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    The Alex - Community Food Centre

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    Click Here to Learn About the Alex CFC's COVID-19 Response

     

    The Alex Community Food Centre (CFC) is a welcoming place for people to come together to grow, cook, share and advocate for good food for all. The CFC provides people with access to high-quality food in a dignified setting through healthy meals and an affordable produce market. People learn cooking and gardening skills, and kids get their hands dirty in the garden and kitchen in ways that expand their tastebuds and help them make healthier food choices. Community members find their voices on the issues that matter to them, and people find friends and support. CFCs offer multifaceted, integrated and responsive programming in a shared space where food builds health, hope, skills and community.

     

    Our Vision - Along with our partners, Community Food Centres Canada, we envision a Canada where everyone has the means and knowledge necessary to access good, healthy food in a dignified way, and the ability and opportunity to be heard on the food issues that affect them. We envision a robust, diverse food economy that sustains farmers and the land, and a social consensus that food is a key determinant of health and a public good.

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    • Monday

      4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    • Tuesday

      Closed

    • Wednesday

      12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

    • Thursday

      Closed

    • Friday

      9:00 am - 11:00 am

    • Saturday

      Closed

    • Sunday

      Closed

      • April 18, 2024 9:10 am local time

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    GOOD FOOD PROGRAMS

     

    • Meals to Go - Pick up a delicious, nutritious frozen meal and salad kit for you and your family! Every Friday 10 am – 12 pm

     

    • Fresh Routes Affordable Produce Market - Beginning February 10th, the Affordable Produce Market, a partnership with Fresh Routes, will take place on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Come by to purchase fruits and vegetables at a deeply discounted price and a fresh lunch to go! Click Here to Check for Dates

     

    • New Roots Kitchens - A space for immigrant communities to create and share culturally inspired meals “to go” for the New Roots Affordable Market. Click Here to Check for Dates

     

    • New Roots Affordable Produce Market - Every other Saturday  11 am –  1 pm. Alternates between:
    1. New Roots Affordable Produce Market and Latin American meal-to-go
    2. New Roots Affordable Produce Market with an Asian inspired meal-to-go.
    3. New Roots Affordable Produce Market and Middle East meal to go

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    COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

     

    • Ways of Knowing (Virtual) - Gather online with Dion as she shares her knowledge about traditional Indigenous food, crafts, healing, and natural home and body care. All supplies are included.

    Call or text Dion at 403-312-6665 or email [email protected]  to learn more or to register.

     

    • Dads* in the Kitchen - Back by popular demand! Dads *or any family member, and kids learn how to prepare delicious and healthy family meals together in this three-part program. All ingredients are included.

    Call or text Gina at 403-333-8142 or email [email protected]  to learn more or to register

     

    • Virtually Growing - Prepare for the upcoming gardening season with Leanne, our new Garden Skills Coordinator. Learn online about “winter sowing” and share your tips as garden season inches closer. This is a great class for all skill levels and experience in the garden! Supplies provided.

    Call or text Leanne at 403-369-2403 or email [email protected]  to learn more and to register.

     

    • Stretch and Stroll - Meet new friends and stay healthy! Join us for a gently paced weekly walk on Wednesdays, starting February 10 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. All abilities welcome! (Winter conditions or indoor facilities permitting).

    Light snack provided; call or text Gina at 403-333-8142 or email [email protected]  to register.

     

    • Food Fit (virtual) - Food Fit is back! Join Gina online in this 10-week program to help you improve your well-being through healthy cooking in a positive, supportive environment. Every Thursday 10 am – 12 pm. All ingredients are included.

    Call or text Gina at 403-333-8142 or email [email protected]  to register. Participants are also encouraged to join Stretch and Stroll.