Marie - Claude Bibeau , Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food , and Keith Colwell , Nova Scotia Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries , declare $ 600,000 in investments for two greenhouse businesses in Nova Scotia to position them for accelerated occupation growth .
Through Nova Scotia ’s Agriculture Business Advancer program , two greenhouse operation – den Haan ’s Greenhouses Ltd. and Forest Glen Greenhouses Ltd. – will receive $ 300,000 each to enthrone in their businesses . With its funding , den Haan ’s will be transitioning to year - circle veg production by installing LED lighting engineering . The new firing is look to start the business to increase its total yield by 25 to 30 per centime , run across the need for local sassy produce in the winter , while reducing its overall carbon paper footprint .
Forest Glen is a local manufacturer of spring , capitulation and Christmas flora material , with contracts with major grocery and place renovation chains to supply their garden centres in Nova Scotia , New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island . Forest Glen be after a major elaboration , total a young 35,000 straight understructure toilet - tie greenhouse .
The Agriculture Business Advancer program is supported through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership , a five - class , $ 37 million investment in strategical enterprisingness for Nova Scotian agriculture by the federal and provincial governments .
" Investments like these are win - win for our agricultural producer and our environment because they increase production of locally - sourced vegetables by using modern base . Our Government will continue collaborating with our provincial pardner to help the sustainable exploitation of agricultural businesses like these who make significant contributions to our communities by providing jobs and supplying high-pitched - caliber food " , said The Honourable Marie - Claude Bibeau , Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food .
" Nova Scotia ’s Agriculture Business Advancer Program assist agri - business organization introduce and boom , enhancing rural economical development and increase nutrient security in our state . With our federal government pardner , we congratulate the two Nova Scotian glasshouse process who are the Advancer Program ’s 2020 financing recipients " , Keith Colwell , Nova Scotia Minister of Agriculture added .
" This funding mean we can now increase our output even through the wintertime months . Our business enterprise is growing , in more ways than one , thanks to this important investment from the two levels of government activity . I think it ’s honorable for us , our provider , our customer , and for the economy generally . Everybody win " , Luke den Haan , hideaway Haan Greenhouses , Lawrencetown , Annapolis County , Nova Scotia , commented .
For more information : www.agr.gc.canovascotia.cadenhaan.cawww.forestglen.ca
