That's welcome news to Louis MacDonald, who co-owns the greenhouse operation Growing For Life in Black Duck Siding, near Stephenville. The province began the transplant program three years ago and has been rapidly expanding it ever since out of its base in Wooddale. While the transplant program is meant to boost food production, Lester said he's not sure that's been the main effect. But she questioned the need to create greenhouse space for research purposes, when there's a wide pool of local agricultural knowledge in the private sector. Farmers know what grows here, domestic gardeners know what grows here," she said.

Source: CBC News June 28, 2020 18:33 UTC