Frequently Asked Questions:
- What do you need the money for?
Currently we need the money for simple things like the power bill, our supplies for next year, to bring in fuel for heat, and to pay down debt accumulated during our water struggles. If we were to end up with more than what is owed for that, we'd be able to change the boiler to a green burning one, and install a rail system in the greenhouse.
We're open from 7 am until 5 pm until the sunshine shifts so that we have to change our hours.
- Are you open to the public?
Yes, though our focus is on the wholesale market.
We're located just west of Burr, Saskatchewan, Canada, which is 12 miles south of Humboldt along Hwy 20.
- What do you do to "give back"?
We donate all our produce that would not have the shelf life expected in a grocery store to such organizations as the Soup Kitchen and the Food Bank in Humboldt, and Teen Challenge in Saskatoon.
- What is your hiring policy?
We hire anyone who will fit the job. We evaluate the person's abilities during the interview(s) and then, if they seem right for the job, give them a trial run for a week. We look for people who will take their job seriously, work assiduously, and take direction without argument or complaint. The amount of training that will be necessary also is factored in, for obvious reasons. Consequently, we have on staff recent immigrants, women, single mothers, first home buyers, people of colour, Black people, students, teachers, and right up to people who are pre-retirement. 80% of our employees are women.