Cutting edge technology is changing what we eat and how it’s grown — for the better.

Eight Canadian agriculture and food tech innovators are vying for US$1.25 million in Saskatoon.

The startup is housed in a garage-like space in San Francisco's tech-heavy South of Market neighbourhood, but it isn't like most of its neighbours that develop software, websites and mobile-phone apps. Its mission is to find plant replacements for eggs.