Who We Are

We are a mission-driven market on wheels, uniting communities around healthy, easy-to-access food. We exist for anyone who needs help stretching their dollars to access the healthy, high-quality produce that everyone deserves.


The mobile food market delivers more than nutrition. Through weekly markets, bulk deliveries, and strategic partnerships, we bring the dignity of choice to some of HRMs’s most under-resources neighbourhoods. In doing so, we create welcoming environments that foster health, empowerment, and social connection.

The Mobile Food Market is for anyone who wants to…

Stretch their dollars

Access centrally located food close to home

Make personal food choices

Connect with their local community

Our Why

Food insecurity impacts more than 1 in 4 Nova Scotians.

“Food insecurity” represents a continuum of experiences where factors like finances and geography influence the choices, quantities, and quality of someone’s diet. For many households, food insecurity can look like insufficient nutrition, skipped meals, smaller portions, periods of hunger, or neglecting other necessities to access food.

Most people who experience food insecurity do not visit food banks. In some rural areas, food banks are not geographically accessible. In other areas, people who have limited funds for food might instead choose to purchase less food, buy food of poor quality or nutrition, or sacrifice other necessities first.

Food insecurity gets in the way of someone living a healthy, thriving life. At a community-level it impacts our healthcare, education, economics, and social spaces.

Where We Fit

To transform food insecurity in Nova Scotia, we must all work together. The Mobile Food Market is one piece, of many important contributions, in this puzzle of change.

We create opportunities to access affordable and healthy food in dignified ways. We are not a grocery store, and we are not a food bank — we fill the important middle space, offering reliable access to fresh food while helping ease the pressure on emergency food programs. Our approach empowers communities to make their own food choices, promoting independence, health, and resilience.

“Thank you for coming to North End Dartmouth. I’ve been finding it so hard to work veggies into the meals that I make for my family because of soaring prices at the grocery stores. This is much needed and greatly appreciated."

— Market Customer

Our History

Since January 2015, we’ve been collaborating with community stakeholders and partners to tackle food insecurity in Halifax Regional Municipality, where rates remain the highest in Canada. Through extensive community engagement, we connected with local leaders and partners to design Halifax’s first Mobile Food Market, a solution that brings affordable, healthy food directly to communities in need.

The program began as a 21-week pilot, inspired by successful models from other Canadian cities. Our first market-on-wheels were with Halifax Transit buses. Over nearly a decade, the Mobile Food Market has grown significantly — navigating challenges such as a global pandemic, rising inflation, and record-high food insecurity — while remaining committed to its mission.

Today, the Mobile Food Market:

  • Operates 5 community markets each week

  • Maintains a permanent operational space in Dartmouth

  • Partners with over 35 community organizations

  • Serves thousands of families each week

Through these markets, we aim to reduce food insecurity, build community resilience, and provide hope for families across HRM and beyond.