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
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑!
Our volunteers are hard at work sorting coats, boots, scarves and other winter gear you’ve so generously donated for Share the Warmth!
Every item represents a neighbour helping another neighbour, and we still need more! That winter coat you no longer wear could give a local family one less thing to worry about this winter.
We’re welcoming clean, gently used winter coats, boots, vests, hats, mittens and scarves for adults and children. Please ensure items have working zippers and no rips or stains—ready for someone to wear and enjoy.
📍 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
• Dollo’s Foodland
• Home Hardware
• Minden Valu-Mart
• Minden Community Food Centre
• St. Paul’s Anglican Church
📍 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
• Foodland Haliburton
• Todd’s Independent
• Glecoff’s
• Home Hardware
• Thrift Warehouse - Haliburton
Know someone who needs winter gear? Share the Warmth giveaways are coming:
• 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧: 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕 | 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦–𝟐 𝐩𝐦
Minden Community Food Centre
• 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐭: 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕 | 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦–𝟑 𝐩𝐦
Thrift Warehouse - Bancroft
• 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧: 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖 | 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦–𝟐 𝐩𝐦
SIRCH Bistro
Thank you to everyone who has already donated and to our collection partners. Every item you share helps a neighbour face winter with warmth and care.
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𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞!
We have bags of fresh kale for sale at SIRCH Bistro today...𝟑𝟓𝟎 𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 $𝟓.
Toss some into a salad, stir it into your favourite soup, or sauté it for a delicious side. Grown right here in the Bistro, ready to enjoy at home!
📍 Stop by 49 Maple Ave., Haliburton, and pick up a bag today.
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𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞!
We were delighted to receive $5,600...SIRCH’s portion of September’s Empty Bowls fundraiser to support our Food Security Programs.
To everyone who came for soup and took home a beautiful, one-of-a-kind bowl: your generosity will help ensure that 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐔𝐬 will continue through the winter months.
Heartfelt thanks to the local potters who handcrafted the bowls, the Chef's who made the delicious soups, the Volunteers that helped set up and serve. A special thank you to 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟒𝐂'𝐬 for her extraordinary organization of this year's event.
It was a great time to share laughter and connection in our generous community! 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲!
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𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐇’𝐬 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐔𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤!
Join us at SIRCH Bistro every Wednesday, starting November 4 through March, 11 am–2 pm, for a free, set-menu lunch featuring a delicious, hearty hot entrée, salad from our grow towers, and coffee or tea.
𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐔𝐬 offers more than a meal...it’s a welcoming place to come and say hello to old friends and feel connected to your community. Come with a friend or on your own. There’s a place for you at our table!
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲…𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠!
Please consider donating to this year’s 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 holiday giving campaign to support SIRCH’s Food Security Programs at www.sirch.on.ca/donate/ ...
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