


Jim Wells/Postmediaįarming inland shrimp in Canada is still relatively unusual, but there is growing interest in the field. “Aquaculture is a water treatment game, it’s not a fish game.” Waterford Farms owner Keith Driver said there is a growing market for locally produced shrimp.

It’s not an animal-rearing skill,” Driver said. “It’s a skill and it’s not the skill people think it is. Driver, who grew up in Toronto and calls himself “the most unlikely farmer in the world,” said the high-tech water circulation system at Waterford Farms requires careful management and is the most challenging part about raising shrimp inland. Waterford Farms’ shrimp are raised without any need for antibiotics, hormones or pesticides, all in a controlled, protected environment. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
