Assistant Professor
Richard Bloomfield is passionate about entrepreneurship, as well as the social sustainability of food production. He has taught numerous introductory business management and accounting courses that act as the foundation for the management and organizational program at Huron University College.
In 2022, Richard introduced an upper-year course as part of the new entrepreneurship minor offered at Huron. The course is focused on how to start a business or social enterprise building on his own real-world experience. He co-founded Urban Roots London in 2017, a non-profit urban farm that is addressing issues around food access. In late 2019, he also co-founded Sidetrack: A Wortley Café, where his passion for entrepreneurship and community intersects with his love for espresso.
Richard is a proud alumnus of Huron University College from the Centre for Global Studies as well as a graduate from the Ivey Business School from both the HBA and MBA programs. He is currently completing his PhD on the political economy of agro-food systems by examining current farmland policy, ownership dynamics, and alternative land-use models that support next or first-generation farmers in Ontario.
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About Richard Bloomfield
Richard Bloomfield is passionate about entrepreneurship, as well as the social sustainability of food production. He has taught numerous introductory business management and accounting courses that act as the foundation for the management and organizational program at Huron University College.
In 2022, Richard introduced an upper-year course as part of the new entrepreneurship minor offered at Huron. The course is focused on how to start a business or social enterprise building on his own real-world experience. He co-founded Urban Roots London in 2017, a non-profit urban farm that is addressing issues around food access. In late 2019, he also co-founded Sidetrack: A Wortley Café, where his passion for entrepreneurship and community intersects with his love for espresso.
Richard is a proud alumnus of Huron University College from the Centre for Global Studies as well as a graduate from the Ivey Business School from both the HBA and MBA programs. He is currently completing his PhD on the political economy of agro-food systems by examining current farmland policy, ownership dynamics, and alternative land-use models that support next or first-generation farmers in Ontario.