by Mike Reimer, Churchill Wild
Guests on our Arctic Safari will enjoy fresh tomatoes grown at Seal River!
Churchill Wild, in its quest to be as ecologically responsible as possible, has long been a proponent of country foods and the 100 mile diet. Our kitchens harvest and prepare a variety of wild berries, game dishes and wild caught fish much to the delight of discerning palates from around the globe.
El “Presidente”, better known as Jeanne Webber-Reimer, has inherited all the looks and intelligence of her mother Helen and the stick-to-it-ness of her father Doug. For years Doug has been successfully growing a variety herbs and vegetables at North Knife Lake Fishing Lodge.
Jeanne has always been convinced we could grow vegetables at Seal River, enabling us to serve fresh picked produce on site, which not only tastes a hundred times better than anything picked green in Mexico and shipped thousands of kilometers to our doorstep, but that is also much more environmentally friendly.
Guide Terry Elliot provided the building prowess while Mike collected and mixed local soils, seaweed and compost. As a result, Seal River Heritage Lodge is now blessed with the most northern green house (ok green hutch for now!) in Manitoba on the shores of the Hudson Bay.
Guests this week at our Arctic Safari will be the first to enjoy fresh tomatoes grown on the Arctic shores of Hudson Bay!
