If you still picture farming as rows of fields and dirt under the sun, it may be time to rethink it. In Langley, B.C., Easy Harvest Box is changing the way we think about agriculture by growing mushrooms inside a retrofitted 40-foot container. Their climate-controlled system uses far fewer resources than traditional farming and directly responds to the supply chain challenges exposed during COVID.
"The growing demand for a basic local produce ever since COVID has been huge," says Tina Jamali, Director of Client Relations. "There's been lots of supply issues, supply chain issues, and with the way we basically do it—because it's local—these containers can be placed anywhere. We can address that problem in itself."
Sustainability is central to the Easy Harvest Box model. "We use 95% less water. We can grow mushrooms year-round with no pesticides, no more water," she adds.
Easy Harvest Box was created through the collaboration of three companies with different but complementary expertise. BC Sunrise Agriculture Corp., led by Amir Vakili, has over 20 years of experience in global agriculture and fertilizers. Octopus Impact Investment Group Inc., directed by Behzad Aghababazadeh, has more than 15 years of experience managing sustainability projects in 15 countries, focusing on entrepreneurship and business strategy. JJ Pursuits Holdings Ltd., led by Jobin Jamali, contributes over 15 years of experience in technology and entrepreneurship from a base in British Columbia.
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