Panel – Weston Family Foundation Homegrown Innovation Challenge: Using a Challenge Prize Funding Model to Spur Innovation and Adoption

The Weston Family Foundation invests in innovation and learning in health and landscapes to deliver measurable impacts to the well- being of Canadians. [...] In Canada, outdoor growing not possible throughout the year … … while indoor cultivation in winter is often still expensive Four design features were implemented to increase the adoption of research • Challenge prize model • Structure of funding • Review process • Grantee support The Homegrown Innovation Challenge asks innovators to create and deliver a market-ready system to reliably, sustainably. [...] Confidential and privileged homegrownchallenge.ca /grantees/vertberry Thank you! P i o n e e r i n g g r e e n h o u s e t e c h n o l o g y. [...] Su dbu r y bill rose by 7 0 % Mar i e in Canada Northern Ontario The G o a l To demonstrate positive economic viability and sustainability of berry production by combining an innovative and new to Canada greenhouse envelope with environmentally sustainable thermal harvesting system (i.e., the ability to recapture and use waste heat), multi-tier grow racks, water cooled programmable lighting and in. [...] ca A g r i Te c h N o r t h B e n@ agr it e ch - nor t h .ca R u r a l A g r i - I n n o v a t i o n N e t w o r k ( R A I N ) D t h om p son@ ss m i c.