Barlow said CMHA Algoma accessed the Food Resource Centre 387 times in 2022, distributing an estimated 14,000 pounds of food to its clients. It is one of the agencies that most relies on Harvest Algoma, along with the Social Service Hub, Phoenix Rising, St. Vincent's Place, Algoma Family Services, Nogdawindamin Family and Community Services, as well as the food pantries at Algoma University and Sault College. A few hundred feet from the back door are two greenhouses intended for the production of fresh year-round produce that helps the organization expand its offerings. One of those greenhouses is fully functional, growing cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, carrots, kale, beans and more. Last year alone, that greenhouse produced an estimated 6,000 pounds of food. The doors are kept closed between January and March but the heater keeps the greenhouse at eight degrees Celsius, just warm enough to grow spinach and kale.