CHEP Good Food Inc.

Before the final bell rings, let's savour the highlights of a full year of Chefs in Training!👩‍🍳

Our gratitude and thanks goes to Community Initiatives Fund and other funding sources for supporting this program! 🙏

"I love the program, I learned a lot." — Chefs in Training participant

⭐Want to support future Chefs in Training? Consider donating today! [Cooking & Nutrition] 🔗https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/34245

Our office and Station 20 West Community Enterprise Centre Community Market will be closed and non-operational on Friday, June 19th!🍏

Our staff will be in the community, participating in National Indigenous Peoples Day events, gathering, connecting, and celebrating with one another.

We hope to see you at Reconciliation Saskatoon's Rock Your Roots walk and elsewhere in our community!😊

Our Cooking Outreach team has been busy turning surplus food into nutritious ingredients for future programs—all while reducing food waste and food costs! 💥

Thanks to grant funding, we purchased a Thermomix, which helps us efficiently transform and preserve excess fresh ingredients from our programs and Community Market.

So far, we've made:

🍅 Tomato Sauce from surplus tomatoes from our Chefs in Training program, plus other vegetables from the Community Market that were at risk of going to waste
🧅 Vegetable Stock from excess onions, garlic, and other vegetables from Chefs in Training
🍏 Apple & Pear Sauce from surplus apples and pears from Chefs in Training
🍓 Blueberry & Raspberry Jam from 44 clamshells of berries from the Community Market that were at risk of going to waste

Made entirely from whole foods, these preserved ingredients will be used in our Cooking Outreach programs—improving food access and nutrition for children and community members while reducing waste and stretching our food budget further. 💪👩‍🍳

Pretty cool, eh? 😎

How are you reducing food waste and saving money these days? Share your tips in the comments! 👇

Fish-powered and ready to grow!🐟🌱

Over at our ketayak garden, we have been prepping our 4 beds of 3 Sisters! Last week, our Urban Ag staff were out burying some fish from our friends over at Hooked Fish & Seafood to give the soil a healthy boost. This week we will be direct seeding our corn and transplanting our squashes!🌽

💡 Did You Know?

*3 Sisters (known as milpa in the south) is an ancient planting method that reflects ancestral wisdom. Corn, pole bean and squash grow so well together because they all mutually benefit from the characteristics of the others.

*Can be grown as an entire field, or adapted to a patio garden with the selection of dwarf varieties.

🔥 Let us know in the comments if you have ever used fish for soil amendments and/or planted 3 Sisters!👇

Last month we asked our Monthly Newsletter Subscribers: "What comes to mind when you think of CHEP Good Food?"🍏

💬Well, some of our subscribers answered! 👉The Word Cloud (as pictured) shows what comes to our subscribers minds when they think of our organization, with the words that appear larger having multiple submissions: community, nutrition, food security, education, and fresh!

Thank you to everyone who participated—we value your perspective and appreciate your engagement!❤

🔔 Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter so that YOU can share your perspectives and further engage and connect with our CHEP Good Food community!
🔗 Link to subscribe: http://eepurl.com/dl8ch9

BINGO for a good cause! Join us for our upcoming family-friendly Plant BINGO Fundraiser and help grow food security in our community🌿💪

Every bingo card purchased supports CHEP Good Food’s Urban Agriculture programming—empowering community members with the skills, knowledge, and resources to grow their own food.🥕

🍓Win raspberry seedlings and other plant varieties!

Bring your friends, family, and plant-loving neighbours for an afternoon of fun, community, and food-growing inspiration—register today!👇
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/E53ZqjrSWK

Like the plants we grow in our garden, our tools need a lil' tender loving care, too!🔨

Join our Urban Ag team and Lee Valley Tools Saskatoon this spring to learn how you can care for and keep your tools in tip top shape!👩‍🌾

🔗Register using the QR Code or at the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/4S94YMvTzV

Share widely folks!😊

Join our team at CHEP Good Food as our temporary part-time Bookkeeper & Financial Administrator!🍏

If you’re detail-oriented, organized, and passionate about supporting community food security, this could be the perfect fit. Help keep our nonprofit operations running smoothly while making a meaningful impact in Saskatoon.

Apply today and help nourish your community!🐝

🔗https://www.saskjobs.ca/jsp/joborder/detail.jsp?job_order_id=1507991

We always enjoy and appreciate connecting and engaging with the students from RJC High School!🌱

Creating awareness and education around food systems with youth in our community is an invaluable experience that helps nurture future food leaders and informed community members!

Thank you for coming out to our garden with lending hands and hearts, and open minds 😀🙏

🌱 Looking for a meaningful way to give back this season? Join us in the garden!

We’re looking for volunteers to help grow fresh food, build community, and support local food security efforts. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just curious to learn, there’s a place for you here. 🌻🥕

📌Have questions about our volunteer opportunities? Contact Sandra at the following: [email protected] OR 306-986-5831

🔗Use link or QR Code to access "Gardening Agreement" or "Group Volunteer Intake Form" https://linktr.ee/chepgoodfoodyxe?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=f1285149-6537-43f2-ae63-dd8b71b1acc9

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