“Think about a container 300 times bigger than this model,” Ray Fankhauser, hydroponic project coordinator, told the crowd assembled at MANS for the hydroponic container groundbreaking ceremony on May 22.
The full-sized Growcer container can yield 7,000-9,000 pounds of leafy greens per year.
Government and business dignitaries who attended the ceremony included:
Boris Contreras
Assistant Deputy Minister – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Division, Ministry of Education and Childcare
Michael (Mike) Chow
Manager, Programs and Partner Engagement – RUMIE – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Division (Alberta Education & Childcare)
Scott Tumbach
Field Services Manager, Independent Schools and Home Education (Alberta Education & Childcare)
Ken Miller
Project Manager, Applied Research – OLDS College
Christian Ortiz
Founder of Justice AI
John Jagersma
Executive Director – AISCA
Stan Orlesky
Indigenous Relations – Fortis Alberta, which had recognized MANS small scale hydroponic garden with a “greenUp Award” in 2025.
