Our Focus
Sure Food Solutions works at the intersection of food systems and regional economic development with an intentional focus on one outcome: feeding people.
Many food and agriculture projects stall not because of a lack of hard work, good intentions, ideas or planning, but because unanswered questions create uncertainty—and because plans alone do not carry projects forward. Plans do not complete plans. People do.
Our work centers on helping people—leaders, operators, communities, and institutions—gain the clarity, confidence, and alignment needed to act. We surface the right questions, translate complexity into understanding, and support decision-making that leads to accountable execution.
We are early in this focused chapter and deliberate about it. We apply proven experience in planning, development, and execution directly to food system challenges, recognizing that strong fundamentals and engaged people are what turn intention into impact.
How We See Food Systems
Food systems are human systems before they are technical systems.
Food systems rely on people making decisions, coordinating effort, operating facilities, stewarding resources, and sustaining momentum over time.
Strategy without execution does not feed people—and execution without people-centered alignment rarely lasts. We approach food system work through the lens of regional economic development, understanding that resilient food access depends on viable enterprises, capable operators, engaged communities, and accountable leadership.
Rooted In Purpose
Sure Food Solutions was created with a simple but demanding focus: helping people feed people.
Over years of work in community planning, business development, strategic execution, and construction, one lesson became clear—plans matter, but plans do not complete plans. People do. Projects move forward when the people responsible for carrying the work understand what needs to be done, why it matters, and how it can realistically be executed.
This firm represents an intentional chapter. We are applying proven skills directly to food systems and regional economic development because food access and food infrastructure are foundational to healthy communities. The work is complex, place-based, and human.
If you are looking for a partner who values people as much as plans, and execution as much as strategy, we welcome the conversation.
Our Leadership & Core Team
Sure Food Solutions is led by practitioners intentionally applying experience from adjacent disciplines to food systems and regional economic development.
Our backgrounds include community planning, business development, strategic planning and execution, and general construction—fields where outcomes depend on people working together to deliver results.
We focus on the real-world mechanics of helping people move projects forward—aligning stakeholders, setting clear roles, and supporting execution that feeds people reliably and responsibly.
Jen Jarvis
Jen Jarvis is the Founder and Principal of Sure Food Solutions, where she applies experience in community planning, business development, and strategic execution to food systems and regional economic development.
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Jamie Boring
Jamie is a builder, strategist, and licensed General Contractor with Sure Food Solutions, applying experience in development, construction, real estate, and execution within food systems and regional economic development.
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Jamie supports for-profit and nonprofit organizations as they move projects from concept to implementation—grounded in the belief that plans only succeed when people can carry them forward. His work focuses on reducing barriers, improving systems, and helping farmers and food businesses build profitable, practical models that feed communities and support the people doing the work.
What Guides Our Work
Plans only succeed when the people responsible for carrying them forward are supported, aligned, and prepared to act.
People Come First
Execution Over Intention
Honesty About Constraints
Accountability Builds Trust
Feeding People Is the North Star
Supporting People Who Carry the Work
Plans only succeed when the people responsible for carrying them forward are supported, aligned, and prepared to act.
With Operators and Practitioners
With Leadership and Boards
With Communities and Stakeholders
With Public Agencies and Institutions
Best-Fit Engagements
We work best with organizations that:
Operate within or alongside the food and agriculture ecosystem
Understand that people—not plans alone—drive outcomes
Seek regional economic development rooted in local capacity
