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News3 February 2021
By Darren Lum
Bringing together the Highlands East community through food is at the foundation of a new cook book being led by the Central Food Network.
This cook book is expected to be a celebration of the community and will include a collection of recipes that reflect the Highlands East community and the people that live, work and play there.
For this to work CFN, whose mission statement is “to assist the community and partners share food resources and create opportunities to help those living in poverty,” is asking for recipes from individuals, who are year-round and seasonal residents, businesses such as restaurants, and local groups such as lake associations, or recreational clubs.
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December is usually a busy month for the Central Food Network, but its Executive Director Tina Jackson says the need will be even greater this year because of the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Central Food Network operates food banks in Wilberforce and Cardiff.
Jackson says she expects a 10-percent increase in new clients this month. Of that, she says a lot of those people are vulnerable to the virus.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) says demand is still rising during the pandemic’s second wave, meaning the need for food at food banks is increasing as well.