Homegrown in the news

Stories, interviews, and announcements about Homegrown and the community of local food producers we work with.
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CHEK News
CHLY 101.7 FM
Featured story
CHEK News
May 24, 2026
Connecting food producers and consumers: New online hub now live in Nanaimo
CHEK News covers the launch of the Nanaimo Food Hub, a Homegrown-powered marketplace that brings local farms and food businesses together in one online storefront. The platform lets Nanaimo residents browse and buy from multiple regional producers in a single order — addressing visibility challenges that small local producers face when reaching customers outside of farmers' markets.
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CHLY 101.7 FM
February 27, 2026
Home Grown website wants to strengthen connection to local farmers and food
CHLY profiles Homegrown and co-founder Josh Fraser on its mission to make buying directly from local farmers, bakers, and food producers as easy as shopping online. The story highlights how vendors on Vancouver Island and beyond can list multiple pickup locations and reach buyers who don't have time to chase down individual farms or farmers' markets.
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Press releases
Official announcements from the Homegrown team.
Press release
May 25, 2026
Homegrown and Nanaimo Food Hub partner to make local food more accessible in Nanaimo
Homegrown announces a partnership with the Nanaimo Food Hub to bring local farms, bakeries, and food makers into a single online marketplace with centralized pickup. The collaboration pairs the hub's local food community with Homegrown's marketplace technology, helping small producers reach more customers without managing their own ecommerce.
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Media inquiries
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