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Sign our letter of support for a student-run food market!
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Summer Volunteering
Summer Volunteering

Summer Volunteer Schedule

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Summer Servings
Summer Servings

Summer Servings!

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WHO WE ARE

The Loaded Ladle provides accessible, sustainable, locally-sourced free food on the Dalhousie University campus. Our collective is made up of Volunteers, Board of Directors, and Staff. Our organization is non-hierarchical and managed with consensus-based decision making . We offer a free lunch program and community programs that critically examine barriers to food sovereignty, food security, and food justice.

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Our Servings

  • Dalhousie Student Union Building

    Summer (April-August)

    Thursdays

    12:30pm - 2pm (or until food lasts)

  • Sexton Campus

    No servings during the summer! See you in the Fall!

  • Hours of operation may vary due to reading week, winter break, and summer break (April-August).

    Labour Day / September 6

    National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / September 30

    Thanksgiving / October 11

    Remembrance Day / November 11

    Christmas Eve / December 24

    Christmas Day / December 25

    Boxing Day / December 26-30

    New Year's Eve / December 31

    New Year's Day / January 1

    NS Heritage Day / February 21


    There are no servings during reading week, winter break, and weather closures.
    We will notify the community of these closures on social media.

Follow us at @theloadedladle

View fullsize New kitchen orientation dates! Join us either tomorrow, October 9th at 3 pm or October 15 at 4 pm to complete familiarize yourself with what cooking looks like. This volunteer orientation is both for new volunteers and returning volunteers! We will
View fullsize Two weeks of lunch behind us! As you may have noticed, we switched to doing only containers for food. This post includes a few reminders on how containers work, below is the reason why we switched to containers only with a bit of backstory ⬇️ The Lo
View fullsize Hi folks! Thank you all for your patience as we get the Ladle kitchen organized! We're super excited to be back to our regular servings tomorrow Wednesday September 18th from 12:30-2Pm (or until food lasts)! We are no longer handing out plates, so p
View fullsize Looking to cook at the Loaded Ladle? We have a volunteer orientation coming up this Thursday, September 12th, 5-6pm in the Loaded Ladle kitchen. This volunteer orientation is both for new volunteers and returning volunteers! We will cover some basic
View fullsize MARKET UPDATE @dalstudentunion approved Ladle & @dsu__sustainability proposal for a student-run food market coming Fall 2024! Final agreement is in the works 🥬📝 Stay tuned for ways to get involved, coming soon!! Ps. Don’t forget to dr
View fullsize See what we’ve been up to this year! Full Annual Report coming soon to our website 🍎 Thank you to all the community partners, volunteers, and supporters that keep Ladle such a special place 💛
View fullsize Loaded Ladle and DSUSO submitted a proposal to the DSU on May 27th 2024, requesting permission to reinstate a Student-Run Food Market. We are hopefully it will be brought to Counsel on July 11th. Stay tuned!! 🤞🤞 Also, check out this letter of supp
View fullsize 📣 CALLING DAL/KING STUDENT, SOCIETIES, AND COMMUNITY to sign a letter of support for a student-led food market, proving fresh accessible, and affordable produce and groceries. Rooted in principles of community care and solidarity. 🔗 Read and sign
View fullsize SUMMER SERVINGS (MAY-AUGUST) 🏠WHERE: LOADED LADLE KITCHEN, STUDENT UNION BUILDING. ⏰WHEN: EVERY THURSDAY, 12:30 PM TO 2:00 PM (OR UNTIL FOOD LASTS). 🥡ABOUT CONTAINERS: PLEASE DROP OFF CONTAINERS AT 12PM TO BE PICKED UP  AFTER 1PM. OR
View fullsize Summer term is almost here and Ladle will be back with our Summer Servings!  Summer servings will take place once a week every Thursday from the Ladle Kitchen at the Student Union Building, from 12:30PM to 2PM, or until servings last.  ‼️
View fullsize The Loaded Ladle kitchen is such a special place 🍓 Thank you to all the volunteers who cooked, served, cleaned, and worked behind the scenes to make this year happen! We truly appreciate it and we couldn’t have done it without you!💛 We are
View fullsize ⭐️ Hey Loaded Ladle community ⭐️ Come join us in the Loaded Ladle kitchen on Friday, March 22nd from 4-6pm for a cooking workshop focusing on root vegetables! You’ll learn how to make a tasty curry recipe that is quick and cost-effective, u
 

Contact us

 

Address: 6136 University Ave, Halifax, NS B3H 4J2, Main Floor

Phone or Text: 902-709—3022