Making an Impact in Indigenous Communities 

“We need to introduce this [healthy eating] at that age or even younger, but grades 6 to 12 is when they can start going to the cafeteria and they can get a salad or a sandwich. These things look so good, and the chef there is really happy with our produce, if you can see it, it speaks for itself.”
- Virginia Muswagon,

co-manager of Life Water Gardens,

Norway House Cree Nation’s Growcer project

See what she’s talking about by watching the highlights from last month's Cando Links to Learning webinars. Panelists from different Growcer projects in Indigenous communities discussed youth engagement through technology, building a social network for elders, and critical success factors for local food projects.

Join the Conversation: Sustainability with Social Enterprises

Join us on March 25 to hear from D’arcy Fischer, former director of social enterprise at Chrysalis, on how the charity created a social enterprise with Growcer to grow fresh greens year-round and sustain its mission to support adults with developmental disabilities. 

Farm Highlight: Not Your Average Classroom

Loblaws recently highlighted École KLO Middle School and its partnership with President's Choice Children's Charity to bring fresh greens into the classroom.

Small groups of students from different grades and classes have been working in the Growcer farm, learning about the grow cycle, planting seedlings, and harvesting. In the future, a grade 9 course focused on managing the farm will be offered as a credit. And it’s only the start - read about the school’s further plans to give back to the community and offer a veggie subscription box for parents.

Headlines: A sprinklin' of herbs 🍃

👋 Every first Thursday of the month, Growcer hosts an informal Meet and Eat anyone can join. Got questions? Get them answered by registering here.

🍽️ Ever wanted to try Growcer-grown lettuce? You now can! Find us in Goodfood2u boxes alongside other hyper-local Ottawa treats.

📸 Camera, Lights, Action: Our Customer Success team is busy filming a refresh of Growcer’s training content. Follow us on social media for a sneak peek of the bloopers one day.

📰 Co-founder Alida Burke's work with Growcer was featured by the Financial Post in an article about young women diving into entrepreneurship while in school.

💡 Take a look at Futurpreneur Canada’s most recent highlight on Kathryn Corbiere, an Ojibwe entrepreneur, who runs a successful welding business and passes on her skills to other women in the community through workshops and training. Futurpreneur supports Indigenous entrepreneurs to launch or buy their own business and we have an exciting event in the works for next month, so stay tuned.

Scroll up and sign up for the social enterprise webinar! Until March 25, The Growcer Team ✍️