Good Food Club

The Good Food Club (GFC) was started in 2002 by West Broadway residents who recognized that food is more than a basic human need, it is a rallying point, and an equalizer that brings people together. They felt a critical need in their own lives for improved access to fresh, healthy, affordable food but they decided that every step between growing, harvesting, transporting, distributing, preparing, serving and eating (and composting!) could be an opportunity for bringing neighbours together, to build friendships and community along with improved health outcomes.

Community isn’t built by programs, it grows out of relationships; so rather than start a program in 2002, these residents worked with West Broadway Community Organization to lunch a club, with a sliding scale membership fee and activities created by the members themselves. From field to table, Good Food Club members are engaged in their own food security. Weekly Farm Trips give inner city residents a day together in the country, a hands-on (hands in the dirt!) lesson with a local producer on how food is grown and harvested, earning sweat equity points to be traded later for the food they helped grow. The Good Food Club works with local farmers, providing labour and direct market access in exchange for subsidized food prices. At both summer and winter markets, volunteer club members prepare and distribute affordable vegetables, fruit, meat and cheese to their friends and neighbours, gaining new skills and new relationships.

  • 1046 Good Food Boxes distributed in 2019
  • 200+ children and youth attended cooking classes in 2019
  • 3000+ meals served in 2019
  • 29 markets throughout the year

Membership continues to grow (now over 1500!) and participation in the club’s numerous activities and events has more than doubled in just the past five years. From cooking classes to Good Food Boxes, community feasts to catering events, the Good Food Club harnesses thousands of volunteer hours, creates quality local employment opportunities, supports local producers, breaks cycles of social and economic isolation, all while generating measurable health outcomes and a safer, stronger community.

If you would like to eat great food and meet a full spectrum of the people who live in your neighbourhood please considering becoming a member. All are welcome!

  • Good Food Club members gathering, celebrating and smiling together holding wide array of food products

    Memberships

    Members of the Good Food Club contribute a small membership fee to the club each year. In return they have free unlimited access to all Good Food Club programming. Memberships are renewed every July 1st but new members are welcomed year round!

  • Good Food Boxes

    A good food box is a prepackaged selection of healthy fruits and vegetables. The produce is purchased in bulk, allowing for decreased box prices for everyone. Good Food Boxes are available October - June. A Farm box is a prepackaged selection of vegetables grown locally at a Manitoba farm. The produce is purchased in bulk, allowing for decreased box prices for everyone. Farm Boxes are available July - September.

  • Two smiling Good Food Club members standing in front of good food boxes, each with an arm around the other's shoulder

    Volunteering & Sweat Points

    Volunteers are the heart and soul of the Good Food Club, and most of our events would not happen without our volunteers. For more information on volunteer opportunities please contact us directly.

  • Children and youth gathered on a sunny summer day playing with a colourful parachute in a large field

    Good Food Club Events

    The Good Food Club holds many events throughout the year - most events are free, and many are drop-in, no registration required!

  • Smiling volunteer standing in front dozens of boxes filled with healthy food, freshly unloaded from the Good Food Club van

    Good Food Club Markets

    Join the Good Food Club every week during summer months for the outdoor West Broadway Farmers' Market, and during the fall and winter months for the indoor Good Food Club Mini Market.