After dealing with bouts of severe weather, a farmer in B.C.’s Fraser Valley says he and his family are looking at vertical farming to grow strawberries.
Recent years have seen a heat dome and flooding, says Amir Maan of Maan Farms in Abbotsford, B.C. That’s had an impact on crops.
“We’re growing 25, almost 30 acres of strawberries outdoors, but we’re only harvesting 10 acres’ worth because of all the loss,” he said.
Those losses led to discussions with his father about the future of the family farm.
Last year, Maan’s family invested in a vertical greenhouse to shift 10 acres of strawberries — an area the size of almost eight
