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Episode 127: How Controlled Environments Are Rewriting Canada’s Food Map
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- Under the Canopy
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- Jan 12, 2026
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- 4076
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Summary
Winter doesn’t stop a ripe tomato anymore. We sit down with Richard Lee, Executive Director of the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers, to unpack how controlled environment agriculture is rewriting the rules on local food, energy use, and year-round supply. From Leamington’s vast glass acreage to the algorithms that decide when lights switch on, we trace the systems that keep cucumbers, peppers, and lettuce thriving when the thermometer says otherwise. Richard breaks down the economics and ...