This year The North Grove’s Community Food Centre celebrated 10 years of expanded service to this community. That translates into more than 240,000 meals served in our community dining room, so its no surprise that our equipment needed some upgrades.   That’s why The North Grove is so grateful to the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage and its Community Facilities Improvement grant, which recently funded upgrades of our refrigeration, dishwashing and cooking areas.   The...

We had so much fun at our holiday edition of Young Cooks for program alumni!   These young bakers took part in either Young Cooks or Farm to Table in 2025. We are so glad we could test these delicious molasses cookies, sandwiched together with tasty cream cheese frosting.  Soft and Sweet Molasses Cookies   Makes: Approximately 12 cookies or 6 sandwich cookies  Ingredients:   2 cups flour   ½ tsp salt   ½ tsp baking soda   ¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature   ¼ cup packed dark brown...

It’s important that we can take care of each other this time of year, and that capacity to care for others begins with taking good care of ourselves.  As temperatures begin to drop and we see less sunshine, people can feel more tired, see health issues increase, and experience feelings of anxiety or sadness. The North Grove’s Peer Advocates are here to share a few tips to help you cope with this seasonal change.  Get out of the house   Continuing to move, taking deep breaths in the outdoors,...