The greenhouse will become an important addition to the society’s social enterprise skills and employment program, Good Roots Gardening and improve the organization’s overall long-term sustainability. In addition to providing skills training for people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), this initiative will also create two full-time and four seasonal jobs for individuals with ASD and one other full-time position. John’s at the Elaine Dobbin Centre for Autism and will enable ASNL to produce larger volumes of healthy food to be used at its social enterprise restaurant – the Pantry Café & Catering. The greenhouse will be built on site in St. To facilitate this project, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is contributing $50,785 and the Government of Canada is providing a non-repayable contribution of $60,000.ĪSNL will build a new greenhouse that will operate from natural sunlight during the standard growing season and generate heat and light using solar photovoltaic modules during winter. As part of their social enterprise activities, the Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (ASNL) is partnering with Trades NL and Iron & Earth East to design and build a year-round greenhouse that will use clean technology to produce sustainable food products.
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