Marketplace All-in-One How a high-tech farm in Canada is winning in the trade war
Jun 5, 2025
Discover the groundbreaking innovations at Canada’s first fully automated greenhouse, where technology meets agriculture. Learn how this high-tech facility produces quality greens with minimal labor. The CEO reveals strategies for thriving in a challenging trade environment. Explore how these changes are reshaping consumer preferences in the Canadian grocery market. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the future of farming, and the potential for local produce to take center stage amidst trade tensions.
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Agricultural tech transformation
- Technology is transforming agriculture globally with innovations like electric tractors and leaf sensors.
- This trend includes upskilling workers and automated greenhouses to improve efficiency and product quality.
Canada's automated greenhouse story
- Canada's first fully automated greenhouse slowly moves troughs of peat moss with lettuce from germination to harvest in 25 days.
- It produces between 5,000 and 6,000 pounds of cut baby leaf lettuce daily, with minimal human presence.
Motivation behind Haven Greens
- Haven Greens CEO Jay Wilmot disliked the quality of leafy greens available in Canadian supermarkets.
- Most leafy greens were imported, old, slimy, and tasteless, coming mainly from the US west coast and Mexico.