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Main Street Market

Main Street Market specializes in growing and delivering fresh produce, coffee and organic products to the community of Kingston, Ontario.

Community Actions

Action Target Status Themes

Building an Economically Viable Food System
 - Use of local labour and capital to increase financial resilience of Kingston's food system.
 - Supply youth with internship opportunities and teach transferable and workplace skills.
 - Target immigrant and workplace challenged individuals.

 - Provide liable wage to all employees.
 - Connect local producers.
 - Provide outlet for local farms produce.

Ongoing

Primary theme: EC2

All themes by pillar
Cultural: CU4
Economic: EC2 EC3 EC6
Environmental: EN5

Active Transportation and Centralized Food Pickup Locations
 - Multiple locations for convenient fresh food pickup.
 - Bicycle/tricycle delivery in downtown Kingston for convenience.

 

Eliminate barriers to help people access the freshest local food.

Ongoing

Primary theme: EN1

All themes by pillar
Economic: EC4
Environmental: EN1

Connecting Eaters to the Local Food System
 - Fresh food availability; weekly produce baskets.
 - Community garden development, support and education programs.
 - Food skills, production, recipes, cooking, lessons and storage knowledge.

To increase amount of food produced and cooked in urban Kingston.

Ongoing

Primary theme: SO3

All themes by pillar
Economic: EC3 EC6
Environmental: EN5
Social: SO3 SO1 SO2