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More than a Food Centre
Parkdale is more than a Food Centre and most everyone knows that, but every once in a while you get reminded of that when something happens outside of what is a “normal day” at PFC. Today was one of...
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A Kitchen Upgrade
(written by Lynda Hansen) Where would the Parkdale Food Centre be without our wonderful community partners and supporters? It was just over 3 years ago that we moved in at 30 Rosemount Avenue, after a...
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Why do people come to the Parkdale Food Centre?
(From left to right): Rachel Godkin-Jackson, Lindsey Grodesky, Douce Chamukenge, Rebecca McCaffrey (Clinical Preceptor), Marjorie Kort (Clinical Instructor) For a while we at the Parkdale Food Centre...
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An international love story for the Parkdale Food Centre
I came to Canada from Australia for love in July 2014 and was getting to know my local area in the weeks after I arrived. As I was reading local news, I came across articles about this local firebrand,...
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Fork Off! February 2019
Article written by Deb Abbott. Thank you to Sarah Stewart for the photos! Have you ever tried to prepare a meal just using ingredients from a Food Bank? That’s the challenge that two of Ottawa’s finest...
View ArticleWe’re hiring! Food Rescue Coordinator
Do you believe that healthy food is a human right, and that food can be a powerful tool for creating resilient, connected people and neighbourhoods? Parkdale Food Centre is looking for a dynamic team...
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We’re Hiring! DEADLINE EXTENDED: Sunday May 12th
We are recruiting a social justice-oriented candidate to play a lead role in a 14 month project to support transformative changes and build capacity of members of the Ottawa Community Food Partnership....
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Introducing…..our newest team members!
Tamara’s passion for food was ignited when she was given her first cookbook on her 10th birthday. She has been making people smile with her food ever since. She loves baking with sourdough, growing...
View ArticleWe’re planning the next three years!
Strategic planning for the next three years at Parkdale Food Centre is underway! We are excited to be working with Design Centred Co. to create a vision and strategic direction that align with our...
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It seems like just yesterday when we had our Annual General Meeting and we were celebrating the many accomplishments of the previous year, especially those of the youth in our community. You may...
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When School is out Household Food Costs Soar
The Ottawa Network for Education’s (ONFE) School Breakfast Program provides more than 13,500 free, nutritious meals to students every school day across the city of Ottawa. Today, these students are...
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Helping Women Eat Well During Covid-19
By Jessie-Lee Wallace Cornerstone Housing for Women Cornerstone Housing for Women is deeply grateful to the Parkdale Food Centre for their leadership, and their generous, innovative and kind-hearted...
View ArticleWe Know You Want to Help Us!
By: Karen Secord Never has it been more true that more hands make light work. Trust us, we want your helping hands! However, Covid-19 has forced us to step back and re-evaluate how best to engage with...
View ArticleBe A Community Influencer!!
By Karen Secord How do we create change? Is it better if change is slow, measured and proceeds only incrementally, or should we “rip the bandaid off” with confidence and face the consequences? One...
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NEW! Cooking for a Cause Ottawa
By Karen Secord Covid-19 has amplified food insecurity; meal programs that our most vulnerable neighbours have relied on for nourishment are now closed or functioning with greatly reduced capacity; a...
View ArticleOpen Letter on the Urban Boundary Extension
Attn: Councillor Jann Harder, Planning Committee Chair While our City Council prepares to vote on the urban boundary extension, our elected representatives must make their decision on how this will...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and the right to food
Exploring the emergence of a Global Solidarity Alliance for Food, Health and Social Justice #RightsNotCharity Around the world, COVID-19 is shaking the foundation of our globalized economic system to...
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