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On the Taste Trail:Documenting Torontos

Community Kitchens

Shanon Zachidniak and Miriam Ahmed


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Tab le of Contents

Prefa c e ................................................................................................................1Introduc tio n .........................................................................................................2

Com munity Kitc hens

Hart House Soc ial Justic e Co mmitte e ..........................................................3-4Mo unt Dennis United Churc h ........................................................................5-6North York Co mmunity House (Fa rsi g roup ) .................................................7-8North York Co mmunity House (Turkish g roup ) ...........................................9-10Working Women Community Centre .......................................................11-12

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Preface

In the Sikh trad ition a we ekly comm unity mea l, the langa r, is served afteror during the relig ious service. The lang ar is op en to Sikhs and non-Sikhsalike who sit toge ther to sha re a c om mo n me a l, usua lly co nsisting of

simple food s like flat b rea d, b ea n stew and veg eta ble c urry. The m ea l isserved a nd enjoyed in the spirit of eq uality and c om mo nality. The lang arshows the p ow er that a shared m ea l has in bringing p eop le to ge ther andbreaking do wn d ifferences.

Like the langar in India that brings together people from different classesand religions, co mm unity kitc hens bring tog ether p eop le from differentc ultures and be liefs. We were excited to explore the role that c omm unitykitc hens are p laying in Toronto a nd their ab ility to c ontribute to c rea tinginc lusive a nd e nga ge d c om munities.

The fo llow ing boo k depic ts five co mm unity kitche n projec ts in Toronto . Wewa nted to tell the story of eac h individua l kitc hen through the vo ic e o f itspa rticipants and organizers. Care w as taken to po rtray the rea lity of t hekitchen, experienced by its members. Photographs, recipes, quotes andge neral informat ion we re used to tell these stories.

On the Taste Trail:Documenting

Toronto sComm unity Kitc hens

Aknowledgements

We would like to tha nk all the c omm unity kitc hens we worked w ith overthe p ast four mo nths. Your op enne ss and enthusiasm tow ards our projec t

ma de this boo k po ssible. To the a ma zing wo me n tha t sha red their storieswith us: Ga il, Tennur, Azer and Doree n - thank you for insp iring us andprovid ing inspiration to others. To the ded ica ted orga nizers who se e ffortsare the p illars to t he ir kitchens suc c ess: Arlene, Karen, Zarine, Jud y, Jea nand Antionette - we are so g rate ful for all your supp ort and input. A b igthank you to Ang ela a t Foo dShare who p rovided us with co ntac ts andresources from which w e b eg an our journey. We a lso w ant to tha nk ourprofessor, Deb orah Barnd t a nd the Cultural Produc tion c lass for theirwords of enc ourage me nt and invaluab le advice - in pa rticular Tod d a ndAlexis, who helped us naviga te the wo rld of Illustrato r!

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Introduction

We beg an this project w ith the a im to show c ase the va riety of c om munitykitc hen p rogram s in Toronto . During o ur doc ume nta tion proc ess, wedisc overed ho w the c om munity kitchen idea c ould b e used to servedifferent p urpo ses. We wa nted to d ep ic t the p ow er of food in bringingpe op le tog ether. In the proc ess of sharing a me al, ba rriers c ould b ebroken dow n and c omm onality found. Another aspec t we wa nted toexplore w as the role tha t c om munity kitc hens c an play in building strong erc om munities. By providing a spa c e fo r me an ingful relationships to fo rm,pa rticipants built strong soc ial networks and po oled tog ether informationand resource s. These relat ionships we re espec ially imp orta nt fo r tho se innewc omer and low-inco me a reas.

Ob sc ured by the c row ds of p eop le lining upfor Mc Dona ld s, Noth York Comm unityHouse s c omm unity kitc hen p rovides a p lac eto sha re rec ipe s, resource s and sto ries.

Above:The authors, Miriam andSha non, collec ting resea rc hinformation (and feasting o nde licious tab ouleh)

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Hart HouseCommunity Kitc hen

7 Hart House CircleUnive rsity o f TorontoToron to , ONM5S 3H3416.978.8393e-mail:a rlene.stein@uto ronto.c awww.socialjustice.sa.utoronto.ca

The Hart House Co mm unity Kitchengroup mee ts onc e a month. Eac hmeeting is ce ntred around a theme tha tgenerally encourages a greater

understanding of global social justiceissues, suc h a s Loc a l Foods and FirstNations Foo d . The e xperienc e is op en t oap proxima tely 25 pa rticipants, bo thstude nts and the g eneral pub lic.

Eac h me eting involves instruction b y aHart House c hef a nd a presenta tion by aguest speaker. Participants engage in allaspec ts of c reating a c omp lete me al.

