Inspired by the hydroponic displays at Disney World, the couple bought and transformed a former elementary school building in Saint-Léolin into a high-tech indoor vertical farm, promising to bring sustainable, year-round agriculture to northeastern New Brunswick. Seven years later, the business is up for sale.
Seven years after hydroponic farm opened in northeast N.B., its owners are exhausted trying to keep it going
Olivia Zhong · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 31, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Daniel Ratté, co-founder of Enogrow, said he personally designed the equipment and dedicated the past six years to developing the optimal recipe for growing healthy produce. (Pierre Fournier/CBC)
When Daniel Ratté and his wife, Chantal Gagnon, launched Enogrow in 2019, they weren’t just starting a business, they say.
They were driven by a vision to revolutionize agriculture on the Acadian Peninsula.
Inspired by the hydroponic displays at Disney World, the couple bought and transformed a former elementary school building in Saint-Léolin into a high-tech indoor vertical farm, promising to bring sustainable, year-round agriculture to northeastern New Brunswick.
Seven years later, the business is up for sale.
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