Bananas, limes and tea grown in Mattagami: One First Nation’s work toward food sovereignty – CBC

Jan 22, 2025

Community to run a greenhouse experiment in coming months as part of wider local supply project

Nestled between Sudbury and Timmins, Mattagami First Nation doesn’t have many options when it comes to grocery shopping.

Most community members have to travel for an hour on the highway to get fresh produce.

But there are several initiatives under way to try and change that — the latest of which involves some $100,000 in funding from the provincial government to run a greenhouse in the community.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/greenhouse-plan-project-banana-agriculture-growth-1.7437604