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Article: Hydroponics help First Nation grow.(SPECIAL REPORT: ELLIOT LAKE & NORTH SHORE)
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- Northern Ontario Business
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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A hydroponic vegetable operation within the walls of the Thessalon First Nation's Bio Centre is gaining momentum as the community examines ways of diversifying.
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The Bio Centre is located on Highway 129, about 10 kilometres north of the town proper on the north shore of Lake Huron, 90 km from Sault Ste. Marie.
Through a comprehensive plan developed by KPMG, it was suggested the community diversify its tree seedlings and Canadian Yew operation to include hydroponics to grow cucumbers and tomatoes.
"That is our next phase and will involve renovations to our greenhouses," says Thessalon First Nation's economic ...