Shortly after moving to the South Osborne neighbourhood of Winnipeg in 2014, Katie co-founded the South Osborne Farmers’ Market and Fireweed Food Co-op. They also developed and managed the Food Ecosystems Project, a partnership between Food and Beverage Manitoba and Community Futures Manitoba. Their work focuses on encouraging first-time food producers and entrepreneurs to understand how their food businesses fit within local food systems, and how collaboration and shared supports can make starting out more accessible and sustainable.