June 6-12 is Local Food Week! It’s an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the abundance of fresh, healthy, affordable local food that we are privileged to have access to across the province. The Dundas Federation of Agriculture (DFA), along with Christian Farmers...
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Fill-a-Bag Food Drive Call for Volunteers
Apr 12, 2022
Food Share looking for volunteers to help with Fill-a-Bag drive Press release If you have a few hours to spare on two consecutive Saturday afternoons in May, Community Food Share can use your help. You’ll be helping to ensure the success of the Community Food...
Empty Bowls 2022 postponed until 2023
Mar 2, 2022
Postponement of Empty Bowls 2022 Press release The annual Empty Bowls luncheon scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12 and sponsored by Community Food Share has been postponed again for 2022, a victim of the COVID pandemic. Last held in 2020, just prior to the start of...
Thanks to our Community Supporters
Jan 4, 2022
Community Food Share is the channel through which our COMMUNITY SHARES FOOD. It’s that simple. Our mandate is to eliminate food insecurity in Dundas and Stormont Counties. We do this by collecting and purchasing food and distributing it to those who need the help of...
St. Paul’s Community Garden 2021
Sep 14, 2021
Summer 2021St. Paul's Community Garden St. Paul’s Community Garden donates 257 pounds of food Clients of the food bank operated by Community Food Share have been the recipients of 257 pounds of fresh garden produce this summer, thanks to the efforts of the dedicated...
Grow-a-Row program 2021
May 18, 2021
June, July and August 2021Community Food Share locations and Cooter's Automotive in Berwick Community Food Share seeks fresh garden produce donations With the gardening season getting into high gear, Community Food Share is pleased to again partner with Cooter’s...
New Williamsburg Satellite Location
Feb 3, 2021
Clients of Community Food Share (the Food Bank) living in the Williamsburg area will soon have an option for simpler access to food. Foodbank clients can pick up their food hampers at the new Williamsburg Satellite location of Community Food Share at 4324...
Hunger Report 2020
Dec 14, 2020
Hunger Report 2020 - Statement from CFS Chair Visit https://feedontario.ca/hunger-report-2020/ for the full report Report Highlights Food bank use was on the rise pre-COVID-19: Between April 1, 2019 — March 31, 2020, 537,575 people accessed food banks across Ontario...
Community Food Share names new Team Leader
Jul 5, 2019
Winchester, ON – The Community Food Share (CFS) of Dundas County and North Stormont Township has hired Jane Schoones of Russell as their organization’s new Team Leader. Community Food Share is a registered charity that helps fight hunger by distributing food and...