It's Earth Day every day on our rooftops!

It seems there's a holiday for everything these days (if you didn't know, April 9 was unicorn day), but one that's worth our attention is April 22 - better known as Earth Day. It's a day we take seriously around here and encapsulates everything we've set out to do since we built our first rooftop greenhouse in 2011.

It's always been our goal to grow food where people live and to grow it more sustainably. Over the past decade or so, we've built a local food system centred on sustainable urban agriculture. And we intend to keep the momentum going, honouring the milestones we've already achieved while looking forward to our next greenhouses...and beyond!

With each new greenhouse, we move closer toward our vision of a city of rooftop farms. But there's still work to be done. We're constantly holding ourselves to a higher standard, working on projects like finding more sustainable packaging for ours and our partners' products, electrifying our delivery fleet, and growing our team more and more as we continue onwards and upwards. So we're calling on all trailblazers and anyone willing to get their hands dirty to join our team!

Check out the photos below for the latest updates from our four rooftops.

At Ahuntsic, our jalapeno peppers keep things hot while we wait for those green peppers to turn yellow, red, or orange before harvesting.

On the other side of the greenhouse, our herbs and microgreens stretch as far as the eye can see.

We’re also trying out praying mantises in our little greenhouse ecosystem! These ravenous predators will eat any harmful pests that cross their path. Plus, it's super cool to watch these little guys hatch.

Over at Laval, we’re currently growing cucumbers that we replant every four to six months when they become less productive and produce less fruit.

At Anjou, it’s a familiar sight with a sea of green including favourites like Boston and oakleaf lettuce, rainbow chard, and Genovese basil.

And we're scouting religiously for aphids to get rid of them with our “search and destroy” method - removing them from the greenhouse one plant at a time.

Ville Saint-Laurent continues to be the home of our eggplant and tomato crops. We’ll soon be simplifying our tomato offering to strictly rebelski and cherry tomatoes.

But who’s to say we won’t welcome back our much-loved heirlooms when we can dedicate an entire growing space just for them?