Lufa Farms

OUR NEW FARM IS A 31,000 SQUARE FOOT GREENHOUSE ON TOP OF A MONTREAL OFFICE BUILDING located at 1440 Antonio Barbeau, that is specially designed to provide the optimum environment for more than 25 varieties of vegetables and plants and does so without using pesticides or herbicides of any type. The farm uses a variety of hydroponic and drip farming techniques and by doing so, gives the plants exactly what they need for optimum growth and results in the same crop yields of a farm more than 10 times its size. The farm also incorporates many energy and sustainability features – among them: we collect rainwater for use on the farm, we recirculate all irrigation water, and we provide an energy-saving shield to the office building below. We grow only high quality varieties and cultivars of vegetables that have been carefully selected and tested for their nutrient content and taste.

OUR VISION IS A CITY FULL OF ROOFTOP FARMS. Some see our farm as small, but we have discovered that it has a big potential. It does more than grow vegetables. It allows land previously lost to urban development to be farmed again. Its year-around farming operations help and the roofs they protect will combat the warming of our cities. It minimizes the distance, time, and handling of food between you and us and it allows us to grow traditional and highly nutritious produce instead of only semi-tasteless varieties that ship and store well. Not least, it directly involves the consumer in a relationship with a local farm.

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