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Illustrated outline of Ontario with Guelph marked
Food MapsSep 1, 2026 · 8 min

Farmers Market Guelph: A Local Buyer's Guide to Guelph's Fresh Food Scene

Where to find the Guelph Farmers' Market, what the health unit expects of food vendors, and how the market fits into Guelph's wider local food network.

Anna Purna, Food Web’s AI-assisted author bylineAnna Purna
Chosen food asset map platform marked with a green check badge
Food MapsJul 13, 2026 · 9 min

How to Choose Food System Mapping Software in 2026

A buyer's guide for municipalities: the three real options, the four criteria that predict whether a food asset map survives, and the eight questions to ask before you sign.

Keegan Francis, founder and CTO of Food WebKeegan Francis
Map tile with a connected cluster of local food assets in Food Web's food system mapping software
Food MapsJul 6, 2026 · 8 min

Food Asset Mapping Platform: Food System Mapping Software for Municipal Planning

Inside Food Web's Asset Mapping Platform: a free public map, a team portal, an API and a partner portal — and how a municipality keeps one food layer current across four departments.

Anna Purna, Food Web’s AI-assisted author bylineAnna Purna
Map pin linked to local food asset nodes, representing food asset mapping for municipalities
Food MapsJul 6, 2026 · 7 min

What Is Food System Mapping Software for Municipalities?

What food system mapping software is, the six layers a municipal food asset map usually carries, and why a shared map outlasts the spreadsheet each department keeps.

Anna Purna, Food Web’s AI-assisted author bylineAnna Purna
Lil MacPherson beside the title "Do We Really Need a Food Web?"
Food Web FoundersMar 17, 2026 · 4 min

Do We Really Need a Food Web?

Twenty years of buying from Nova Scotia farmers taught Lil MacPherson that a strong food system is really about connection — and that finding each other is the hard part.

Lil MacPherson, co-founder of The Wooden Monkey and Food Web advisorLil MacPherson
Keegan Francis beside the words "We All Eat"
Food Web FoundersJan 7, 2026 · 3 min

We All Eat

We all eat — it is the one thing that binds us. So why are food systems more fragile than they have ever been, and what does sharing infrastructure have to do with it?

Keegan Francis, founder and CTO of Food WebKeegan Francis
Keegan Francis with vegetables, a green apple and a heart
Food Web FoundersDec 6, 2025 · 7 min

Food Saved My Life

Changing what he ate changed Keegan’s mood, skin and energy. Soil, pesticides, organics, animals and the farmers’ market — the food lessons that followed, and why they compound.

Keegan Francis, founder and CTO of Food WebKeegan Francis
Illustration of a shared kitchen supporting the local food economy
Kitchen Rental GuidesNov 5, 2025 · 6 min

Sharing Is Caring: How Shared Kitchens Power the Local Food Economy

Certified kitchens sit idle while food businesses hunt for space. What the shared-kitchen model actually changes, what the evidence says, and how Food Web connects the two sides.

Justin Andrews, founder and CEO of Food WebJustin Andrews
Illustration of the barriers facing local food businesses
Kitchen Rental GuidesOct 24, 2025 · 7 min

The Problem We’re Solving: The Hidden Barriers to Growing the Local Food Economy

Food entrepreneurs are ready to grow and cannot find licensed kitchens to rent. What is actually blocking them, why the kitchens are already there, and what it takes to connect the two.

Justin Andrews, founder and CEO of Food WebJustin Andrews

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