The strongest partnerships create something that lasts.
- A restored watershed
- A stronger local food system
- A new business opportunity
- A new skill
- A new job
- A stronger community
Shackan Nursery is 100% owned by Shackan Indian Band and is part of a larger vision for the future of our Nation; one built around stewardship of the land, food sovereignty, economic opportunity and the ability of future generations to build their lives here. Shackan Indian Band The Vision Behind the Nursery
We are investing in that future alongside partners who want to help build it.
Shackan Nursery is an initiative of Shackan Indian Band and an important part of the Nation’s long-term economic and community development.
Shackan has invested in land, growing infrastructure, technology and people to transform the nursery into something much larger than a place where plants are produced.
We are building a 100% Indigenous-owned business capable of serving major restoration projects across British Columbia.
At the same time, we are expanding local food production.
Alongside this growth, we are creating opportunities for employment and training.
Together, these investments build infrastructure and knowledge that will remain within the community for generations.
This is our land. Our business. Our future.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Merritt Food Bank
Growing Food. Strengthening Food Security.
4500
POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE
100%
LOCALLY GROWN IN SHACKAN
Shackan Nursery donates fresh, locally grown produce directly to the Merritt Food Bank strengthening food security in the Nicola Valley.
Grown here. Shared close to home.
More To Build Together
Mines and infrastructure projects require responsible reclamation. At the same time, communities need stronger local food systems. First Nations are also creating businesses and economic opportunities. Meanwhile, young people need pathways into meaningful careers. To support these goals, industry needs stronger, results-driven relationships with Indigenous communities.
Shackan Nursery sits where these needs meet. We can grow the plants. The right partnerships turn those plants into lasting outcomes:
- A seedling becomes part of a restored forest
- A restoration contract creates employment and training
- New technology becomes a community-held skill
- A greenhouse strengthens a regional food system
- A commercial relationship becomes a long-term partnership between organizations
Across British Columbia, forests and watersheds need restoring.
Partnership Opportunities With Shackan Nursery
Native Plant Supply
Native plant supply and contract growing for restoration and reclamation.
Land Restoration
Watershed rehabilitation, reclamation, and ecosystem restoration across BC.
Local Food Systems
Production, distribution, and strengthening of regional food networks.
Technology Testing
Pilot and test new growing technologies in a real, working nursery and production environment.
Workforce Training
Youth career pathways, skills, and employment opportunities rooted in Shackan land.
Research & Funding
Capacity development, research partnerships, and strategic funding collaboration.
We welcome conversations with First Nations governments, environmental consultants, technology developers, food producers, researchers, and funders.
Bring us the opportunity. Not every conversation will become a partnership but the right ones will.
NuLeaf Farms
Building the Systems Behind the Nursery
NuLeaf Farms works with Shackan Nursery to design, install and build its technical growing systems. Initially, the relationship focused on greenhouse automation. Since then, it has grown into a broader technical partnership.
Today, NuLeaf supports automation, growing system design and technical infrastructure. However, the objective goes beyond installing equipment. It also includes transferring knowledge and building local skills.
Over time, Shackan aims to understand, operate and eventually replicate these systems. In this way, the partnership supports greater independence from outside contractors.
The systems being developed today are designed to be understood, operated, and eventually replicated by Shackan. Not dependent on outside contractors.
Build With Shackan
We are building more than a nursery.
We are building skills, markets, employment and infrastructure rooted in Shackan land and leadership.
The right partners do more than place their logo on a project. They show up, follow through, and share in what gets built.
Partner With Shackan to Build Something That Lasts
If you are building something that could grow here reach out.
What We’re Looking For
- Native plant supply and contract growing
- Restoration, reclamation and watershed rehabilitation
- Local food production and distribution
- Technology testing in a working nursery environment
- Workforce training and youth career pathways
- Research, funding and capacity development
You may have land that needs restoring, technology ready for field testing, a food-security challenge, or an idea that needs the right partner. Bring us the opportunity.
