CHC Sharing Garden
Back in 2011, the CHC installed four small raised garden beds in the back of the parking lot to help supplement our food cupboard and to offer an outdoor learning space for neighbouring schools. Over the years it has grown to eleven beds and has been the focal point of many educational workshops for all ages in the community. Each season, the garden is full of local heirloom vegetables, traditional pollinator plants and a variety of fresh herbs! We encourage everyone to visit our garden and please contact us if you are interested in helping care for it!
Past Food Preservation Workshops
Thanks to support from Community Food Centres Canada’s New Growth Fund we are very excited to announce the hiring of a part-time Garden Coordinator, Ev Richardson (they/them). Ev will be assisting in garden expansion as well as holding food preservation workshops between now and the end of October. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for further details posted on social media and in the Community Health Centre.
2024 Fall Celebration of Manoomin
We are so honored to welcome Timothy Smoke and Keith Montreuil from Alderville First Nations on Thursday, October 24th to celebrate wild rice. Drop in from 2-6pm and learn about the relationship between the Anishinaabeg peoples and manoomin, and how this relationship informs the harvesting, heating, and drying of the rice.
Varenyky Masterclass
Join us on Tuesday, October 8th in the first-floor Multipurpose Room, for a masterclass in making delicious Ukrainian dumplings with Cafe Lviv, happening from 5–7 p.m.
Spill the Beans
We’re spilling the beans on how to save seeds! Join us in the first-floor Multipurpose Room on Thursday, September 19th, for a drop-in seed-saving demo with CHCN community member Mark (he/him), happening from 1–3 p.m. Mark will guide us through the harvesting, processing, and storing of seeds. Seeds will be provided, but feel free to bring your own to participate in a community seed swap. We will also have a selection of seeds available for sale, using a pay what you can model.
All ages are welcome, and no registration is required!

Jam-Packed: A Preserving Workshop
Learn water bath canning and how to make freezer jam with Brenda Whitehead on Tuesday August 27th from 1pm to 3pm at 99 Toronto Rd, Port Hope. No experience is needed and this Jam-Packed Workshop is FREE to attend.
Registration is required ! To register email [email protected] or call 905-885-2626 ext 280 and leave a message.
These workshops are made possible with support from Community Food Centres Canada’s New Growth Fund.