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Peter Quiring has been fielding more calls than usual from various levels of government all eager to discuss food.



“It’s funny … you’re asking me about food security, and I’m just about to get on a call right after this with the government because there’s a lot of interest in food independence and security right now, both provincially and federally,” said the founder and president of Leamington, Ont.-based Nature Fresh Farms, one of the largest greenhouse growers in the country.

To be honest with you, we could grow much more than we do right now. And I think we’re headed there Peter Quiring, founder of Nature Fresh Farms

“To be honest with you, we could grow much more than we do right now. And I think we’re headed there.”