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Can Canada grow more of its own food? Greenhouses, vertical farming makes it possible, experts say

U.S. supplies 67 per cent of Canada’s vegetable imports and 36 per cent of its fruit imports

CBC RadioSamritha Arunasalam

Cost of Living9:14Should Canada grow more of its own food?

While Canadians are taking time at the grocery store looking for Canadian-made products and labels like the maple leaf, local food growers are ramping up production to meet demand.

Jon Lomow is the co-founder of Fieldless Farms, an indoor vertical farm in Cornwall, Ont. He grows leafy greens and mushrooms year-round and says his produce has been flying off the shelf.

"We are selling out two- to four-times faster, in some instances, maybe f…

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