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SIRCH Programs & Social Enterprises

If you’re in our area, please feel free to get involved with our programs, shop at our stores, donate produce from your garden and eat at our bistro/bakery.
If you aren’t near, but like what we do, you can purchase our online resources, donate to support us or simply connect with us to brainstorm around your particular issues.

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We Couldn't Do it Without You

"Without the help of these meals we wouldn’t be eating this week."

Community Kitchen Recipient

"My husband has cancer and with running to Kingston we couldn’t afford winter coats. Thank-you for helping us be ready for winter! "

Share The Warmth Recipient

"We see a lot of malnourished people, and having healthy meals from SIRCH is a blessing.  They keep people from starving … not just malnutrition, but starving!"

Volunteer Working With Homeless Individuals

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🤩🥪🥪✨ 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨 & 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲! ✨🥪
We’re cooking up something delicious for the New Year… and 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 what’s on our 2026 menu!

This December, we’re launching our brand-new 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 — each one crafted on our 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉-𝒃𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅. 😍

🔥 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲:
• Peameal Bacon Sandwich with Dijon Aioli, Tomato, Lettuce & Cheese on a freshly-baked Vienna Bun
• Chicken, Pesto & Provolone on house-made Rosemary & Olive Oil Focaccia

🌱 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲:
• Roasted Veggie Sandwich with Basil & Goat Cheese Spread on freshly-baked Focaccia Bread
• Turkey, Apple & Swiss with Maple Bacon Mayo on an artisan-baked Vienna Kaiser Bun

𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌, 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑭𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒚!

💬 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲!
Tell us what you loved, what wowed you, and what you want to see on the SIRCH Bistro menu again. Your feedback helps us choose the sandwiches that become permanent menu stars for next year!

Thank you for supporting local and helping us make your breakfast & lunch experience better than ever. 💛

Wednesday is Lunch Is On Us (Shepherd's Pie or Lentil Pie with side salad
and Thai Vegetable Soup) and Friday will feature our regular menu.

👉𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑢 𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 & 𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 — 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦!

#sirchbistrobakery #SIRCHCommunityServices #SignatureSandwichSeries #HaliburtonEats #SupportLocal #FoodieFinds #NewMenu #TasteTest #FreshBakedGoodness #CommunityPowered #ArtisanBread #DiscoverHaliburton #EatLocal #BistroLove #myhaliburtonhighlands
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✨🎄 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄! 🎄✨
Grab your girlfriends and get ready for an evening of fun, laughter, and festive shopping!

Join us at the @sSIRCH Bistro & Bakery 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓–𝟖 𝐩𝐦 for a magical night filled with talented local artisans, handmade treasures, and 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕.

We’re thrilled to be partnering with the Haliburton Village BIA and amazing venues across town to make this a night you won’t want to miss. 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑝, 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝, 𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑒!

💫 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬!

#LadiesNight #SIRCHBistroAndBakery #ShopLocal #HaliburtonEvents #HolidayShopping #HandmadeWithLove #SupportLocalArtisans #FestiveFun #GirlsNightOut #ChristmasMagic
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✨🎄 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄! 🎄✨
Grab your girlfriends and get ready for an evening of fun, laughter, and festive shopping!

Join us at the @sSIRCH Bistro & Bakery 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓–𝟖 𝐩𝐦 for a magical night filled with talented local artisans, handmade treasures, and 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕.

We’re thrilled to be partnering with the Haliburton Village BIA and amazing venues across town to make this a night you won’t want to miss. 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑝, 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝, 𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑒!

💫 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬!

#LadiesNight #SIRCHBistroAndBakery #ShopLocal #HaliburtonEvents #HolidayShopping #HandmadeWithLove #SupportLocalArtisans #FestiveFun #GirlsNightOut #ChristmasMagic

🌟 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🍳❤️
SIRCH Community Services is on a mission to boost food security across Haliburton and Hastings Counties — and we’re doing it one delicious moment at a time!

Here’s a peek into our 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐂 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, now sizzling in both Minden and Haliburton. These classes aren’t just about recipes… they’re about confidence, connection, and creating a stronger, more resilient community.

💛 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠? Support our 𝑮𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓 and help us warm hearts + fill bellies right here at home.

👉 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: www.sirch.on.ca/donate

#CommunityStrong #GiftsFromTheHeart #FoodSecurity #HaliburtonCounty #HastingsCounty #SIRCH #SupportLocal
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🌟 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🍳❤️
SIRCH Community Services is on a mission to boost food security across Haliburton and Hastings Counties — and we’re doing it one delicious moment at a time!

Here’s a peek into our 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐂 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, now sizzling in both Minden and Haliburton. These classes aren’t just about recipes… they’re about confidence, connection, and creating a stronger, more resilient community.

💛 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠? Support our 𝑮𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓 and help us warm hearts + fill bellies right here at home.

👉 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: www.sirch.on.ca/donate

#CommunityStrong #GiftsFromTheHeart #FoodSecurity #HaliburtonCounty #HastingsCounty #SIRCH #SupportLocalImage attachment

🌟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬

When you support Gifts from the Heart, you're joining forces with amazing community forces like Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation who help ensure no one in our community goes hungry.

Together, we’re part of a powerful ripple effect — transforming generosity into over 𝟐𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 for families, children, and seniors across 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

"𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑺𝑰𝑹𝑪𝑯 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑰𝑹𝑪𝑯 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏-𝒘𝒊𝒏, 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔.”

Thank you to Judith and John Skinner for your tireless work helping to feed our community! 💛

That’s what community resilience looks like.
Help us keep the ripple going ➡️ sirch.on.ca/donate

#BeTheLight #RippleEffect #GiftsFromTheHeart #CommunityStrong #HaliburtonProud #PartnershipInAction
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🌟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 

When you support Gifts from the Heart, youre joining forces with amazing community forces like Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation who help ensure no one in our community goes hungry.

Together, we’re part of a powerful ripple effect — transforming generosity into over 𝟐𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 for families, children, and seniors across 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑺𝑰𝑹𝑪𝑯 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑰𝑹𝑪𝑯 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏-𝒘𝒊𝒏, 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔.”

Thank you to Judith and John Skinner for your tireless work helping to feed our community! 💛

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