“We’ve always been very confident that we would be able to go and raise the money needed to expand the network,” said Barry Murchie, the chief executive of GoodLeaf Farms and its parent company Bedford, N.S.-based TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture Ltd. But perhaps more importantly for Canada, a successful national indoor farmer would provide some hope. Micro Arugula is packed and ready for shipping to customers from GoodLeaf Farms in Guelph, Ont. The GoodLeaf investment is the fund’s first publicly announced investment. Belair, as well as Murchie, the GoodLeaf CEO, were both executives at McCain who were involved in the food company’s previous investments in GoodLeaf, before landing in their current roles.

Source: National Post December 07, 2022 19:17 UTC