26, 2016

Reuters — Canadian farmers are cashing in on the highest vegetable prices in years, helped by the country’s weak currency and soaring costs of U.S. imports that have made them unexpected winners in a bearish commodity world. Soft wheat and canola prices may diminish Canadian farm incomes by nine per cent this year. But it

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

Tag Archives Vegetables

Finnish firm produces shipping container farm

Farmers hit hard by vegetable processor’s financial difficulties

Canadian Prairie Garden Puree in receivership

Cook quickly with canned foods

Produce sector needs help with CFIA changes

Revisions in the works for Canada’s Food Guide

Be inspired by zucchini

Ten tips for eating more vegetables

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 5

Farmers return to vegetable patch as currency slumps

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