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[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

To add onto what the other commenter responded with, Lufa doesn't just provide their own produce from their greenhouses. They also supply local produce and products from all around the region, including going as far as Lac St Jean region and Eastern Ontario for stuff that is made locally. Some is greenhouse, some is seasonal.

Outside of this, it sources citrus from small growers in Florida for example.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 5 days ago

ok. thats kinda a downer. I was like wow. they are growing all these neat things in the city.

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

I think the farm to table aspect is great though, even if they act as an intermediary.

They also have a minimal packaging philosophy. The stuff that comes in the crates is often either in paper bags or not packaged at all. So you get

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