As Grow Hope Saskatchewan is launching into its 6th growing season on Monday, people in urban and rural Saskatchewan are being encouraged to help feed the world.
Rick Block, the Regional Representative with Canada Foodgrains Bank, says the organization provides a way to utilize Saskatchewan’s land to grow food for people who don’t have access to it. Last year, Grow Hope Saskatchewan raised a record-breaking $299,000 to help end global hunger.

The organization charges $350 to cover the costs of an acre of land, as well as the seed, fertilizer, fuel, and other charges that come along with growing a crop.
The grains produced can result in proceeds of up to $500, and that amount has a chance of being matched four times over through the Canadian Foodgrain Bank’s partnership with Global Affairs Canada.