Food Programs

Free Breakfast Drop-in every Wednesday and Friday 9:00-10:00. Join friends and neighbours while having a free healthy breakfast. Kids are welcomed - with parents or caregivers.   

CVRC regularly hosts pop ups, where a samples of a simple, healthy, home cooked meal or snack are served, along with the recipe. Anyone is invited to show up, try out the food, and stay for a chat! 

Each week in the summer, we fill a wagon with a healthy snack and walk around the neighbourhood giving out samples to try.  

Meal Makers is a monthly, hands-on cooking opportunity to make healthy and inexpensive meals. Hello Fresh-style meal kits are prepared for participants to take home and cook a meal for their family. Registration is required. 

CVRC is a distribution depot for the SJ Food Purchasing Club, a bulk buying program that offers a monthly opportunity to buy fresh produce at an affordable rate. 

Pay for the order size you want ($15 for one large bag or $25 for two bags) and get a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables each month. Pick up your order the following week on pick-up day, 12:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m.

You do not need to buy an order every month – just when it is beneficial to you.

2021 Order and Pick Up Dates

January - Money due Jan 15 | Pick up Jan 22

February - Money due Feb 12 | Pick up Feb 19

March - Money due Mar 12 | Pick up Mar 19

April - Money due April 16) | Pick up April 23

May - Money due May 14 | Pick up May 21

June - Money due June 11 | Pick up June 18

July - Money due July 16 | Pick up July 23

August - Money due Aug 13 | Pick up Aug 20

September - Money due Sept 10 | Pick up Sept 17

October - Money due Oct 15 | Pick up Oct 22

November - Money due Nov 12 | Pick up Nov 19

December - Money due Dec 10 | Pick up Dec 17 

Food Secure SJ is a network of partners who have joined together to work towards increasing food security in Saint John! We represent a wide variety of areas, organizations, and initiatives around the city.  

The Growing Place is a unique, year-round, community garden facility run by CVRC. Currently, 35 plots ready for planting and our one-of-a-kind community greenhouse will be ready this spring, providing an additional 26 plots. Educational workshops on gardening and food related topic will run throughout the season. When complete, the garden will feature a smooth ground surface and seven raised plots to allow use by those with mobility limitations.