Justin Andrews
Kitchen access and local food infrastructure, Atlantic Canada
Justin Andrews is a chef-turned-founder who has spent the last decade working across farms, markets, restaurants, nonprofits, and academic research. He’s now the CEO of Food Web, a platform built to unlock underused commercial kitchens and strengthen local food systems. Justin writes about food, entrepreneurship, and the work of building resilient local economies.
- Posts published
- 74
- Categories covered
- 8
- Writing here since
- 2025
Experience & credentials
- CEO and founder of Food Web
- Chef by training, with a decade working across farms, markets, restaurants, nonprofits and academic food research
- Writes the platform’s kitchen rental, licensing and food-systems guides
All 74 posts by Justin
Farms Near London, Ontario: Where to Buy Direct From Local Farms
The farms that sell direct near London, Ontario are mostly past the city line — in Thorndale, Aylmer, Port Stanley and Denfield. Here is who sells what, and when.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia CommonsFood MapsNov 11, 2026 · 7 minFood Bank New Glasgow, NS: Where to Find Food Support
Food support in New Glasgow runs through Pictou County Food Bank East on Granville Street and the Salvation Army on James Street — with 211 Nova Scotia as the live directory.
Photo: Bovia & Co. Photography / Unsplash
Food MapsNov 9, 2026 · 7 minFarmers Market Kanata: A Local Buyer's Guide
Where the Kanata Farmers' Market is, when it runs, what is in season month by month, and the nearby Carp and Cumberland markets worth the drive.
Photo: Chris Woodrich / Wikimedia CommonsFood MapsNov 8, 2026 · 7 minFood Bank London, Ontario: Where to Find Food Support
Where to find food support in London, Ontario: the London Food Bank's address and requirements, what the Salvation Army actually runs, and where to look next.
Food MapsNov 8, 2026 · 6 minFood Bank Oromocto: Where to Find Food Support
Where to get food support in Oromocto, New Brunswick: the town's food bank, what to bring, and the provincial tools that find everything else nearby.
Photo: GeoJango Maps / Unsplash
Food MapsNov 5, 2026 · 8 minWhy Food Asset Maps Go Stale, and What a Living Food Asset Map Does Differently
Consultant-built food asset maps go stale soon after delivery. What public buyers actually pay for, and how a living, locally curated map stays current.
Photo: Andrea Cairone / Unsplash
Food MapsNov 5, 2026 · 8 minFood Value Chain Mapping: How Regions Find the Gaps That Hold Small Food Businesses Back
How economic development teams map a regional food value chain, record the relationships between businesses, and find the gaps that stall small producers.
Photo: Jay Esplana / Wikimedia CommonsFood MapsNov 4, 2026 · 7 minFarmers Market Vancouver: A Local Buyer's Guide
Vancouver Farmers Markets runs seven seasonal markets from Trout Lake to Kitsilano, and Granville Island trades year-round. Where they are, when they open, and what the map shows.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia CommonsFood MapsNov 4, 2026 · 7 minFood Bank Vancouver: Where to Find Food Support
Where Vancouver's food support actually is: the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, Food Banks BC's member directory, and why most of the mapped network sits outside the city line.
Photo: Jacob McGowin / Unsplash
Food MapsNov 1, 2026 · 6 minHow Do Food Banks Work? A Plain-English Explainer
Where food banks get their food, what registration actually involves, and how they differ from pantries, soup kitchens and community fridges.
Food MapsNov 1, 2026 · 6 minFood Bank Montreal: Where to Find Food Support
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.
Photo: Joel Muniz / Unsplash
Food MapsNov 1, 2026 · 6 minHow to Volunteer at a Food Bank in Canada
What food bank volunteering actually involves, the age and group rules that vary by organisation, and how to book your first shift.
Food MapsOct 30, 2026 · 7 minFood Bank Guelph: Where to Find Food Support
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.
Food MapsOct 28, 2026 · 7 minFood Bank Moncton: Where to Find Food Support
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.
Food NewsOct 28, 2026 · 6 minFeed Ontario and Metro Expand the Shared Kitchens Network
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.
Food MapsOct 28, 2026 · 7 minFarmers Market Windsor: A Local Buyer's Guide
Windsor's farmers markets — the downtown market's season and hours, the year-round City Market, and where Essex County's growers actually sell.
Food MapsOct 28, 2026 · 7 minFood Bank Hamilton: Where to Find Food Support
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.
Food MapsOct 26, 2026 · 7 minFood Bank Kitchener: Where to Find Food Support
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.
Food Web Press ReleasesOct 26, 2026 · 6 minFeed Nova Scotia Backs Food Web with $25K to Empower Local Food Entrepreneurs and Kitchen Owners through Credit Program
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.
Food NewsOct 21, 2026 · 7 minCanada's National Food Security Strategy: What It Means for Shared Kitchens and Local Food Businesses
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.
Food MapsOct 21, 2026 · 7 minFarmers Market Mississauga: A Local Buyer's Guide
Mississauga's four farmers markets, their days, hours and locations straight from the City's own listings — plus the Streetsville night market and what else the city sells food from.
Food MapsOct 21, 2026 · 8 minFood Bank Toronto: Where to Find Food Support
How Toronto's food banks actually work: registering for a client ID, which networks serve which neighbourhoods, and how to find the closest program to you.
Food MapsOct 19, 2026 · 7 minFood Bank Laval: Where to Find Food Support in Laval, QC
Who actually provides food support in Laval, Quebec: the Centre de benevolat et moisson Laval, the Relais Communautaire, and 211 Quebec, which covers Laval around the clock.
Food MapsOct 19, 2026 · 7 minFarmers Market Dieppe: A New Brunswick Local Food Guide
The Dieppe Farmer's Market trades three days a week on Gauvin Road, Saturdays year-round. What it sells, who grows it, and where Dieppe sits in the Greater Moncton food system.
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