Farming Without Fossil Fuels On Prince Edward Island

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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