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).

Rhizome Radio

PEAS will be chatting with Tings and Brian of Rhizome radio TOMORROW (Friday, January 16) from 1:30-2:00 pm. Topics might include: freshly baked bread, collective cooking, sourcing local Jell-O, and medieval farming practices.

Listen live at 93.3 CFMU.

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More about Rhizome Radio...

Inspired the ecology and philosphy of multiple, horizontal, and non-hierarchical ways of knowing, Rhizome Radio serves as an open forum for discussing global social and environmental justice issues through a local lens. It is a means of connecting community members, and contextualizing local events, actions, and the people involved. We'll be looking for guests and working groups to interview so tune in! For more info, or if you want to contribute or even come on to the show, contact Tings or Brian at the.rhizome@gmail.com.

PEAS Fundraiser

PEAS is hosting its first fundraiser this THURSDAY at 8 pm to raise money to purchase staples for PEASoup.

Cover is $5 or PWYC!

(pay what you can)

PEASoup

The PEAS collective/community kitchen project is up and running! Our next sessions are January 9 & 23, and February 13 & 27 at St. Paul's (thanks to SP for their generosity in letting us use their beautiful kitchen!). E-mail opirg.peas@gmail.com to indicate your interest and book a spot! The project will continually evolve to meet participant needs and interests. What we know for certain is that great people will be coming together to prepare a great meal (and we'll send you off with leftovers...) There is no fee, but we do ask participants to bring the ingredients, to be determined as a group with the help of our volunteer PEASoup facilitators.

Hungry for Change

Thursday, November 27 is the annual HUNGRY FOR CHANGE dinner and discussion at St. Paul's in Westdale.

The basics...
-dinner and discussion on community health in Hamilton
-guest speaker Deirdre Pike from the Social Planning and Research Council
-tickets $3 with two non-perishable food items, $5 without (available at COMPASS in the McMaster Student Centre and Bryan Prince in Westdale, can also be purchased at the door)
-dinner, speaker, group discussions, displays...

PEAS in the SPEC

http://www.thespec.com/article/440507

Hamilton Local Food Bus Tour

From Seed to Scrap is the inaugural event for our freshly shucked working group.

Participants will tour some of the most beautiful and innovative food fields of Hamilton and end with a locally sourced meal.

Come to learn, eat, listen, speak, and challenge the mainstream food system.

Tickets must be purchased in advance. Get yours at:
-Mixed Media (154 James North)
-Global Village (Westdale)
-OPIRG McMaster (McMaster University Student Centre Room 229)
-or by e-mailing from.seed.to.scrap@gmail.com

Tour stops have been confirmed:
Heart's Content Organic Farm
Dundurn Castle Kitchen Garden
West Avenue Growers
Eva Rothwell Centre

"From Seed to Scrap" and OPIRG PEAS/Makers Market will be featured in the Hamilton Spectator this THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25!

Thank you to our co-sponsors and partners:
OPIRG McMaster
Makers Market
Food Not Bombs
FRWY
Global Village Market
Mixed Media
Hamilton Farmers Market

DOWNTOWN PICK-UP: 27 King William (parking lot across from the SkyDragon Centre and adjacent to Pepperjack Cafe)
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl

WESTDALE PICK-UP: 845 King Street West (the Barn Supermarket)
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