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Cultivating Connections for Local Food
Incorporated not-for-profit benefitting local farmers and food
processors in Lanark, Leeds Grenville & neighbouring Counties
TRFH: Here’s What We Do
• Build Markets: for local food at home and into Ottawa
• Increase Access: larger volumes and broader selection
• Season Extension: local food available year-round
• Value Added Products: access to processing equipment and inspected kitchen spaces
• Efficient, cost effective distribution: climate controlled trucking on behalf of multiple farms and processors
• Online Marketplace: one-stop local food shopping for businesses and households
Making good progress but challenges still ahead…
TRFH supplies local food to
local markets o 90+ producers & $600k sales:
o 31 vegetable growers & 6 fruit
growers
o 24 meat producers & 7 dairy
producers
o 13 food processors & co-ops
o 7 honey/syrup producers & 3
grain growers
“As a small food retailer we are incredibly lucky to have the Two Rivers Food Hub in our area. The Hub helps us consistently supply our customers with a variety of fresh, seasonal, locally-sourced food” Claire Sexton, Healthily Ever
After, Merrickville
TRFH: Gateway to Ottawa
Local Food Market Over 80% of the Hub’s
wholesale food sales are to
Ottawa buyers
An ever expanding market
base of high end restaurants
and food retailers.
TRFH delivers weekly, 12
months of the year
“Two Rivers Food Hub has allowed us to connect with buyers and markets we could have never accessed on our own. We are delighted with our partnership.” Robert & Shannon Miller Miller’s
Bay Farm, Rideau Ferry
Nurturing Emerging Farmers
TRFH year-round Local Food Basket guarantees
‘emerging farmers’ a regular, long-term market
for some of their products.
Over the past 2 years, 26 emerging farmers have
supplied to over 230 basket subscriptions, worth
~ $125k of local products.
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“Our food production, increased market access and connections to the farm community all continue to grow because of the Hub. We just bought our own farm.” Shelagh McGuinty, Earth’s Mirth
Price buffer and season
extender
Local food now available for sale 12 months a year
(over 20,000 cu ft of freezer & cooler storage)
Farmers using long-term cold storage and freezer
space, reducing end of season ‘fire sales’.
Ingredient and finished product storage for
Commercial Kitchen tenants
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“Because of TRFH’s convenient cold storage, I could increase the volume of fall crops I grew. I sold these vegetables along with my beef and pork (also stored at the Hub), well into the new year.” John Weatherhead, Waratah Downs Organic Farm
Food Processor Incubator
35+ food processors
utilizing TRFH
commercial kitchens
creating $2.5M of
retail products
annualized
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“By using the TRFH Commercial Kitchens I’ve increased production of the 30+ products I make by 700%, & expanded sales into several retail stores.” Jo’Anne Cassidy, Ashton Naturals
Job Creator 53+ new jobs
Two Rivers Food Hub: 7 new jobs (4 FT, 3 PT)
Commercial Kitchen: 30+ new jobs
Loon Kombucha = 6+FT, graduating to own facility, 500% increase in production, $25k grant from VH
Oat and Mill = 5 FT, 600% increase in sales, $19k VH grant
rND Bakery = 7 FT, delivers into Montreal, Ottawa and Kingston, 800% increase in sales
Garlic Pantry = 1 FT, 3-4 PT, 175% increase in garlic production
All About the Soup = 1 FT, 1PT, expanded to Ottawa outlets
Agape Gardens = 4 FT, 1500% increase in production
Farming Community: Estimated 16+ jobs
Based on $600,000 wholesale sales
13 jobs per $1M x 2.11X multiplier (USDA study)
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Training facilitator 10 workshops to date with over 600 participants
Producers Meeting (50)
Sour Grapes - everything
you wanted to know about
pickling (30)
Product to Market -
Regulatory Do’s and Don’t’s*
(40)
Small Food Business 101
(40)
Selling Food to Ontario
(100)*
Good Agricultural Practices
(GAP) - Assessing & Managing
Food Safety Risk in Produce
Production and Packing (20)*
Growing Hops in Eastern
Ontario (150)*
Growing Season Planning and
Chefs Potluck (80)
Good Food in Schools (70)
Selling Food to Ontario (40)*
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* = partnership with OMAFRA
Helping Out
Giving-back boxes and donations to food drives
Facility support for charities and school food
programs
Filling the gaps when crises in the local food
network emerge (e.g. emergency storage,
transportation)
Collaborate with others in establishing other local
food projects
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More than an economic social enterprise,
TRFH is a key driver building a robust
local food system in Eastern Ontario.
New jobs
New farmers
New skills
New markets
New products
New distribution
channels
Money stays local
Improved food
security
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Making good progress but challenges still ahead…
Thank You
for your time
and consideration
TwoRiversFoodHub.com