Behind the Headlines: Saskatoon's Dean Sopher grows exotic fruit indoors

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Dean Sopher, the owner of local food production business Arkopia, has learned how to grow a variety of exotic fruits and plants – including bananas, guavas, passion fruits, oranges, eucalyptus and even bamboo – right in his own backyard. Mia Holowaychuk reports.
12 Feb 2024 English Canada News

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