Workshops & Events
AGM
Join the collective decision-making and annual review of the Seasoned Spoon co-operative café. Help elect board members, hear our updates, and contribute to the conversation! We will be gathering in the cafe for our AGM, followed by a meal.
Attendance is free, but registration is required here and only available for cooperative members. If you prefer to attend online, a zoom link will be sent out in advance.
Not a member but want to learn more? Click here for more information.
Please email seasonedspoon@trentu.ca with any questions.
Natural paints
Transforming Food Scraps into Natural Paints!
Join Sammy and Lauren to explore some of the vast colourful potential in some easy-to-come-by food scraps. We will process various food scraps and explore how to make ink/paints, preserve inks and play with fun ways to modify the colours using wood ash and vinegar.
Please bring along a notebook you could paint in (we will have some extra watercolour paper incase) and paintbrushes if you have them as well as a few small jars or sealed containers to take some ink home.
This workshop is $5 and registration is required here.
Email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com if you have any questions or if the cost is a barrier.
TACSU
The Seasoned Spoon warmly welcomes TACSU for an African & Caribbean Cooking Workshop! Join us on Mon, March 3rd, 2025 at 5:00 PM at The Seasoned Spoon Café for a fun and flavorful culinary experience. Learn how to prepare traditional dishes from Africa and the Caribbean with our talented chefs. This hands-on workshop will teach you new cooking techniques and introduce you to exciting flavors. Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your cooking skills and taste buds!
On the menu:
African Pottage, is a yummy stew made traditionally with yams, vegetables and spice, also known as yam porridge or asaro.
Caribbean Festival, a delicious, fried sweet bread that is commonly eaten beside savoury dishes.
Zobo drink, a Nigerian drink made from hibiscus leaves, pineapples and spices. It's a refreshing, tart drink that is popular around the world.
This workshop is open to all students, faculty and community members. Don't hesitate to reserve a spot, there's plenty of room!
Workshop is $5 and registration is required here.
Community Meal with Inwendaamin Oki
The Seasoned Spoon cafe and Inwendaamin Oki welcome you to a Community Walk and Meal, on Tuesday, February 11th.
We hope that you can join us to celebrate this land, and acknowledge the changes and impacts that are taking place.
4:30pm- we will gather outside of the Spoon cafe to create Prayer flags for this land, a ceremony led by Elder Dorothy Taylor of Curve Lake.
We will continue on a guided walk, led by friends of Inwendaamin Oki, where we can hang our flags.
OUR MEAL IS CURRENTLY SOLD OUT. WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THE CEREMONY AND WALK.
5:30pm - Arrive at the Seasoned Spoon for a discussion and warm meal, PWYC. (SOLD OUT)
6:30- Prayer flag activity: we will be creating flags together that will be brought up to the Trent Vegetable Gardens, as a gesture of grief and healing as we continue to grow food and connect with the land in a time of upheaval and construction.
If you are interested in joining us for just the walk, please feel free to drop-in, and bring your friends.
If you would like to stay for the meal, or join us just for the meal portion of the evening, please reserve a (free) ticket here.
Head to our Contact page for instructions on how to find the Seasoned Spoon Cafe at Trent, and where to find parking.
Email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.
Sprouting workshop
Sprouts are a burst of energy and flavour, packed into a tender green. Sprouting seeds, such as alfalfa and radish increases the nutrition and flavour of the greens, and is a great way to include fresh and delicious foods into your daily menu.
Join Amanda from Belmont Farmstead as we learn how to sprout seeds successfully using the jar method. The Jar method is a simple set up that consists of: a jar; seeds; a tilting stand; and a screen lid - all of which will ensure successful sprouting and delicious greens available every day, for next to no cost.
You will be completely set up to sprout at home after attending this workshop, we hope you can come!
This workshop is $20 and includes the Sprouting kit.
Click here to register.
Email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions about the event.
Make Soap
Learn how to make natural soap at the Spoon with community member, Tanya Kranc. This hands-on workshop will take you through the steps of combining oils and scents to create your own unique soap. Bring your own essential oils to create your own scent! Each participant will go home with 12 bars of soap each!
There are only 10 spots available at this intensive workshop, so don't hesitate to register!
The workshop is $25 and registration is required here.
Please contact spoonvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.