- Affinor Growers (AFI) hits the shelves in Vancouver, BC with vertically farmed strawberries
- The premium, sustainable, greenhouse strawberries are being sold through a distributor, Berrymobile
- The berries were grown in Affinor’s 15 000 square foot greenhouse in Abbotsford, BC, from seedlings over the winter of 2022
- Affinor is in the process of permitting their new proprietary greenhouse, the “Atlantis,” which will accommodate growing strawberries, utilizing eight levels
- Affinor Growers Inc. (AFI) is up 9.09 per cent, trading at C$0.06 at 12:48 pm ET
Affinor Growers (AFI) has shipped its first harvest of cultivar strawberries to Four Seasons Farm at the Granville Island Public Market.
The premium, sustainable, greenhouse strawberries are being sold through a distributor, Berrymobile.
The strawberry harvest, packaging and delivery to local markets represents a successful commercial pilot of Affinor’s patented rotating towers (Canada, USA, Colombia, and Aruba), automated systems and processes.
The berries were grown in Affinor’s 15 000 square foot greenhouse in Abbotsford, BC, from seedlings over the winter of 2022.
Affinor is in the process of permitting their new proprietary greenhouse, the “Atlantis,” which will accommodate growing strawberries, utilizing eight levels.
This is double the current four-level towers, substantially decreasing costs and increasing yield.
Affinor’s technology is the most sustainable solution for reducing water usage, ease of cropping and adaptability to full modular automation, getting ready for the future age of agriculture changes.
Affinor CEO Nick Brusatore commented: “I look forward to people tasting our strawberries for the first time. This is the Affinor milestone that capital markets have been patiently waiting for. This successful commercial pilot validates our technology, processes, and year-round growing cycle.”
“The next step is the Abbotsford property scale-up to 82,000 square feet of greenhouse facilities to produce strawberries at eight levels in our newly designed Atlantis greenhouse, all for the local BC fresh markets,” added Brusatore.
Affinor is focused on developing vertical farming technologies and using those technologies to grow fruits and vegetables sustainably.
Affinor Growers Inc. (AFI) is up 9.09 per cent, trading at C$0.06 at 12:48 pm ET.
