Upcoming Events

Hamilton is hosting two upcoming events bringing the different pieces of the food puzzle together under two roofs.

The first, the Community Food Security Stakeholder's Committee (CFSSC) public launch on April 30, 7-9 pm, Spectator Auditorium.

The second is entitled "Food and Climate Change" with Dr. Wayne Roberts of the Toronto Food Policy Council @ McMaster University on Tuesday May 5, 7-9 pm.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=55118024729&ref=ts

Contact opirg.peas@gmail.com for more details!

The Campus Farmstand

PEAS is very excited to announce that our plans for a Campus Farmstand have been coming along swimmingly. This week, we were honoured to be awarded the OPIRG McMaster Carbon Reduction Project Grant and were well-received by the McMaster Sustainability Office Advisory Committee when the project was presented at their meeting Thursday.

A few more details to sort through, and in no time, fresh organic local produce will be up for sale. If you're interested in volunteering with the Campus Farmstand, please get in touch: opirg.peas@gmail.com.

Keep on shuckin'.

Last PEASoup of the season!

The last PEASoup of the season is being held Friday, March 27 at St. Paul's in Westdale. E-mail opirg.peas@gmail.com to join us!

PEASoup will be operating on a less frequent monthly basis throughout the summer (May-August). Please also e-mail us if you are interested!

Thank you to everyone who has supported and participated in PEASoup through its first year. We are excited to have the project grow in 2009/10.

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Check back soon for updates on what PEAS has been up to behind the scenes on campus these last few months!

Post-Reading Week PEASoup!

Next PEASoup February 27 at St. Paul's (at the corner of King & Dalewood in Westdale).

Contact opirg.peas@gmail.com to get shuckin'.

Pre-Reading Week PEASoup

The latest installment of PEASoup is happening this upcoming Friday, February 13 at 3:00 pm.

Come out and cook, meet, and eat.

E-mail us at opirg.peas@gmail.com as we continue to build Mac's first community/collective kitchen.

The Good Food Box

It's pretty simple.

$12, 20 lbs of fresh food, once a month.

The MacBreadBin in partnership with Grace Lutheran Church and in solidarity with PEAS has brought the Good Food Box to Hamilton.

Grace Lutheran Church has been offering the service for the last two years and has recently collaborated with the BreadBin to establish a campus pick-up.

The first Tuesday of every month, volunteers pick up the produce from the Toronto Food Terminal, divide them into the pre-ordered shares, and deliver them to the MSU Office where they are available for pick-up (direct pick-up at the church also available).

To order a GFB for McMaster pick-up contact Henry at macbreadbin@msu.mcmaster.ca. For pick-up on Main Street West (a stone's throw east of the hospital) get in touch with the Grace Lutheran Church http://www.inform.hamilton.ca/details.asp?RSN=66542.

Volunteers are always needed to help sort and pack the boxes the morning of delivery.

The next GFB day is Tuesday, February 3.

Keep your eyes peeled in your box for recipes courtesy of PEAS and an invitation to PEASoup to use up your leftover produce!

PEASoup - Friday, January 23

PEASoup, the PEAS community kitchen project is meeting this Friday, January 23, at St. Paul's from 3:00-6:30 pm.

E-Mail us at opirg.peas@gmail.com to participate! All we ask is that participants bring an ingredient (to be decided upon with this week's facilitators via e-mail).