Manitoba Agriculture

This section highlights our land-based programming and community-driven food innovation, made possible through the generous support of the Manitoba Agriculture Indigenous Food Systems and Agriculture Program. In 2023 and 2024, our pilot projects were supported by Manitoba Agriculture, the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design’s Creative Entrepreneurship and Master of Arts in Creative Leadership Programs.

Activities supported by Manitoba Agriculture

Explore stories, tools, and projects that integrate Indigenous food systems, sustainable agriculture, food product development, climate-smart farming, and creative entrepreneurship. From agri-food innovation to youth-led land stewardship and arts-based approaches to food security, this category reflects our commitment to culturally rooted, community-first food futures.

May 2025 Update: Northern Blooms and Bountiful Prospects May is winding down, and we're thrilled with the progress in our living lab! We set aside our usual creative tools earlier this month to focus on preparing our food security program. The sight of hundreds of strawberry flowers opening up is a truly exciting reward for all the hard work.

May is winding down, and we're thrilled with the progress in our living lab! We set aside our usual creative tools earlier this month to focus on preparing our food security program. The sight of hundreds of strawberry flowers opening up is a truly exciting reward for all the hard work.

May 2025 Update: Northern Blooms and Bountiful Prospects

The Arts Incubator Team June 3, 2025

Now in its second year, this sustainable agriculture initiative is expanding raised beds, growing diverse crops like...

Tips for Growing Raspberries in a Community Garden Program Hello, spring! Overwintered raspberry shoots are bursting with life, a beautiful sign of success in our Northwestern Ontario sustainable agriculture pilot. Building local food production and supporting Indigenous food systems with partners.

Hello, spring! Overwintered raspberry shoots are bursting with life, a beautiful sign of success in our Northwestern Ontario sustainable agriculture pilot. Building local food production and supporting Indigenous food systems with partners.

Tips for Growing Raspberries in a Community Garden Program

Tony Eetak May 17, 2025

Exciting growth in our community garden! Phase 2 of our sustainable agriculture project in Northwestern Ontario.

Expanding Our Sustainable Grow Box Project for Abundant Harvests! Nurturing growth in our community grow boxes. Inspired by successful projects, we're expanding our capacity for sustainable local food production this year!

Nurturing growth in our community grow boxes. Inspired by successful projects, we're expanding our capacity for sustainable local food production this year!

Expanding Our Sustainable Grow Box Project for Abundant Harvests!

The Arts Incubator Team May 14, 2025

Our community's grow boxes are in phenomenal shape, marking another exciting year for sustainable agriculture and local...

Local Food Production Activities Flourish in Northwestern Ontario Hello, spring! Overwintered raspberry shoots are bursting with life, a beautiful sign of success in our Northwestern Ontario sustainable agriculture pilot. Building local food production and supporting Indigenous food systems with partners.

Local Food Production Activities Flourish in Northwestern Ontario

The Arts Incubator Team May 13, 2025

Exciting progress in Northwestern Ontario! Our sustainable agriculture pilot project, supported by Manitoba Agriculture and Sustainable Canadian...

Apple Orchard Project Blossoms in the Northwest

Seedlings for a northern apple orchard are thriving as spring arrives, marking the next phase of a community-led food sovereignty project. Seeded with support from the Manitoba Agriculture Indigenous Food Systems and Agriculture program and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, last year’s five pilot trees survived the winter. This season, 30 more apple trees will be planted—laying deep roots for a resilient, local food future.

Apple Orchard Project Blossoms in the Northwest

The Arts Incubator Team May 12, 2025

After a long winter and months of patient tending, a promising apple orchard project in Northern Ontario...

A New Season Begins with Raspberries This tiny raspberry plant is part of something much bigger—community food security and sustainability.

A New Season Begins with Raspberries

The Arts Incubator Team May 10, 2025

This raspberry shoot marks the beginning of our food production and sustainable agriculture pilot project—planted last year...

Northern Arts Collective To Expand Living Lab with Artist Residency Program Last year, Tony Eetak, an emerging Inuk artist from Winnipeg, visited regional communities Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation as part of his study on artist residency programs, exploring community connections and creative opportunities in northwestern Ontario.