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May 4, 2021
Members of Alberta Greenhouse Growers’ Association celebrate four decades, embrace change. May 4, 2021
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It was in May 1980 that the Alberta Greenhouse Growers’ Association (AGGA) was established.
Compelled by the vision of growing a profitable, globally competitive, and environmentally sustainable greenhouse industry in the province, the voluntary, non-profit organization emerged from a grower meeting held at what was then known as the Alberta Horticultural Research Centre, in Brooks, Alta.
Producers from across the province were in attendance, and many had been working with Dr. Mohyuddin Mirza, then provincial greenhouse crops specialist, to lay the groundwork for the AGGA.
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Peace Country residents have tools available to make their yards an urban oasis for some wildlife forms, thanks to Nature Alberta.
The organization, celebrating its 50th anniversary, has videos and a booklet entitled “Supporting Nature and Biodiversity in Urban Yards,” to help residents throughout the province make their green spaces more hospitable to beneficial species.
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“The resources are available for anyone,” said Susan May, communications director of Nature Alberta. “It is specifically written for the Alberta climate. These are appropriate resources and species and things for anywhere in Alberta.”