New Grocery Movement, Touch Grass Club, and the 4B Harm Reduction Society are teaming up to bring you Community Cooks!
Community Cooks is a mobile program, bringing cooking classes to a kitchen in your community. Each bi-monthly class features a different cultural dish led by diverse community members, from chefs to neighbours. We cook A LOT of food, grabbing a plate to share together and gifting warm meals to community members experiencing food insecurity. Community Cooks draws inspiration from Cooking4Community, a piloted cooking program we co-hosted in 2025.
Click the button below to explore all our upcoming classes and register now to secure your spot!
Have you ever dreamed of sharing an old family recipe or your favorite cultural dish?
Well we're looking for you...Apply by February 28, 2026 to become a Cooking Lead for our next Community Cooks class!
Whether you're a chef or a home-cook, we welcome all to apply. Cooking Leads will be responsible for leading the class through each step of a cultural dish. Dishes must be suitable to package as warm meals, so we can gift them to food insecure members of our community.
Do you have a kitchen we should cook in? Interested to volunteer at our classes? Questions about the program? Please reach out to Maia at maia@newgrocerymovement.com for all Community Cooks inquiries.
We are grateful to the Edmonton Heritage Council for sponsoring this initiative with funding so that we can bring this program to our community.