York Region Food Network

York Region Food Network YRFN connects and empowers people to access healthy food through education and advocacy.

🍊 Fresh produce, feel-good prices, and plenty to make your meals pop!We’re bringing fresh, affordable food to communitie...
08/31/2026

🍊 Fresh produce, feel-good prices, and plenty to make your meals pop!
We’re bringing fresh, affordable food to communities across York Region, with markets in Newmarket, Georgina, Stouffville, and Aurora! 💚

📍 NEWMARKET
York Region Food Network, 17665 Leslie St., Unit 19
🛒 Tuesday | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🍲 Shop + enjoy our Community Café Free Lunch — open

📍 GEORGINA
The Link, 20849 Dalton Rd., Sutton
🛒 Wednesday | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
🍎 Don’t miss Brenda’s Pick of the Week — a featured item + recipe to try at home!

📍 STOUFFVILLE
55+ Club – 6240 Main St. (Fitness Room)
🛒 Wednesday | 2:00 – 3:00 PM

📍 NEWMARKET
York Region Food Network, 17665 Leslie St., Unit 19
🛒 Friday | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

📍 AURORA
Northridge Community Church, 15338 Leslie St., Aurora
🛒 Friday | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
☕ Shop + connect at our Community Coffeehouse!

Our Aurora Salvation Army market is expanding to the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month, running alongside our Coffeehouse program, which is also expanding to the 1st and 3rd weeks of each month. Come by for affordable fresh food, coffee, conversation, and community connection!

Everyone’s welcome! Swing by, stock up, and take a little freshness home. 🍎🥕🥦
A big thank you to our community partners helping make these markets possible: Hub, Food Collective, Connecting Communities Inc., Food Pantry, Stouffville Food Bank, . James Presbyterian Church Stouffville, Community Church, and Able Network.

👉 Full details: https://yrfn.ca/good-food-markets/

🍲 Community Cooks is coming soon! 🌱Join Serve2Nourish Catering and York Region Food Network for a hands-on, interactiv...
08/28/2026

🍲 Community Cooks is coming soon! 🌱

Join Serve2Nourish Catering and York Region Food Network for a hands-on, interactive cooking series where you’ll build essential cooking skills, learn ways to reduce kitchen waste, prepare delicious recipes, and enjoy a meal together!

Whether you’re looking to build confidence in the kitchen, try new recipes, or learn practical food skills, this series is for you!

📅 Workshop topics and dates:

🌾 Workshop 1 — September 12 or 14
Grains & Legumes

🍝 Workshop 2 — September 26 or 28
Pasta

🧁 Workshop 3 — October 17 or 19
Baking

🥫 Workshop 4 — October 24 or 26
Pantry Staples

🫙 Workshop 5 — November 7 or 9
Preserving

📍 Location:
York Region Food Network
17665 Leslie Street, Unit 19
Newmarket, ON

⚠️ Registration is required!
Participants must register for either the Saturday OR Monday session each week—you cannot register for both sessions.

🎟️ Register here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/community-cooks

Spaces are limited, so register today and join us for this fun, delicious, and practical cooking series! 🍴💚

🌱 SEED-TO-TABLE: GROW, CONNECT & CELEBRATE! 🌻Are you 65+ and looking for a fun way to get outdoors, grow something delic...
08/25/2026

🌱 SEED-TO-TABLE: GROW, CONNECT & CELEBRATE! 🌻

Are you 65+ and looking for a fun way to get outdoors, grow something delicious and connect with your community?

Join York Region Food Network at Mulock Community Garden in Newmarket for Seed-to-Table, a FREE garden program designed for adults aged 65+.

Over this series of workshops, you’ll:
🌱 Get hands-on with planting and harvesting
🥕 Learn gardening tips, tricks and adaptive gardening techniques
🎨 Enjoy creative activities and art in the garden
📖 Share stories and experiences
🤝 Build new social and intergenerational connections
🍅 Celebrate the journey from seed to table!

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just curious to get your hands in the soil, there’s something for everyone.

📍 Mulock Community Garden, Newmarket
👥 For adults aged 65+
💚 FREE to attend

Come grow with us, make connections and enjoy the many benefits of gardening!

Please register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/seed-to-table

🪓 Axes for Food Access with York Region Food Network! 🥕💚Has the cost of groceries made you mad enough to throw an axe?! ...
08/25/2026

🪓 Axes for Food Access with York Region Food Network! 🥕💚

Has the cost of groceries made you mad enough to throw an axe?! Then grab your friends and join us at on November 1 for an afternoon of axe throwing, friendly competition, prizes, food, and FUN—all while supporting community food programs across York Region!

With 1 in 5 families in York Region experiencing food insecurity, including 25,000+ children, your participation can make a real difference. Every registration helps us bring fresh food, food skills programs, and support to our neighbours.

🎯 Registration includes:
🪓 Axe-throwing competition
🏆 Prizes
🍴 Food
🎉 Plenty of fun for a great cause!

Ready to throw down for food access? Register today and help us make Food for Health, Food for All a reality!

👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/axes-for-food-access

🍓 Fresh things are sprouting up this week ... and you’re invited!Our Affordable Fresh Food Markets are popping up across...
08/24/2026

🍓 Fresh things are sprouting up this week ... and you’re invited!

Our Affordable Fresh Food Markets are popping up across , , , and bringing the kind of goodness your fridge has been waiting for!

📍 NEWMARKET
York Region Food Network, Main Office, 17665 Leslie St., Unit 19
🛒 Tuesday | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🍲Pop over to our Community Café Free Lunch while the market's on... everyone’s welcome!

📍 RICHMOND HILL
Community Christian Reformed Church, 45 Crosby Ave.
🛒 Wednesday | 4:00 – 5:30 PM

📍 AURORA
Salvation Army – Northridge, 15338 Leslie St.
🛒 Wednesday | 4:00 – 5:30 PM

📍 NEWMARKET (again)!
York Region Food Network, Main Office, 17665 Leslie St., Unit 19
🛒 Friday | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

📍 MARKHAM
105 Gibson Centre, 105 Gibson Rd.
🛒 Friday | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

🥬 Everyone’s welcome. Come through, fill your bag, and make it a fresh kind of week!

👉 Get all the juicy details: https://yrfn.ca/good-food-markets/

Community CRC of Richmond Hill , Northridge Community Church of The Salvation Army Central York , 105 Gibson Centre

A huge thank-you to everyone at R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited for your generous donation to York Region Food Networ...
08/22/2026

A huge thank-you to everyone at R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited for your generous donation to York Region Food Network! 💚

Your support will help us deliver programs that connect people across York Region with healthy food, food growing, and culinary training—while building skills, confidence, and stronger community connections.

Your generosity is helping create lasting change, improve health, and move us closer to our vision of “Food for Health, Food for All.” Together, we’re working toward a future where everyone has access to the food they need.

Thank you for helping make that vision possible! 🙌🥕🌱

👏 A big THANK YOU to Bingo World and Gaming Newmarket for their ongoing support of YRFN’s food programs and community-bu...
08/20/2026

👏 A big THANK YOU to Bingo World and Gaming Newmarket for their ongoing support of YRFN’s food programs and community-building work.
From gardens to lunch tables, your generosity helps us create spaces of connection, care, and nourishment.
💚 We couldn’t do it without you.

Got a story about how local food supports your community? The City of City of Richmond Hill and York Region Food Networ...
08/19/2026

Got a story about how local food supports your community? The City of City of Richmond Hill and York Region Food Network are partnering on a project to spotlight stories that show the power of local food and community connection. If your story:

🍽️ supports people’s access to good food or brings people together around food
🌱 takes place in Richmond Hill
🍅 makes a positive impact on the local community ..we want to know!

Stories can be submitted at this link: surveymonkey.com/r/FoodStories

Deadline for submissions is August 15.

Last Tuesday we served up a tasty Vegetable Noodle Stir-Fry with crispy Spring Rolls alongside our Affordable Fresh Food...
08/18/2026

Last Tuesday we served up a tasty Vegetable Noodle Stir-Fry with crispy Spring Rolls alongside our Affordable Fresh Food Market. Fresh, affordable food and a hot, delicious lunch? That’s a pretty good Tuesday in our books!

And there’s more deliciousness to come! Today’s lunch menu includes Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches and a Seasonal Salad. 🥪🥗

Join us every Tuesday for:
🥕 Affordable Fresh Food Market: 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
🍽️ Community Lunch: 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Come grab some fresh food, enjoy a meal, and connect with your community. See you at lunch!

🍊 Fresh produce, feel-good prices, and plenty to make your meals pop!We’re popping over to Newmarket, Georgina, and Stou...
08/17/2026

🍊 Fresh produce, feel-good prices, and plenty to make your meals pop!
We’re popping over to Newmarket, Georgina, and Stouffville with all the good stuff to keep your meals bright and your fridge feeling loved. 💚

📍 NEWMARKET
York Region Food Network, 17665 Leslie St., Unit 19
🛒 Tuesday | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🍲 Shop + enjoy our Community Café Free Lunch - open to all!

📍 GEORGINA
The Link, 20849 Dalton Rd., Sutton
🛒 Wednesday | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
🍎 Don’t miss Brenda’s Pick of the Week , a featured item + recipe to try at home!

📍 STOUFFVILLE
55+ Club – 6240 Main St. (Fitness Room)
🛒 Wednesday | 2:00 – 3:00 PM

📍 NEWMARKET
York Region Food Network, 17665 Leslie St., Unit 19
🛒 Friday | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Everyone’s welcome. Swing by, stock up, and take a little freshness home!

👉 Full details: https://yrfn.ca/good-food-markets/

With Hummingbird Hub , Good Food Collective , Routes Connecting Communities Inc. , Georgina Food Pantry , The ABLE Network , St. James Presbyterian Church Stouffville ,

Address

17665 Leslie Street, Unit #19
Aurora, ON
L3Y3E3

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19058413101

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