Our mission does not consist solely of collecting and distributing foodstuffs. In fact, our priority is to carry out different types of projects connected to food support. Together with organizations, consultation committees, municipal decision-making entities, and sponsors, different practices emphasizing the independence of individuals have been implemented. Three large-scale innovative projects are being developed to ensure better accessibility, quality and variety of food for the less fortunate.

Good Food Box
The intent of this program is to allow residents of Montréal to have access to a variety of good quality fruits and vegetables. In collaboration with Quebec farmers, the program consists in buying a significant amount of fresh market produce to resell at low cost to communities through community organizations. By encouraging local production, this pilot program, based on sustainable development, is considered a complementary, practical and economical option to the range of products offered by food banks. The program was first carried out in the borough of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce through the Table de concertation de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) and NDG Food Depot, with financial support from the Public Health Department (PHD). Then, Good Food Box developed into a regional project with the support of Centraide of Greater Montreal and other foundations. To read the pamphlet on the programme, click here.

In the meantime, for more information you can click here. For a list of pick up locations, click here. Please note that some of the information is outdated.

Food Processing
We would like to better manage the significant volume of fresh fruits and vegetables not redistributed from our supply through a food processing project. Products obtained in this way (sauces, soups, jams, etc.) would be distributed to the organizations receiving assistance. In collaboration with the training program Formation en experts de Montréal of the Commission scolaire de Montréal, we would like to include a food processing section to this program that will take place in our facilities.

Pool resources of community organizations to make group purchases
Organizations served by Moisson Montréal spend several millions of dollars a year on foodstuffs to add to their supply. This project aims at building a co-op to buy the additional foodstuffs in question, allowing us to support and even reinforce the unity between organizations fighting against poverty.