QuantoTech was featured in BiV article by Glen Korstrom. To read the article click here or the image below.
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
QuantoTech featured in the Globe and Mail. You can read the article by Ann Hui linked here or by clicking the image below.
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
QuantoTech was selected as one of 15 companies out of an extremely competitive applicant pool to participate in the Vancouver Economic Commision’s Angels for Climate Solutions competition and investment training program.
“Over the next six weeks, these startups are honing their pitches, navigating deal structures, and presenting their innovation pitches to the investor cohort.
At the end of the six weeks, five startups will advance to a 10-week training intensive and vie to win the $100,000 investment. The top five will also receive special application support and coaching to submit their solutions to VEC’s flagship Project Greenlight program.”
“We are excited to have been selected with 14 other amazing up-and-coming startups, and are looking forward to the training program as we prepare for upcoming investment rounds,” says Alycia van der Gracht, Founder.
You can follow along and watch the initial pitches on Feb 28th to watch the top 10 selected live to move onto a second pitch event. Free registration for the event can be found here.
This funding will support our scaleup to 1,000 grow shelves so we can serve our waiting customers in Vancouver and Regina.
“With this Scaleup captial we can now serve the many customers wanting to buy our fresh, sustainable and locally grown produce. We will also expand beyond our initial Vancouver market,” said, Alycia van der Gracht, Founder.
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
QuantoTech has increased production at the Port Coquitlam pilot farm by double in an effort to keep up with produce demand prior to a large scaleup.
QuantoTech’ produces a variety of lettuces and herbs under the brand “Northern Greens.”
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
QuantoTech has shipped two QFarms, one destined for Ontario, the other for Nova Scotia.
The QFarm is a vertical, hydroponic, micro farm suitable for small communities with populations of around 500 or less. Each QFarm ships plug-and-play with everything you need to start growing… down to the pens.
QuantoTech also sells consumables packages to ensure our customers are able to grow the same quality produce as our brand, Northern Greens.
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
You can now find QuantoTech’s produce under Northern Greens in the FeedBC directory.
A variety of produce and leafy greens are available to order and we are contantly adding new products.
To learn more about our produce brand Northern Greens check out our dedicated website.
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
Check here for an update on QuantoTech’s collaboration through the Digital Supercluster projects with i-Open Group.
“Through the AutoAg project, a consortia of partners that also includes QuantoTech, Simon Fraser University, Terramera and Verge Ag are working together to develop the world’s first interactive planning software for precision and autonomous agriculture.”
Read more on the work being done with i-Open Group and the Food and Agriculture Institute:
“This research explores urban agriculture, vertical farming and controlled-environment agriculture methods to address food system vulnerabilities associated with climate change, farm succession and using conventional agriculture methods.”
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
QuantoTech was excited to participate in B.C.’s Agritech Ramp-Up Pilot Program and receive $25,000 as one of the winners of the Business Development Grant provided by IAF for Cohort 1.
“The funding and the knowledge we gained through Ramp-Up is allowing us to install our new auto-dosing system into our existing showcase grow banks to display. Our technology, paired with our existing grow systems, severely reduces the labour and knowledge required to grow commercial-quality produce, giving small communities the ability to grow high-quality produce year-round and boosting their food security,” Alycia van der Gracht, co-founder, QuantoTech.”
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
QuantoTech’s Alycia van der Gracht and Nandish Khandelwal were interviewed for an article in the Cascade.
The title of the article is “The potential of vertical farming and its agricultural benefits for sustainable growth”, and it can be found here.
QuantoTech Solutions Ltd. designs, manufactures and operates vertical farms to promote food security and sustainability by bringing fresh produce to unconventional climates and under-served communities. Northern Greens is the brand for produce grown with QuantoTech systems.
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