Cook, eat and grow, together.
The food bank keeps cupboards full. These three programs are about everything around it: learning a few dishes that stretch, sharing a stove, and growing tomatoes you can be proud of.
A big kitchen you can borrow.
The hall kitchen has two six-burner ranges, a walk-in fridge and more pots than any home needs. On weekday mornings, small groups book it to batch-cook: a few families making a month of soup, a newcomers' group sharing recipes from home, a seniors' club that bakes on Fridays.
We supply the space, the equipment and basic staples like oil, rice, onions and spices. You bring the plan and a few people.
Who it suits
Groups of three to eight who want to cook in bulk, or anyone without a full kitchen at home.
How to join
Call or drop in on a Tuesday to book a morning slot. First-time groups get a short safety walk-through with our kitchen lead.
Thursday afternoons, before supper.
Each class is hands-on and cooks something that goes straight onto the supper table at 5:30. Up to ten people, aprons provided.
Soups that stretch
One pot, five days of lunches. Lentil, minestrone and a roasted squash soup.
October and November
Free
Cooking from the shelves
What to do with chickpeas, oats, canned fish and the vegetables nobody else picked.
Every month
Free
Batch cooking for one
Freezer-friendly meals for people who live alone, with portion tips that cut waste.
January to March
Free
Kids in the kitchen
Ages 8 to 12 with a grown-up. Knife skills, pancakes and a pizza they build themselves.
School breaks
$5 per family, waived on request
To save a spot, call or ask at the door on a food bank day. Classes run 3:30–5 pm.
A raised bed of your own, out back.
Behind the hall there's a sunny lot with raised beds, a tool shed and two rain barrels. Plot holders grow what they like. Many give part of their harvest to the Saturday shelves, though nobody has to.
- 3 m × 1.2 mRaised bed, waist high on request
- $15For the season, waived if it's a stretch
- May to OctoberOpen dawn to dusk
- Tools + waterShared, in the shed
Who it suits
Apartment dwellers, first-time growers, and anyone who misses having soil under their nails.
How to join
The waitlist opens on March 1. Call or email us with your name and phone number, and we'll be in touch in April.