Red Deer non-profit feeds families and communities in need through year-round greenhouses

Winter might be just around the corner, but in Raygan Solotki’s research greenhouse the tomatoes are still green and ripening on the vine.Mitch Thomson with the Red Deer food bank says greenhouses give them the power to deliver more healthy foods to local families in need.

She started the organization in the Northwest Territories but says food insecurity can happen anywhere."Coming from Inuvik, my image of Alberta is there's so many farms and this is the land of milk and honey, but it's not. There are still people who are struggling." That allows the food bank and its clients to access fresh cost-effective vegetables, salad greens and herbs all year round, adding sustainable and healthy foods to families and individuals who need help putting food on the table.

"We growing fresh food to ensure we have something of a fresh nature to help these families," said Mitch Thomson, the food bank's executive director. "Domes like this have been proven in the Arctic and being able to do that here in Red Deer just makes sense."

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