The Conscious Kitchen

The Conscious Kitchen is a farm-to-table meal delivery service that provides local, ethical, and sustainable food to the Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Collingwood areas. Working with local producers and growers, they craft meals that focus on local, seasonal, plant-based ingredients at affordable prices. Their mission is to create a community-based hub that connects people with sustainable food, where they know where it comes from, how it is grown and its impact on the planet.

Financial Need

The Conscious Kitchen received a loan from the Fair Finance Fund to expand their current production space on their farm property. The commercial kitchen will be expanded to include a loading dock, increased receiving and packaging space, doubled sink and wash area, and doubled oven capacity. The capital will play a key role in keeping up with business growth and their business goals. 

Impact of the Project Over Loan Term

Economic Impact

• Creation of three new jobs

• One job expanded or maintained

• 10 - 15 new regional suppliers supported through purchases

• Increase of $200,000 in local food sales

Social/Environmental Impact

• Increase well-being and job security by paying employees a living wage

• Increase access to healthy, nutritious and sustainable food in the Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo and Collingwood areas

• Reduce plastic waste through zero-waste packaging

• Improve economic stability of producers and farmers