Ottawa Good Food Box || la Boîte verte d’Ottawa

The Centretown Community Health Centre is recruiting a 1 day/week project coordinator for our Healthy Seniors in the Neighbourhood project. The goal of the project, which is funded by the City of Ottawa, is to improve the level of food security among seniors by teaching about healthy eating on a budget, and creating access to purchase the Good Food Box. The project will take place in three Ottawa neighbourhoods: Centretown, Sandy Hill, and Westboro. For full details, please see the Job Description.

Centretown Movies will be screening movies on August 6, 7, 13 and 14. Each screening begins at 9 p.m. in Dundonald Park, 512 Somerset Street West (between Bay & Lyon).

On Friday, August 6th, the Good Food Box will be screening “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”. Admission is pay-what-you-can. So bring your blanket or lawn chair and your family and friends, and come out to enjoy a movie in the park with us!

Summer’s back with a blast! And that can only mean one thing - the return of our very popular Organic Box. Containing all sorts of organic fruits and vegetables, with an emphasis on locally grown produce, the Organic Box will be available every month until November. Order yours today!

As the weather gets colder, we are more susceptible to flues and colds. To help your body win the fight, eat these foods to boost your immune system. For a healthy immune system, make sure to include these foods in your diet regularly. more…

Nowadays, the popular mantra (topic of conversation) for health and disease prevention is fibre. Fibre has many health benefits. Fibre helps your bowels stay healthy and prevents constipation. A high-fibre diet can help lower cholesterol and control blood sugar levels. Dietary fibre may also help prevent colon cancer, maintain weight and blood pressure. Let’s look at what is fibre and some of the food sources of fibre. more…