LFIF secures $5.6M to improve food security across Canada

LFIF secures $5.6M to improve food security across Canada
From left to right: Andrew Paris, African Nova Scotian Affairs, Alison Graham, council member for the town of Truro, Shelly DeViller, Colchester Food Network, Deb Pryor, council member for the Town of Truro, Ian McGrath, council member for the Town of Truro, Cathy Hinton, mayor of Truro, Christine Blair, mayor of Colchester County, Dr. Heather Bruce, faculty of agriculture with Dalhousie University, and Kody Blois, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Member of Parliament for Kings–Hants. (Courtesy of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

Supported projects include a greenhouse with solar panels, a community garden with an irrigation system, and food forests.

The Small Scale Projects component of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) is receiving up to $5.6 million to support 87 new projects across Canada.

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