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CAN (ON): Modular farms now made in Dalkeith
In good farm country like Dalkeith, where soil is abundant, it seems unusual to introduce vertical farming. But Eric Amyot, CEO of Modular Farms Inc., believes he’s found the perfect location to build the modular farm that are being shipped worldwide. These metal boxes — some say they look like ATCO storage containers — are now being produced at the old MacLennan sawmill in Dalkeith. The sawmill was purchased 10 years ago by Carter Shows owners Bruce Brock and Geordie Todd.
“I wasn’t planning on selling the place, but they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse,” says Brock, speaking of the farm company that’s interested in purchasing the nearly 10-acre property.
“Right now we have a lease-to-own in place, and because we’ve already started the show season, rides like the Tilt-A-Whirl and Merry-Go-Round will be on the road while others are being stored in the back. That makes the main building available for the farms manufacturing.” He explains that some of their 20 rides can be stored outside, making room for the seven farm employees to work on farm container production in the main storage facility.