Dalhousie University, COVID-19 inspired some to develop a green thumb.“A lot of people felt food insecure or felt the need to take control over their own destiny or their own food supply chain,” said Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie University Agri-food Analytics director said.
Gardening grows in northwest Saskatchewan during COVID-19 lockdown While the study found it was mostly people on the east coast getting their hands in the dirt for the first time, people in the prairies started gardening with more of a purpose. ‘A lot of positives’: Western farmers wrap up harvest early, look to improved prices Meagan Masson is an experienced gardener living in Saskatoon.