GoodLeaf Farms achieves profitability across all vertical farming operations
Source: VFD.com
GoodLeaf Farms achieves profitability across all vertical farming operations GoodLeaf Farms has announced that all three of its farming facilities in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta have achieved profitability for the first time, marking a significant milestone for both the company and Canada's controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector. The achievement follows several years of sustained growth, with revenue increasing more than five-fold from $6.4 million in 2023 to $34 million in 2025.
Revenue is up a further 31 percent in 2026, driven by rising consumer demand and expanded retail distribution of GoodLeaf's Canadian-grown baby greens, microgreens and salad blends. Founded in 2011, GoodLeaf has spent the past 15 years building a scalable business designed to provide Canadians with fresh, locally grown produce year-round.
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Why this matters: For operators, this is a water-management story. The useful signal is that direct substrate measurements can help cut drain loss materially without giving up yield or fruit quality, which is exactly the kind of controllable efficiency gain a facility can build on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does substrate sensing matter in free-drain strawberry systems?
Because drain percentage tells a grower what already happened, while substrate moisture and EC data show root-zone conditions directly. That makes it easier to cut water loss without guessing.
What is the operator takeaway from this trial?
If the thresholds are understood well enough, growers can reduce drain water materially while protecting yield and fruit quality, which makes sensing an operational tool instead of a reporting tool.
