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
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐀 𝐑𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠!
Fresh produce is beginning to arrive, and we’re on track for a wonderful growing season.
A big thank you to our volunteer growers who are already bringing in their harvests for SIRCH’s Food Security Programs. Every zucchini, bean and bundle of greens helps us prepare nutritious meals for people in our community.
There is still plenty more growing and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings!
Not signed up yet to be a Volunteer Grower? There's still time! Reach out today...(705)457-1742.
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𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝! 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲!
Start your weekend with something baked fresh from the SIRCH Bistro & Bakery.
Stop in Friday for handcrafted sourdough bread, then come back Saturday for our famous scone selection. Pick up a little something for home, or an extra loaf or scone to share with someone special!
All purchases at SIRCH Bistro & Bakery help provide food security programs for Haliburton and North Hastings County!
OPEN today - 8:30 am until 2 pm and Saturday 10 am until 2 pm.
𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
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We had such a blast at the Haliburton Art & Craft Festival this past weekend! Many thanks to Laurie Jones and the Rails End Gallery for inviting SIRCH to be part of this wonderful community event. Our Lemonade and Scone booth was buzzing all 3 days.
Kudos to our incredible Bakery Team who baked 936 scones. And to the Lemonade Team who made 1,479 glasses of lemonade, plus the homemade berry syrup shots. A heartfelt thank you as well to all the wonderful volunteers, staff, and board members who served at the booth.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to buy lemonade, scones or to donate. Your support means so much to us. All proceeds of this event will go towards the free Community Kitchen meals that SIRCH distributes across Haliburton County and North Hastings through a network of partner agencies.
Every sip you took will help put a healthy, fresh meal on a neighbour's table!
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𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫!
One year ago, we planted just 21 tiny seedlings in one of our 15 Grow Towers. Today, that Swiss Chard is still growing strong, providing fresh, nutritious greens to support 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐇’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬.
That is 365 days of growing, harvesting and making a difference from tiny little seedlings!
Please join us in celebrating this mighty little tower and the care that keeps it thriving.
Supporting food security and growing goodness...one tower at a time. 💚
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