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
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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
🐣It's "Egg Week" at the Bistro! Come by and enjoy the delicious Easter-themed culinary delights that our cooks and bakers have so lovingly prepared from scratch.🐰 And remember, when you purchase food from us, you are also helping to support our community through vital programs!
👉Please note that the Bistro is closed on Good Friday👈
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📣In celebration of Egg Week🥚🥚🥚 we are offering many delicious Easter and egg-themed treats and food items! Be sure to pop by the Bistro and try these featured culinary delights, and remember, when you support SIRCH, you are also supporting vital community programs!😍👍
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In 2024, SIRCH Repair Café fixed 341 and diverted them from landfills.🌱🌎
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📣Board game night on Thursday evening!👏🎲♟🧩
Did you know that SIRCH rents out a meeting space to local community groups for meetings and events? Contact the SIRCH Bistro & Bakery today for more info. ... See MoreSee Less
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