The Grove

About The Grove

The Grove is a not-for-profit agricultural society and food and agri-innovation hub located on King Street in London's Old East Village. It serves as a community and commercial space for food entrepreneurs, startups, and agri-businesses throughout Ontario. The facility provides shared resources, mentorship, and professional production space for food creators. The organization offers several types of spaces. The Incubator (Launch) Kitchen provides hourly access to a commercial shared kitchen for recipe testing and development. The Accelerator (Scale) Units are individually leased, open-concept food production units that are customizable for larger production needs. The facility also features a 175-seat event and meeting space with full A/V for workshops, seminars, and presentations. Support services include assistance with business documentation and health unit requirements, and access to partners including the London Small Business Centre, LEDC, and Fanshawe College’s Packaging Advancement Centre. Western Fair District founded The Grove in 2019. The organization is funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). It has received the London Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Award and recognition from Green Economy London. Members can use an online booking system to reserve incubator space.