Homegrown Innovation Challenge

The Back 40

15-11-2022 • 31 mins

6 Years. 15 Teams. Plans to future proof Canada’s food production. Tamara Rebanks, Chair of the Homegrown Innovation Challenge Taskforce and Director at Weston Family Foundation, joins us to discuss the Homegrown Innovation Challenge and how it aims to bring new solutions to allow Canadian farmers to compete with out of season produce. This massive undertaking being championed by the Weston Foundation aims to identify tools and technologies that enable Canadian farmers to sustainably and competitively grow berries out of season.

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To learn more about the Weston Family Foundation (https://westonfoundation.ca/) or the Homegrown Innovation Challenge (https://homegrownchallenge.ca/) please visit their websites.

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