Partic ipants have the op po rtunity tovolunteer to p lan e ac h mo nthlyga thering b y organizing the ag enda ,

c om piling a g roc ery list and b udg eting.Anyone w ho is interested in thisopp ortunity ca n co ntac t the Soc ialJustic e Co mm ittee at:hhsoc ialjustice @gm ail.co m

These community kitchens are a great way to come outfor an evening, meet people, cook, learn and have fun.

Its a great place to meet otherstudents and theres usuallystaff members who show up.

-Karen Jia-Yun CaoComm unity Kitche n PortfolioCoordinator

- Christine D'Souza , pa rtic ipa nt

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The Hart House c om munity kitc hen b eg an in the2003-2004 sc hoo l year as part of a pilot p rojec t toprom ote foo d sec urity. In the initial sta ge s, thefacilitators studied various community kitchen

mo de ls, brainstormed relevent c ooking the me s,and experime nted with food c osts, as well asparticipant pricing.

Building skills around food isessentially making food a

priority in ones life.- Arlene Ste in, Sta ff Advisor

Carrot Soup(Serves 6)

-2 lb. carrots, peeled andchopped-1 onion, chop ped

-1 celery sta lk, slic ed-1 ba y lea f-4 cup s or 1L of w a ter orchicken/veg stoc k-1 c an o f 2% eva po rate d milk- tsp eac h of p epp er andground nutmeg

In large sauc ep an, b ringcarrots, onion, celery, bay

leaf a nd w ater to bo il,reduc e hea t a nd simme r for25min or until veggies arevery tende r. Disc ard ba yleaf. Puree in ba tc hes inblend er or foo d p roc essoruntil smooth. Stir inevap orated milk, pep perand nutmeg until wellblended.

The purpo se o f the Hart HouseSoc ial Justice Comm ittee is: toco nnect students and c omm unitymem be rs to op po rtunities for

educ ation and pa rticipa tion andto encourage peop le to getinvolved.

The Co mm ittee o ffers a va riety o fprograms, such as: communitykitc hens, the Soc ial Justice Fa ir,the G reen Ma rket Fa ir, andworkshops.

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Mount DennisUnited Church

71 Guestville AveToron to ON M 6N 4N4416.763.2893http://mountdenniscommunity.spaces.live.com/blog/

The Mo unt Dennis c om mun ity kitc hen oper-ates in one of the most at-risk neighbourhoodsin Ontario. With high rates of unemployment,hom elessness and d rug -use, the c om munity

greatly be nefits from these spa c es of ho pe .The w eekly Friday eve ning g a therings p rovid ea safe environm ent for the neighb ourhoodchildren to p lay a nd provides both them andtheir pa rents with op po rtunities to b ec om eeng ag ed in c om munity ac tivities. Everyonepitche s in, and those tha t enjoy c ooking all gettogether in the fantastic kitchen facilities.Child ren ge t the c ha irs and tables set up , whileothe rs ta ke part in othe r ac tivities .

Mem be rs of the c omm unity a lso use the

social atmoshphere to share informationand resources. Neighb ours c an orga nizesha red trips to the groc ery store using ac ar, a luxury not m any ha ve. The m eetingsalso p rovide a spa c e for pe er supp ort.Soc ializing w ith neighbours is an imp ortan taspe c t of the p rog ram , as ma ny in thec om munity tend t o be q uite isolated inthe ir da ily lives.

When youre cooking, you dont have to worry aboutanything else that happened today, youre just

focused on what you have to do in front of you.- Antoinette, volunteer organizer

ContactJeanmountdenniscommunitykitchen@gm ail.co m

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And Forwa rdOver time , the kitc hen ha s evo lved tomeet the need s of the c omm unity.Othe r initia tives suc h a s c om mun ityplay groups and air quality ad voc ac ygroups also at tend a nd d raw o n thediverse m em be r base o f the kitc hen.

Participa nts with an inte rest inga rde ning have a lso be en ab le to ge t

ap proval from the church to c onvertflow erbed s on the prope rty into avegeta ble ga rden that w ill helpred uc e the kitc hen s groc ery co sts.

Loo king Bac kWhen a group of wom en be ga n lookingfor a kitche n to ho st their we ekly soc ialga thering, they stumb led upo n the

amazing facilities at Mount DennisUnited Church . The c hurch w as morethan ha pp y to a llow them use o f theirunused kitc hen spa c e, but a sked tha tthe weekly meetings be ope ned up tothe public. From this sta rting point, thecommunity kitchen established itself asan integral part of the neighb ourhood .

A dedicated g roup ofvo lunteers is instrume nta l to

the lead ership a nd d irec tionof the p rogram. The f irstFriday of eve ry mo nth thekids a re responsible fo rc arrying o ut the c ookingduties while orga nizersattend a p lanning mee ting.Mee tings involve c om ing upwith c reative w ays to ra isemo ney like offering c ate ringservices to nea rbybusinesses, a nd d isc ussingground rules for pa rticipan ts.

