Executive Summary
# Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia Internship (2021) Before Food Web officially launched in 2023, Justin completed an internship with the Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia (FMNS) to investigate how small food entrepreneurs could access commercial kitchens and scale their market-based businesses. Through community consultations, interviews, and research into existing kitchen incubators across Canada, the project confirmed a widespread lack of accessible, licensed kitchens in Nova Scotia. Justin proposed a digital kitchen rental map as a practical solution, an online platform to connect food entrepreneurs with available kitchen spaces. This concept became the foundation for what would evolve into Food Web’s Kitchen Rental Platform today. Following this internship, Justin pitched the idea to Dal Innovates Lab 2 Market Launch program, where they were accepted, and Food Web came to life!