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Serving Up Some Soul – April 24th, 10pm

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:55:32 +0000

Loving Spoonful is pleased to announce our upcoming fundraiser organized by the Soul Shakedown Collective in Kingston! Details: Saturday April 24th, 10pm at Time to Laugh Comedy Club (394 Princess St). $8 before 11pm, $10 after.

Join us for an evening of great music and company, while supporting food security initiatives in Kingston!

Check out Soul Shakedown’s Blog: http://soulshakedownkingston.wordpress.com/

Save the Prison Farms Benefit – March 20th

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:15:43 +0000

Sarah Harmer, Fred Penner, Luther Wright, Open Heart Society featuring Chris Brown and Eric Schenkman, Brian Flynn, Kris and Dee, Maya Thau-Eleff and special guests will play Sydenham Street United Church on March 20 from 7-10 p.m.

Tickets for the fundraiser cost $15 ($5 for unemployed and underemployed). They can be purchased at Renaissance Music, Tara Natural Foods, Brian’s Record Option and Local Family Farms in Verona. cash only please. A small number will be available at the door.

The partners for the concert include Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice, Frontenac Cattlemen’s Association, Frontenac Federation of Agriculture, John Howard Society, National Farmers Union Local 316, Sisters of Providence Justice and Peace Office, Union of Solicitor General Employees and Urban Agriculture Kingston.

For more information, or to volunteer for the Save Our Prison Farms Campaign, please contact (613) 767-4127 or mccann17@yahoo.co

Event: Food Secure Kingston on Saturday February 20th

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:57:40 +0000

Come learn about the current state of our agriculture system, food insecurity in Kingston, and organizations that are working to solve these problems. The presentation will be made in the context of ways you can be involved in helping turn Kingston into a food secure city, with a focus on solutions being proposed by a handful of active organizations in Kingston.

When: Saturday February 20th from 12-2:00pm (time for Q&A)
Where: Kingston Sustainability Center, 193 Princess St.

Admission: Free! However, due to limited space, please register by sending an email to workshop@livingcitiescompany.ca For more info click here.
Presented by: Living Cities, Loving Spoonful, Vegetables Unplugged and Urban Agriculture Kingston

Film Screening: Mad City Chickens

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:51:04 +0000

Check out the documentary “Mad City Chickens” on Thursday November 19th, 7pm in Ellis Auditorium, 58 University Ave. Suggested donation: $5.

The Year of the Flood

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:51:55 +0000

The Community Harvest Working Group is thrilled to be hosting a fundraising event on Wednesday September 23rd, in conjunction with Margaret Atwood’s launch of her new book, The Year of the Flood. Tickets are $125 and are available through the Grand Theatre box office. Tickets will include:

entrance to the reception where Margaret Atwood will be in attendance
a signed copy of The Year of the Flood
a ticket to the evening’s performance
preferred seating at the performance
cash bar
finger foods made from local ingredients based upon recipes and food references found throughout The Year of the Flood

For more info please click here

Free Tomato Tasting and Corn Roast!

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:35:48 +0000

The Community Harvest Market is hosting a Tomato Tasting and Corn Roast on Sunday August 16th, from 10am-2pm at the Wally Elmer Neighbourhood Centre located at 50 MacCauley (off Weller Avenue on Daly Street).

Join us for fresh local produce, baking, jewellery, music, children’s activities and more!

Regular market runs every Sunday, same place, same time, until October 25th. Don’t miss it.

Volunteer Meeting

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:20:23 +0000

Wednesday August 12th, 5:30pm at 99 York St.

Hello to new and established volunteers!

Come to a Loving Spoonful Volunteer Planning and Orientation Meeting; Find out what’s going on at Loving Spoonful and how you can help. We will be talking about volunteer opportunities including:

Scheduled Food Pick up and Distribution
Farmers Market
Grow a Row
Gardening at the ACORN Garden
Upcoming special events
and more!

We welcome your ideas and your involvement.

Meet and Greet and Work and Eat

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:43:33 +0000

Join us on Tuesdays from 4-8pm each week at the Oak Street Garden (weather permitting) to hang out, share some food, find out what’s going on in other plots and even do some gardening. This is a great chance for volunteers to see what is going on and to find some work to do. For more information please contact ashlie[at]lovingspoonful.org.

See you there!

Grow a Row and Oak Street Garden Launch!

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:32:01 +0000

When: Sunday June 7th, 2009
Where: Oak Street Garden – where Victoria St meets Oak Street
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Grow a Row in collaboration with the Oak St Garden are hosting a celebration of the new growing season! Come and learn more about Grow a Row and community gardening, and help us plant the Acorn Donation Garden – a 500 Sq Ft garden plot designated for growing food for donation to meal programs in Kingston.

Everyone is welcome!

Community Harvest Market Grand Opening!

Mon, 25 May 2009 13:20:03 +0000

The Community Harvest Working Group Invites you to the Grand Opening of the Community Harvest Market

When: Sunday May 31st, 2009
Where: Wally Elmer Neighbourhood Centre, Corner of Daly and MacCauley Street
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
BBQ, Entertainment, Children’s Activities. Free!

For more information, please contact: Tara Kainer at 613-544-4525, ext. 113 or Elaine Radway at 613-542-2949, ext.154 or click here.

The Community Harvest Market will be open every Sunday beginning May 31st until October 25th.

Community Harvest Working Group: Community members and representatives from various community organizations interested in increasing food security for individuals and families living in the Rideau Heights area (defined as Railway to Hwy 401, and Division to Cataraqui River).