CanadianSME Small Business Magazine interviews Zaffia Laplante, Chief Operating Officer of SkyAcres, who shared insights on how her Métis heritage and family history in gardening and farming influenced her approach to entrepreneurship and the vision behind SkyAcres.

Raised in Northern Ontario, she gained valuable lessons from her mother and grandmother, both passionate gardeners and entrepreneurs.

This upbringing fostered her love for horticulture, leading to SkyAcres’ mission to revolutionize sustainable farming and promote food sovereignty in Indigenous communities.

SkyAcres specializes in modular vertical farming, providing sustainable solutions with a focus on low water consumption and community engagement.

Zaffia’s participation in Google’s Accelerator for Women Founders further empowers the company’s expansion into new markets, enabling them to reach more communities and strengthen food sustainability efforts.

Zaffia is Canada’s Top 30 Under 30 Sustainable Leaders. She is a serial Indigenous social-entrepreneur, climate activist and 3rd generation gardener. She has 6+ years of experience in Cannabis, Hemp and Indigenous entrepreneurship. She is an experienced youth advocate , including several speaking opportunities at the 2022 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and British Council about her experience as an Indigenous woman in agriculture. Zaffia is passionate about providing high quality food access to remote, rural and Indigenous communities in Canada. Continue reading full article :

https://canadiansme.ca/innovating-in-agritech-zaffia-laplantes-vision-for-skyacres-future/

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