Food Maps
Every licensed kitchen, farm, market and food asset we have mapped, city by city.
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We add cities to the Asset Map every week. Get a note when yours lands.
Built from the map, not from a directory
Every city guide here is written against Food Web’s Asset Map — the farms, markets, food banks, grocers and licensed kitchens we have mapped in that place. The map embedded in each post is live, so it keeps working after the post is published. We describe the landscape rather than quoting a total, because the total moves.
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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia CommonsFood 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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: Bovia & Co. Photography / UnsplashFarmers 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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: Chris Woodrich / Wikimedia CommonsFood 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.
Justin Andrews
Food 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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: GeoJango Maps / UnsplashWhy 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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: Andrea Cairone / UnsplashFood 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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: Jay Esplana / Wikimedia CommonsFarmers 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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia CommonsFood 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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: Jacob McGowin / UnsplashHow 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.
Justin Andrews
Food 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.
Justin Andrews
Photo: Joel Muniz / UnsplashHow 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.
Justin Andrews