A team from Yukon working to address food insecurity in the North received $500,000 for the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Teaching and Working Farm Extended-Season Greenhouse Construction.
The project partners, the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in (TH) and Yukon College, will build an extended-season cold-climate greenhouse, the first of its kind in Yukon, that will transform the existing farm into an operation capable of sustaining local production and providing experiential learning opportunities for up to 10 months of the year, even during some of the coldest periods of winter. "The final design will also be deployable to other Yukon First Nations and Northern communities seeking to implement localized solutions to food security challenges", Derrick Hastings, TH Farm Manager, explains.
Jason Annahatak, Chair of the Arctic Inspiration Prize Charitable Trust says, "Their projects embody the true spirit of the Arctic Inspiration Prize and will undoubtedly advance the wellbeing and quality of life across Canada's North."
For more information:
TH Farm
KM 699, N. Klondike Hwy
Dawson City, YT
(867) 993-3916
admin@trondekfarm.ca
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