Skip to main content
earlier

Mike Fata, co-founder and president of Manitoba Harvest, holds un-shelled hemp seed in his Winnipeg facility May 30, 2011.John Woods/The Globe and Mail

Welcome to the second in a monthly series of Google+ Hangout interviews with small-business owners and operators from across Canada.

Report on Small Business editor Sean Stanleigh was joined by Mike Fata, CEO and co-founder of Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods & Oils, to discuss his business and its operations, and to outline some of the unique benefits and challenges of operating in his home province.

Founded in 1998, Manitoba Harvest is a vertically integrated hemp food manufacturer, offering products such as raw shelled hemp seeds, hemp protein concentrate and organic hemp beverages.

To view the Hangout, please click the video box below.

Interact with The Globe