This northern Ontario potato farm is testing a plant-based stimulant to increase yields
A company based in Guelph, Ont. called Ecolution is testing a bio-stimulant, meant to encourage plant growth, at a couple of northern Ontario farms.
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A company based in Guelph, Ont. called Ecolution is testing a bio-stimulant, meant to encourage plant growth, at a couple of northern Ontario farms.
'The old-fashioned way is a good way, but sometimes it’s the hard way,' Don Poulin says.
'The old-fashioned way is a good way, but sometimes it’s the hard way,' Don Poulin says.
'You are getting a home-cooked meal and you don't have to make it'
Posted: Apr 25, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 25 Dan Poulin owns Don Poulin Potatoes Inc. in Chelmsford.(Frédéric Projean/Radio-Canada) comments As I've mentioned before, I try my best to buy food grown and made as close to home as possible. At the big chain grocery stores, while the potatoes are often grown in Ontario, they're often labelled with the store's own packaging. So when I moved to Greater Sudbury, I was surprised to see bags of potatoes at the big stores that were not only grown locally, but branded by the farm itself. A bag of "Pride of Azilda" potatoes.(Jonathan Pint...