Business Strategist

Deep Roots Food Hub is a pioneer non-profit organization comprising of a passionate team of local farmers, market gardeners, health professionals, businesspeople, and residents that aims to create a secure, sustainable food system. Food security is important now more than ever due to the impacts Covid 19 had on supply chains, putting Canadians at risk. Innovative methods and thinking like food cellars can minimize the strain and dependency for importing food. With an intern, Deep Roots Food Hub can better understand the farming industry by conducting interviews with farmers, researching the current economics of the Ontario food chain, better understanding the stakeholders in this industry and identifying how the food cellar can meet their needs.The intern will explore the following and provide deliverables on each.
• Examine the agriculture market in West Carleton (Ottawa, Ontario) and the food supply chain
o Interviewing farmers
o Secondary research
• Identify ways to utilize the food storage cellar (reaching close to optimal/max capacity)
• Outline stakeholders and how they would benefit from the use of a food cellar
• Explore the option of year-round CSAs (Consumer supplier agreements)
• Develop a marketing and business plan for Deep Roots Food Hub
• Create fundraising plan for Deep Roots Food Hub (if time allows)

Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Webb

Student:

Partner:

Deep Roots Food Hub

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

Carleton University

Program: