Charitable Food Initiatives
The non-profit SIRCH Bistro & Bakery offers affordable nutritious breakfasts and lunches, as well as fresh baked breads and treats in Haliburton Village. Local produce is used whenever possible.
Some innovative partnerships have evolved. For example, our Artisan Baker picks up spent grain used in the brewing process from Haliburton Brewery, and makes it into delicious sourdough bread. The brewery then purchases the bread to use on their charcuterie boards.
The Bistro hosts various events and can be booked for meetings and events. In one end of the Bistro, we have a mini-Thrift Warehouse, to show customers the great variety and quality of goods that we have in the much larger store in Industrial Park.
The Bistro has two programs that address food insecurity, and isolation: Community Kitchen, and Lunch Is On Us. 705-457-1700
Need Food Support?
A new shared website—created by local food banks across Haliburton County—makes it easier to find food support when you need it. Whether you’re looking for the closest location or more information about available services, www.FoodBanksHaliburtonCounty.ca is a helpful resource for individuals and families. If you or someone you know needs food, visit the site to learn more.
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Community Kitchen
Community Kitchen brings volunteers together at the Bistro on Mondays when it is closed to the public. Volunteers gather, and together with the chef they prepare thousands of nutritious meals annually. The meals are frozen and then distributed through health, community service and non-profit housing organizations in Haliburton County and North Hastings. (Prepared meals are essential for those with lack of cooking skills, food insecurity, challenges with mental health, addictions, or illness, as well as those who are homeless, frail or elderly.
Generous farmers, gardeners and growers as well as food banks and grocers donate significant amounts of produce to help the program. Community Kitchen is funded entirely through donations and fundraising.
Once a week from November to March SIRCH offers Lunch Is On Us, a full meal at no charge at the Bistro. Everyone is welcome -- it’s our way of saying thanks to a generous community. It also offers a way for food insecure community members to eat out, and for anyone feeling isolated or alone to join in the fun and meet other people. People love that local musicians will often donate a couple of hours of their time to play during lunch. Lasting friendships have been made at Lunch Is On Us.
Applesauce Project
The Applesauce Project is an annual event where property owners will pick wild apples on their property and bring them in to the
Bistro. Then Community Kitchen volunteers converge for a special day where apples are cooked, sieved and made into servings of applesauce or apple crisps. Those are handed out free to recipients of our Community Kitchen meals, who can use more fruit in their diets.
SIRCH Bistro & Bakery
49 Maple Avenue
Haliburton, Ontario
K0M 1S0
[email protected]
(705) 457-1700
Tuesday - Friday: 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (BAKERY ONLY - Open until sold out)
Sunday - Monday: CLOSED
🍲 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬!
Join us for a fun, hands-on 7-session cooking series designed just for seniors! Learn to stretch your food dollars, cook without power, make nutritious meals, and bring home new skills and recipes each time. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧!
🕒 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝟑:𝟑𝟎–𝟓:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
📍 Alternating between SIRCH Bistro/Bakery (Haliburton) & Minden Community Food Centre
🗓️ Sessions:
𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟒 – 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐛 & 𝐆𝐨 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧): Quick, healthy snacks and breakfasts that travel well and taste great.
𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟏𝟖 – 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 (𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨/𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲): Build a budget-friendly pantry with staples that make nutritious meals easy anytime.
𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐 – 𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧): Discover how to make delicious meals when the lights go out using shelf-stable ingredients.
𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟏𝟔 – 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨/𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲): Cook brain-boosting recipes to support memory and cognitive health.
𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟔 – 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐬 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧): Simple, tasty adaptations for heart health, diabetes, celiac, and more.
𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎 – 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 (𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨/𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲): Cozy, immune-boosting dishes to stay strong all season long.
𝐅𝐞𝐛 𝟑 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧): Transform yesterday’s leftovers into new, delicious meals!
🎟️ Registration required – space is limited!
Contact Joanne, Food Security Coordinator
📞 705-457-1742 | ✉️ [email protected]
Come cook, connect, and bring home recipes that make healthy eating easy and affordable!
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🎃 𝓣𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓴 𝓸𝓻 𝓣𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓣𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮 𝓑𝓾𝓭𝓼! 🍁
There’s magic in the air — and in every bite at SIRCH Bistro & Bakery! ✨
🧡 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐳𝐲, 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞.
Our soups simmer with comfort, sandwiches are stacked with love, and sweets are the perfect little treat (no tricks here!).
🌿 Fresh from our indoor towers!
We grow our own greens on-site — spooky fresh, ultra-local, and monstrously good.
🥖 On the menu this week:
✨ Fresh-baked breads & boo-tiful desserts
✨ Wholesome breakfasts & lunches made daily
✨ Warm soups to chase away the chill
💛 Eat good. Do good.
Every bite helps support SIRCH’s local programs — no tax, no tip, just treats that give back!
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✨ 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭: 𝐁𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✨
𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟓 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. That means bare cupboards, empty fridges, and families skipping meals so their children can eat first. Hunger takes away dignity, stability, and hope.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞:
🌟21,200 healthy meals for families, children, and seniors
🌟1,400 hot lunches + 40 Christmas dinners that bring warmth and belonging
🌟1,600 kg of donated food transformed into nourishing meals
🌟Support through 14 community partners reaching neighbours across Haliburton & North Hastings
Every meal is a spark of light YOU create.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁:
www.sirch.on.ca/donate/
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🍁 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫!
The coziness of autumn tastes even better when it’s made with heart. ❤️
𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨 & 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩, 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 — 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.
🌿 Fresh from our indoor towers!
Yep, we grow our own greens right here on-site — ultra-local, ultra-fresh, and absolutely delicious.
🥖 Come by for:
✨ Fresh-baked breads & desserts
✨ Wholesome breakfasts & lunches made daily
💛 Eat good. Do good.
No tax, no tip — just food that gives back to local programs and people.
#SIRCHBistroBakery #EatForGood #SupportLocal #HaliburtonEats #CommunityKitchen #LocalLove #FallFlavours #MadeWithHeart ... See MoreSee Less
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