Cranbrook Food Recovery (CFR), a local volunteer organization that collects unsellable produce from grocery stores to feed people in need, has turned its attention towards urban farming.
The organization has plans to build a hydroponic greenhouse in the parking lot of Pop Price Park to grow fresh produce year-round.
CFR currently collects food from grocery stores that is past its prime but still edible. Products like dented cereal boxes and cans and fruits and vegetables that are slightly past the best-before date are collected and then distributed to public bodies like Cranbrook Foodbank Society, Salvation Army, Street Angels, and local schools. The greenhouse would allow CFR to increase the lifespan of its food and the amount that is distributed.