Peter Quiring has been fielding more calls than usual from various levels of government all eager to discuss food
“It’s funny … you’re asking me about food security, and I’m just about to get on a call right after this with the government because there’s a lot of interest in food independence and security right now, both provincially and federally,” said the founder and president of Leamington, Ont.-based Nature Fresh Farms, one of the largest greenhouse growers in the country.
“To be honest with you, we could grow much more than we do right now. And I think we’re headed there.”
The reason for all that interest, of course, is that the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted global supply chains across various sectors and the food chain is clearly an important one for most people and governments.
The COVID-19 fallout has sparked a
renewed interest in the issue of domestic food security, particularly as
to whether Canada has enough capacity to grow its own food in a doomsday scenario where the country could no longer rely on imports.
Some food experts say greenhouses, including those currently mothballed by the struggling cannabis industry, could play an increasingly important role in being prepared for such an eventuality.
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