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Montreal's food support runs through a supply warehouse and dozens of neighbourhood doors. Here is who serves which borough, and how to find the nearest one.
Every post in this hub is first-hand. Why Food Web exists, what we got wrong on the way, and where we think local food infrastructure goes next — written by the founders and the team, not by an agency. Where a post makes a factual claim about the business, it links the original announcement.
Policy, funding, and market changes that affect food entrepreneurs — updated weekly.
Official announcements from Food Web — product launches, partnerships, and company news for media and partners.
Every licensed kitchen, farm, market and food asset we’ve mapped, city by city. Search a place to find its map.
28 food maps published · showing the 4 most recent
The mapped food landscape of Dieppe, New Brunswick — the Dieppe Farmer's Market, the grocers and the restaurants recorded on Food Web's asset map.
The mapped food landscape of Laval, Quebec — Marché 440, the city's farms, fish markets and grocers — and the food-support organisations that are not on it yet.
An interactive map of Etobicoke's local food landscape — farmers markets, grocers, farms and food nonprofits across Toronto's west end, on Food Web's Asset Map.
An interactive map of North York's local food landscape — the farmers market, grocers, farms and food programmes across Toronto's north end, on Food Web's Asset Map.
Guides, reports and community consultations behind the platform. Every one is a citable primary source.
PDFThe insights from this tour shaped the foundation of our Kitchen Rental Platform and validated the need for easier ways to connect kitchens and food makers.
PDFThrough surveys, interviews, and a SWOT analysis of food asset maps across Canada, the students identified opportunities to improve collaboration and data sharing among local food stakeholders.
PDFThe students identified opportunities for shared farm infrastructure; helping farmers rent, lease, or lend equipment and facilities through a digital platform.
PDFBefore Food Web launched in 2023, Justin completed an internship with the FMNS to investigate how small food entrepreneurs could access commercial kitchens and scale their market-based businesses.
Licensed spaces we’ve written about, and what they’re set up to do.
Montreal's food support runs through a supply warehouse and dozens of neighbourhood doors. Here is who serves which borough, and how to find the nearest one.
Justin Andrews
Where Guelph's food-support programs actually are — the Guelph Food Bank, Hope House, the campus student food bank — and how to work out which one fits your situation.
Justin Andrews
Greater Moncton's food support splits between hamper food banks and daily meal programs. Here is who runs what, where the boundary lines matter, and how to find the right door.
Justin Andrews
Metro has put a second $900,000 into Feed Ontario's Shared Kitchens Network, taking it to seven sites. What that signals for independent kitchen owners.
Justin Andrews
Windsor's farmers markets — the downtown market's season and hours, the year-round City Market, and where Essex County's growers actually sell.
Justin Andrews
Where Hamilton's food banks actually are, who runs them, and what to confirm before you travel — from Good Shepherd's Venture Centre to Stoney Creek and Dundas.
Justin Andrews
You do not collect groceries from The Food Bank of Waterloo Region itself. Here is how Kitchener's food assistance network actually works, and how to find the program nearest you.
Justin Andrews
Feed Nova Scotia is backing Food Web with $25,000 for a Kitchen Credit Program — up to $1,500 toward licensed kitchen rentals for Nova Scotia food entrepreneurs, with RANS.
Justin Andrews
Canada's first National Food Security Strategy commits $3.2 billion over ten years. Here is what the $1 billion Food-Link Fund actually pays for, and who it reaches.
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