Meals That Matter

Meals That Matter is a Markham-based community initiative tackling food waste to promote environmental sustainability, reduce our climate footprint, and combat hunger and food insecurity. Our vision is a sustainable, food-secure future where no good food goes to waste and everyone has equitable access to healthy, safe, familiar, culturally relevant food. Initially a food rescue initiative, it has launched its next phase with support from the Ontario Community Changemakers (OCC) program, powered by 8 80 Cities with funding from the Balsam Foundation. "From Rescue to Table: Community Kitchens Across Cultures" is a year-long series of live, captioned cook-alongs led by local POC chefs / community cooks in POC-owned businesses and accessible public spaces across the GTA, transforming rescued surplus food into authentic, sustainable, low-or no cost dishes through shared cooking and storytelling, fostering cultural connection, intergenerational learning, and climate-positive food practices.