Growcer CEO Urges Senate to Recognize Food Infrastructure as Critical to National Resilience
Corey Ellis, co-founder and CEO of Growcer, testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry today, making an urgent case for federal recognition of food infrastructure as essential to Canadian sovereignty and security.
Op-Ed: Food Sovereignty is Economic Sovereignty: Why Budget 2025 Makes the Case for Local Food Systems
Budget 2025 has created space for a bigger conversation about what sovereignty actually means in practice. The government understands that secure supply chains matter. They understand that infrastructure investments need to serve communities for generations. They understand that resilience means reducing dependence on systems we don't control.
What if we applied that same thinking to food?
Ottawa Mission Launches Local Vertical Farm to Feed Thousands Thanks to RBC and Growcer Support
The Ottawa Mission, RBC and Growcer announced today a new initiative to grow healthy, fresh, locally produced greens for use in The Mission’s meal programs to serve to vulnerable community members across the City of Ottawa, using Growcer’s modular vertical farms.
Growcer Applauds PM Carney's Historic $1B School Food Investment, Calls for Continued Infrastructure Investment
"Prime Minister Carney's commitment to permanent school food funding is transformational for Canadian children and communities," said Corey Ellis, Co-founder and CEO of Growcer. "This represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to not just feed students, but to build the infrastructure that enables communities to feed themselves."
Growcer Raises $3M in Series A to Accelerate Growth
The Growcer Inc., a Canadian company enabling anyone to grow food year-round with its modular vertical farms, attracted $3 million to accelerate its strong growth. The round was led by strategic investors Modern Niagara, Jeff Westeinde, and former Farm Boy Co-CEO Jeff York.
Paris 2024 Olympics: The most sustainable games yet, and the potential for more?
It can be easy to say, “let’s just do it the way we’ve always done.” But it is more rewarding to say, “how can we do better?”
Beyond the Olympics, I want to suggest that events with complex catering logistics (Formula 1, World Cups, and other temporary sporting event set ups) could benefit from modular vertical farming.
Op-Ed: Canadian farmers fight climate change
Senator Rob Black penned this op-ed for The Hill Times about the different ways Canada’s agricultural community is leading the charge for diversified, sustainable farming and highlighted his visit to Growcer’s container farm as an example of agri-tech innovation.