Brian Hart, the founder of Kate's Rest, is seeking support from the municipality for a $6 million partnership that will combine organic waste management, hydroponics farming, and affordable housing.
"We're working on the home-and-farm initiative. We're going to be creating additional housing that will be tied into hydroponic, or climate-controlled, farming as a way of employing people who were formerly homeless," Mr. Hart told councillors last month.
"In the course of doing this work we came across several partners, Vectors Group, a non-profit organization based in Ottawa, and Bio Sustainer, a company that's involved with organic liquid fertilizer production."
Mr. Hart introduced Daniel Livvarcin, who is both the CEO of Vectors Group and the representative from Bio Sustainer.
"I met a Turkish investor a couple of years ago. He is interested in transferring his facilities to Canada," Mr. Livvarcin said. "He has been involved in the organic fertilizer business for several years. He works with researchers from different countries, specifically on hydroponic farming."
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