University Health Network (UHN) is interested in bringing more local food to Ontario’s hospitals, outpatient facilities, and hospital visitors. Thus far, they have developed three variations of their social enterprise model to accomplish this objective and have done pre-feasibility work on each model. They have hired Eco-Ethonomics Inc. to conduct a feasibility study on each of these ideas. The feasibility study will be utilized to guide decision making on whether …Read More

Eco-Ethonomics Inc. collaborated with C. Lang Consulting to assist the St. Jamestown Community Cooperative to develop a social enterprise model for running a pop-up community café on a “Pay What You Can” basis. The group sought to pull the community together and improve health and well-being through making healthy, prepared food affordable. The coaching lasted six months and included 12 volunteers that conducted market research and site assessments, prepared financial …Read More

Eco-Ethonomics Inc. collaborated with e-Nova Consulting to complete a feasibility and sustainability plan with the Jane and Finch Community and Family Centre to assess its program called “Women Moving Forward”. The engagement included writing a feasibility and sustainability plan for expanding the program across Ontario.

Eco-Ethonomics Inc. was hired by Greenbelt Fund to conduct a feasibility study on the online distribution route map social enterprise concept.  Building on the business-to-business platform, Ontariofresh.ca, the online distribution route map would be an integrated tool to assist in brokering relationships between producers and/or buyers and transportation companies.  The social enterprise aims to increase viability for small-to-medium scale producers by assisting in bridging the missing middle of the supply …Read More