Doreen and Antoinette

Dedic a tion &Creativity

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Its very simple to speak about food in English.All newcomers can do it with a supervisors help.

- Farahnaz Ameri, pa rticipan t

North YorkCommunity House(NYCH)

Farsi Kitc hen

700 Lawrenc e Ave . WestNorth York, ONM6A 3B4416.784.0920e-ma il: nyc h@nyc h.cawww.nych.ca

Its the hook that drawspeople in. Food alwaysdraws people in.

-Judy Fric ker,Community Kitc henCoordinator

Other programs availab le:-English Language Instruction-Cap ac ity & Lea dership Training

-Physica l Ac tivities & Hea lthy Living-Set tlem ent Services-Newc om er Informa tion-Parenting Groups-Hom ew ork Club

NYCH offers c om munity kitche nsin a variety of languages, suchas: Tamil, Hind i, Urdu, Benga li,

Spanish, Russian, Albanian andEng lish (m ulticu ltural g roup s).

Child -minding servic es andtransportation support areavailable. Guest speakersattend each meeting, presentingon a variety o f top ics, suc h a ssafe ty and w om en s hea lth.

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NYCH beg an its c om munity kitc henprog rams in 1996 afte r rec eiving trainingfrom Foo dSha re Toronto . The result was aninforma l cooking g roup that p rovided an

opportunity for socializing. Each participantpa id a sma ll fee to c over the co st of thefood and the leftover food was dividedam ong st the p artic ipants.

The group d ec ided to bec ome amore formalized c omm unitykitchen bec ause the pa rticipa ntswere really enjoying spending timeat the c omm unity centre andbringing foo d ho me for their

families.

In years since, NYCHs c om munitykitchen program s have expande dto b ec ome multi-lingual and try toinc orporate informa tion on othercommunity resources.

The participants were

getting more confidence.Id refer them to othercommunity services.They were more open.

- Amp aro Esc ob ar, Sett leme nt Worker andprevious NYCH fac ilitato r

Borani Esfana a j

-fresh sp inac h, 1 kg-yogurt, 250 gram s-2 on ions, thinly slice d

-4 c loves of ga rlic , chop pe d-coo king o il-sa lt-black pepp er

Fry onions and garlic in oil untilslightly golden. Add spinachand fry over medium heatuntil coo ked. Let it co ol dow nc om pletely in the refrigerator.

Add salt and p epp er to yogurtto ta ste a nd b ea t we ll until theyog urt is a free -flow ing liquid.Add spinach to yogurt andmix we ll. The mix should bethick and hom og ene ous. Thisdelic ious side -dish is now

rea dy to serve.

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Find ing StrengthNorth YorkCo mm unity House(NYCH)

Turkish Kitc he n

700 Lawrenc e Ave . WestNorth York, ONM6A 3B4416.784.0920e-ma il: nyc h@nyc h.cawww.nych.ca

I really enjoy doingcooking. I have atalent with preparing

food fast.- Emine Guve nc , pa rticipant

I like that men cometoo. They don't helpwith the kitchen, butthey help with theeating.- Mujgan Karadag, participant

When Mujgan Karad ag first mo ved toToronto ab out th ree yea rs ago , she une x-pe c ted ly experienc ed a b rain aneurism.

I lost my hope, Mujgan said. I had justgo tten here. It wa s a ll fresh and theneverything c ollap sed .

After staying ho me to rec over for threemo nths, she b eg an Eng lish lang uagec lasses. Upon lea rning Eng lish, Mujga nbe c ame a fac ilitato r. The Turkishc om munity kitchen p rog ram is her sec ondexperienc e with co mm unity fac ilitation.

Her da ughte r, Azer Karad ag , hasnotice d b ig cha nge s in her mom sinc eshe began participating in the programsa t NYCH.

I have found that my m om w as veryc hanged ...she is mo re a c tive. She isdo ing things for other peop le too. Im veryhap py to see tha t!

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Tabouleh

-1 cup bulgar wheat-1 cup wate r-4 c ups finely cho pp ed pa rsley

-1 1/2 c up s finely d ice dtomatoes-1/ 4 cup d ice d g reen onions-1 diced cuc umberFor the dressing:-1/ 4 c up lemo n juic e-toma to or pepp er paste-1 tbsp. vege tab le/ c orn oil

Boil water, pour in wheat, stir,c ove r. Turn off he a t. Let

sta nd10-15 min. until whea t isfluffy. Ad d bo iled w ate r, ifnec essa ry, or pour offremaining liquid.To p repare d ressing, m ixtog ether lem on juic e, pa steand oil. Taste a nd ad justseasonings.Toss together all ing red ients.

Taste and ad just sea son ings.

