Prince Edward Island may be small in size, but its drive to become carbon neutral rivals that of Canada’s larger provinces and territories. Case in point: Marc and Krista Schurman, owners of Atlantic Grown Organics in Kensington, have partnered with the provincial government to become the first in Canada to heat their 1.6-hectare greenhouse operation entirely with locally-sourced biomass, the term for organic matter.
“We certainly have a long history of innovation in biomass heat,” Marc explains. “One that spans two generations.”
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