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    Building Community Through Better Food.

    Purchase a meal today to help us build a Better Food System in Guelph, Ontario.

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    Jaya James, Executive Director of Hope House

    Better Together.

    "Thank you for building a better community through your support of the Better Food Co. Every meal purchased or gifted resulted in those Guelphites who are in need having access to nutritious, and delicious food."

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    We're creating a Better Food System in Guelph.

    To us, a Better Food System is one that is building community through better food. Here's how our project works:

    1. You Purchase our Locally Sourced and Healthy Meals

    Our meals are prepared using farm fresh produce grown in our own neighbourhood. We then partner with top local restaurants and chefs to create our 100% Made in Guelph meals.

    2. 100% of your Sale Supports our Community Farm

    Through the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Hope House has access to an 8.4 acre plot of land in Guelph where we grow over 10,000 pounds of farm-fresh produce every year. All profits from our meals are invested into our community food work.

    3. We Build Community by Sharing Food

    In 2020 alone, we shared over $500,000 of groceries through our community food market and with other food security agencies in Guelph. By purchasing a meal, you help make our Better Food System possible.

    Better Food.

    For the same price as takeout, you can purchase a healthy vegetarian or vegan meal that's grown in your community and prepared by your community.

    Better Community.

    For the same effort as takeout, you can help sustain a food system where healthy food is shared with those who need it. We have a responsibility to share the food that our farm shares with us.

    June 2023's meal created by

    Chef Jason Hanoski

    Chef Jason Hanoski has been working in the food service industry for the better part of two decades. In the last year he took over the role of Executive Chef at Market Fresh in Guelph, after spending a year and a half running the kitchen at Borealis in Kitchener. Before that, he spent time as the Purchasing Manager and Chef at Little Mushroom Catering based in Cambridge, and Head Chef at both The Grand Trunk Saloon in Kitchener and Timeless Cafe and Bakery in Waterloo.

    From fine dining to comfort food, Jason is an expert of using seasonal and local ingredients to suit any desired menu needs. As an experienced restaurant and large-scale catering chef, as well as an accomplished baker and pastry chef, Jason brings a highly varied skill set to the kitchen. He is also known for doing private dinners and public events, winning a number of awards such as Favourite Dish at Kitchener’s Picklefest and Mac & Cheese Festival. Jason also enjoys giving back to the community as often as he can, and has taken an active role in local charity events such as the Big Brother Big Sister’s Chef’s Dinner and KW Art Gallery Black & Gold Online Auction.

    JASON HANOSKI
    "I'm fairly new to the Guelph region, and I am so honoured that my team and I at Market Fresh were asked to participate in such a valuable program. I am looking forward to spending some time with the volunteers and community members and hopefully learning what else I can do to feed or support those in our community that need it.
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    Summer 2023 Meal Bundle (July, August, September)

    $72.00 $60.00
    Summer 2023 Meal Bundle (July, August, September)

    The Better Food Company

    Summer 2023 Meal Bundle (July, August, September)

    $72.00 $60.00

    About the Bundle:

    With fresh produce from the North Field Food Farm, this meal bundle is going to be delicious and incredibly fresh. Order the Summer 2023 bundle for yourself or a friend and get our meals at the best possible prices. All while supporting a better food system in Guelph.

    This bundle will include 6 total meals: 2 of the July meal, 2 of the August meal and 2 of the September Meal.

    Ingredients:

    All meals will be vegetarian.

    Pick-up Instructions:

    Meals will be ready for pick-up on the last Thursday and Friday of every month. If pick-up times don't work, just send us an email and we'll arrange an alternate time.

    Gift Instructions:

    If you selected 'A Friend', please leave a note in the checkout form, or respond to your confirmation email with the individual's contact info! We'll notify them of the gift and we'll take care of the details.

    If you'd like to gift it to a community member through Hope House, you can select 'Your Community' and leave it blank.

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    The Seed-to-Table Project

    We recognize that as an individual, it's hard to know where or how to contribute to a community food system. We created The Seed-to-Table Project to provide you direct opportunities to join us in building a better food system, today.

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    Sesame Arancini

    $12.00
    Sesame Arancini

    The Better Food Company

    Sesame Arancini

    $12.00

    About the meal:

    Spinach, Mozzarella, & Sesame Arancini with garlic green beans.

    Arancini is a classic Italian dish, often served as street food. It is a great way to make sure that food doesn't go to waste as it is often made from leftover risotto, and can be stuffed with any number of ingredients from cheeses like mozzarella or goat cheese, or fresh vegetables like peas or tomatoes. It is generally breaded and deep fried, but our gluten-free version opted to crust our rice balls in sesame seeds and bake them until crispy and delicious.

    (Vegetarian & Gluten Free)

    Ingredients: 

    Arborio rice, onion, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, white wine, vegetable broth, spinach, lemon juice, margarine, salt, pepper, mozzarella, egg, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, radish, rice flour. For the sauce: red pepper, red pepper flakes, onion, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper. // Green beans with garlic.

    Please note an additional vegetable may be added if we has access to it from our North Field Food Farm.

    Pick-up Instructions:

    Meals will be ready for pick-up at First Baptist in Guelph on Thursday, June 29th between 12:15pm-5:30pm and Friday, June 30th between 9:00am-12:00pm at Hope House.

    If these two days do not work for you, respond to your order confirmation email, and we can arrange an alternate pick-up time.

    Heating Instructions:

    From fresh: put into an oven safe container and heat in a 325F oven for 10-12 minutes until warm.

    From frozen: let thaw until you can remove the arancini from the sauce. Heat the arancini in an oven safe container for 10-12 minutes, then add the sauce and heat another 5-6 minutes.

    Purchasing for Friend or Community:

    Leave the note section blank if you are gifting a meal to be distributed to our community through Hope House.

    If you are purchasing for a friend, please share the name, email, and phone number of the person (or people!) you'd like to gift a meal to in the notes section or by responding to your confirmation email.

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