In Feb ruary, 2010 I go t a job in York Com munity Servic es as a Comm unity Kitche nAnimator! Now, I am very happ y and thankful for everything a nd espe c ially NYCHand its staff.

I wa s alwa ys po sitive and be lieved myself that o ne d ay I would find oneop portunity in this field and for this rea son I alwa ys pu t my best effo rt on my wo rk. IfI did no t find a job o pp ortunity I would no t say I wasted my time, be c ause I havega ined very goo d e xperienc e, netwo rks, knowled ge and self-esteem , lang uag eskills, Canadian experience in NYCH and than I could transfer those skills andexperienc e w herever I wa nt.

Just c hoose your target, love w hate ver you d o, and try to b e p atient a nd yo u willfind your dream som ewhe re that is hiding!

-Tennur Ma karnac i

When I ca me to Toronto , in Aug ust 2006, I d id no tknow anyone . I me t o ne of m y Turkish friend s,

Ilknur, and she a dvised me to volunteer in NYCHsince vo lunteering w as impo rtant in Ca nad a.

I finished my t ra ining prog ram in Ma y 2007 andfelt very c onfident a nd found lots of friend s andc onne c tions the re. After this I a lso p a rticipated ina Co mm unity Kitche n Lea dership Tra iningprog ram. I wa s offe red a Turkish Co ok a nd Ta lkProgram in NYCH.

Sinc e 2008, I have pa rticipate d in a fe w more

training programs and as a facilitator in someprogram s. When I look b ac k at w hat I havealread y done, I have a p retty goo d experienc e inmy ha nd. I c ould a pp ly for job po stings whichwere related with my expe rience .

Dreaming Big

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Working WomenCommunity Centre

North York East Centre

5 Fairview Mall Drive, Suite 478Toronto O N M2J 2Z1416.494.7978www.workingwomencc.org

Com munity Kitchen Loca tion1-15, 2-10 Field SparrowayToronto

ContactZarine Dord [email protected]

The Toron to Co mm unity Housing s LeslieFinc h d evelop ment has had a history ofviolenc e a nd c rime. A new buildingrep resenta tive and program s were

established to enhance communityrelat ionships. Since the ince p tion o f theprog ram, residen ts fee l that the ties withinthe c omm unity have bee n strengthenedand their sense o f sa fety ha s improve d.

The neighbo urhood is very d iverse,c rea ting ba rriers to c om munica tion

amo ngst neighb ours. Participa nts say thekitc hen program ha s helped themoverco me langua ge ba rriers by o fferingother ways to c omm unica te with oneano ther. The we ekly mee tings c rea te asense o f c om mo nality a nd a ba sis forbuilding stronger relationships.

If I hold a general meeting, no one shows up. I come tothe kitchen every week to interact with residents andget input on the types of needs they have.

- Rui Saud e, Building Rep resenta tive

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Gails Story

- Belqe s, pa rtic ipa nt

Chinese NewYea rs Me nu

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Fried ric eShrimp stir fry w ith

oyster sauc eGreen salad

------------Red be an soup

Sesame ric e ba lls

I love coming to talk to other people and try new foods.Ive already made some of the recipes at home.

Lea rning to fly:With funding expiring for the c om munity kitc henproject, the p artic ipants will be a pp lying fo r

fund ing d irec tly. WWCC b elieve s in a self-susta ining strategy for the long-te rm suc c ess ofthis program and looks forward to playing asupportive role with the kitchen.

The kitchen is looking to expa nd by o fferingworkshops during weekly meetings that focuson building personal and professional skills.

Ga il has bee n c oming towee kly kitc hen g athe ringssince its ea rly d ays. She en joysc om ing to soc ialize w ith

neighbo urs and has me t ma nyof he r friends through thekitc hen. She o bta ined herFoo d Hand ling Certific atethroug h a w orkshop at thekitc hen. The skills she ga inedand a useful c onta c t shema de through the kitchen,allowed her to find a goo d job.

Ga il has taken on a lead ershiprole w ith the kitchen. She is inc harge of the kitc hen keysand op ens and locks up thekitchen ea c h week.

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Looking for more information on

community kitchens?

In Canada:

http://www.foodshare.net/kitchen07.htm

http://www.communitykitchens.ca/main/

http://www.wrha.mb.ca/healthinfo/prohealth/nutrition/files/Nutrition_3.pdf

http://www.bcics.org/node/154

http://kec.peacecountry.com/reports/documents/community_kitchens_manual.pdf

http://www.thcu.ca/infoandresources/publications/litreview.bestpracticesco

mmunitykitchens.pdf

Internationally:

http://www.communitykitchens.org.uk/

http://www.bcics.org/node/153http://www.oneworldeverybodyeats.com/home.html

http://www.communitykitchens.org.au/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langar_%28Sikhism%29

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