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Horticulture, Agriculture & Forestry

Food and land projects that make ecological and commercial sense

Advisory for controlled environment agriculture, urban forestry, reforestation, and land-use planning, grounded in three decades of hands-on commercial growing. We integrate ecological knowledge with a business case that stands on its own.

What we cover
CEA, vertical farms, forestry, land planning
Who we serve
First Nations, Métis, communities
Grounded in
30 years of commercial growing at scale
The outcome
Owned, operating, year-round enterprises
Inside a large commercial greenhouse with rows of growing benches under an arched glazed roof
Inside a commercial greenhouse complex. Our agriculture practice is led by a grower who designed, built, and ran operations at this scale.
About This Practice

Growing expertise you can build a business on

Our agriculture and forestry work is led by someone who has actually run the operations. Before consulting, our CEA subject matter expert designed, built, and operated a 90,000 sq. ft. computer-controlled greenhouse complex with up to 40 staff, selling to major retail chains. That is the lens we bring to every food and land project.

A controlled environment agriculture or vertical farm feasibility study from Solarcor is built to answer the hard questions first: what will energy actually cost, who buys the product, and does the community have the capacity to run it after we leave. For First Nations and Métis communities, that often connects directly to food sovereignty, fresh food grown close to home, year-round, in a climate that fights you.

Rows of potted plants in production inside a commercial greenhouse

What we do

  • Controlled environment agriculture from concept through feasibility, business case, and technology procurement
  • Vertical farm and greenhouse feasibility, including energy, climate, and crop economics
  • Indigenous food sovereignty planning, designed for local ownership and year-round supply
  • Urban forest strategies, operational tree planting plans, and canopy assessments
  • Reforestation and land-use planning with phased development zones
  • GIS deliverables covering soils, hydrology, infrastructure, and growing conditions
  • Collaboration with registered forestry professionals, licensed engineers, and technical specialists

What we have done. We drove a community vertical farm from feasibility through a full business case and technology procurement, and develop urban forestry plans that qualify for public funding. We know what good looks like on the ground because we have grown product at retail scale.

How We Help

From a growing idea to a running operation

Test it properly

Feasibility and business cases that price energy, market access, and operating capacity, including the cases where a simpler path wins.

Fund and procure

Funding strategy and technology procurement that match the right system to the climate, the crop, and the budget.

Operate and own

Operations planning and training so the greenhouse, farm, or forest is run and owned by the community for the long term.

Common Questions

Agriculture & forestry questions we hear most

What is controlled environment agriculture, and is it worth it for a community?

Controlled environment agriculture covers greenhouses, vertical farms, and indoor growing where light, climate, and nutrients are managed precisely. Whether it pays for a community depends on energy cost, market access, and operating capacity. We run the feasibility plainly, including the cases where a simpler approach wins.

Can a vertical farm or greenhouse support Indigenous food sovereignty?

It can, when it is built to be owned and operated locally. We design for fresh food close to home, year-round growing in a harsh climate, local jobs, and a business case that stands on its own rather than relying on permanent subsidy.

Do you handle forestry and land planning too?

Yes. We develop urban forest strategies, operational tree planting and reforestation plans, and GIS-based land-use deliverables, working alongside registered forestry professionals and licensed engineers where regulated design is required.

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Thinking about a farm, greenhouse, or forestry project?

Tell us what you want to grow. We will give you an honest read on whether it works and how to fund it.

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