The Halifax Innovation Outpost supports startups, scaleups, local organizations, and communities in developing solutions that provide adequate, healthy, safe, affordable, and sustainable food for Halifax residents in alignment with the municipality’s poverty reduction strategy and community plans and initiatives like the JustFOOD Action Plan.
Completed Challenges
Food Security Action Challenge
Priority Area: Food Action
Dates: Oct. 2022 - Dec. 2022
Status: Completed
The Halifax Innovation Outpost, in collaboration with Just Food and HalifACT, issued an open call in September 2022 for ideas that can strengthen food security within Halifax Regional Municipality. Challenge winners will be announced in November 2022.
Food Community Challenge
Priority Area: Food Action
Dates: Feb. 2022 - Mar. 2022
Status: Completed
The Food Community Program innovation challenge awarded 10 projects that can help strengthen our food community in the Halifax region.
Food Security Innovation Challenge
Priority Area: Food Action
Dates: Nov. 2020 - Apr. 2021
Status: Completed
The Food Security Innovation challenge invited local individuals and organizations to submit ideas to improve food insecurity in Halifax.