Warm up with a delicious, healthy lunch at HWC on Wed. Jan. 23!

Escape the doldrums of January's cold winter weather and warm up with a fresh, healthy, delicious lunch at Healthy World Cafe!  We'll be open for the first time in the new year on Wednesday, January 23, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the First Moravian Church, 41 N. Duke St.


Featured menu items include:

• Chunky Potato Soup

• Seasonal Mushroom Barley Soup

• Cheddar, Fresh Vegetable, & Sausage Strata

• French Toast Strata

• Chicken Salad Sandwiches

• Lemon-Mint and Three Bean Salad

• Salad Bar

• and for dessert, Orange Tapioca Pudding.

 

Of course, our menu is seasonal and is put together with ingredients from local farmers, farm markets, and vendors.  The menu features suggested prices, but as always, we use our "pay as you can" philosophy.

 

Take out is available.  Take out orders may be sent to our e-mail address at healthyworldcafe(at)gmail.com.  Let us know what you want and what time you'll pick up, and we'll have it waiting for you.

 

We'll have our FABULOUS Healthy World Cafe t-shirts for sale - the same ones our volunteers wear - make a statement around town with your new HWC gear!

 

Celebrate all that is local and delicious - and with a great community of supporters.  Happy New Year from HWC!

 

Advisory Group Meeting Jan. 7th

Happy 2013!  Is your new year's resolution to get more involved in your community?  If so, join us at HWC's next Advisory Group Meeting on Monday, January 7, 6:30 p.m., at Friends Meeting House, 135 W. Philadelphia St. in York.

Great volunteers staffing the HWC kitchen

The Advisory Group is a group of interested volunteers and individuals who advise and give feedback to the Guiding Committee of HWC.  These members are crucial to the success of the Healthy World Cafe.  Many of our Advisory Group members are also volunteers at our monthly luncheons at the First Moravian Church.

Networking, fellowship and that feeling you get when helping others are some of the benefits of being involved in the Advisory Group.

Advisory Group meetings are held the first Monday of each month, always at 6:30 and always at the Friends Meeting House.  Mark your calendars!  You can always check our calendar of events at the bottom of our webpage.

Join us on Monday, January 7, and help us grow HWC in 2013!  We've got great news to share!

Find Healthy World Cafe at the Gifts That Give Hope Fair

Healthy World Cafe is amped to be sharing some other news with our loyal friends and volunteers:

This year, we'll be partnering with other York-area nonprofits for the Gifts That Give Hope Fair to kick off at Brown's Orchards & Farm Market in November and run through Dec. 28.

Patrons who come into the fair will receive a list of each of the 15 nonprofits who are participating -- find all the organizations at giftsthatgivehope.org/york -- plus the three gifts each of us are offering for the holiday season.

The idea behind Gifts That Give Hope is to bring together nonprofits and community organizations working to make a difference in their area -- as Healthy World Cafe does in providing locally sourced, healthy meals to anyone, regardless of their ability to pay. Folks can purchase one (or more!) of three "gifts" on behalf of a friend or family member, then fair organizers provide a card that explains how the donation benefited the organization. Givers and receivers can feel good about supporting community-focused organizations (and stop worrying about what to get Aunt Sue).

For Healthy World Cafe, our three gifts are:
-- $20 toward the purchase of produce from local, small-time farmers that will form a salad to be served at one of our monthly lunches
-- $40 toward the purchase of locally raised, healthy (happy!) chickens from a southcentral Pennsylvania farmer that will form the basis of a dish at one of our monthly lunches
-- $60 toward covering the costs of 10 lunch patrons who are otherwise unable to afford a healthy meal -- or any meal at all

Healthy World Cafe is popping up Nov. 28!

For anyone tired of turkey and stuffing after a big Thanksgiving meal -- or for those just looking for a break from cooking for a meal or two -- Healthy World Cafe to the rescue!

Courtesy of Flickr user Gemma Billings

We're back open for lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 11:30 a.m.  to 1:30 p.m. at First Moravian Church, 39 N. Duke St., in downtown York.

We'll be featuring the abundance of locally grown fruits, vegetables and all that is headed from farm to table as we move into the late fall harvest season.  Menu items are:

Chicken Noodle Soup

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili 

Winter Vegetable Ratatouille

Shredded Pork Sandwich with Coleslaw

Winter Greens & Cheese Quiche

Salad Bar

Mixed Fruit Crisp

At Healthy World Cafe, we always feature our "eat what you want, pay how you can" philosophy.  The ability to pay should never be a barrier to accessing delicious, unprocessed, healthy food.  Take out orders are available by emailing your selections (by 10 a.m. Nov. 28) to healthyworldcafe(at)gmail(dot)com.

To receive periodic updates from Healthy World Cafe, send your email address to us at the email address listed above.  If you'd like to volunteer with Healthy World Cafe for food preparations 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 or for prep and serving 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 28, click on the box above and to the right, "Volunteer Spot."

Hope to see you Nov. 28 at First Moravian Church!

Healthy World Cafe at the York County Local Food Summit Nov. 7

Rain, rain, go away -- Healthy World Cafe is looking ahead, and we have some news for our friends and volunteers:

Photo via Flickr user Michelle Tribe.

Folks who are attending the York County Local Food Summit on Nov. 7 are in for a treat -- a delicious, locally source lunch provided by Healthy World Cafe! We've agreed to provide the midday meal for summit attendees, and all sorts of ideas are floating through our heads: spiced local vegetables and rice served over oven-roasted acorn squash, a spicy apple slaw, and a fresh fruit salad with honey, mint and lime.

This will be a great opportunity to educate local folks -- already interested in local food -- about our mission to provide a healthy, locally sourced meal to anyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

But we need your help! We'll be prepping from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the 4H Center, 771 Stoverstown Road, York; and then prepping and serving from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the same location. If you can help us out by volunteering a few hours, sign up on VolunteerSpot.

If you're interested in attending the York County Local Food Summit, tickets are $30 before Oct. 31 and $45 afterward, and can be purchased through EventBrite.

Because we'll be prepping and serving on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, we'll forgo our November advisory group meeting scheduled for Nov. 5 at the Friends Meeting House. In its place, we'll give a quick update at our Tuesday evening prep session. If you have any questions, send us an email at healthyworldcafe(at)gmail(dot)com.

HWC is popping up Sept. 26!

A huge, HUGE thank you to everyone who supported us at our second annual Market to Table event this past weekend. From silent auction donations and generous farmers to ever-helpful volunteers and hungry diners, we appreciated everyone's enthusiasm -- we're so thankful for the support that York has shown!

Want to join us again? Healthy World Cafe is back open for lunch on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 11:30 a.m.  to 1:30 p.m. at First Moravian Church, 39 N. Duke St., in downtown York.

We'll be featuring the abundance of locally grown fruits, vegetables, and all that is headed from farm to table as we transition into the fall harvest season.  Menu items include French onion soup, potato soup, quiche with fall vegetables, eggplant Parmesan, a salad bar, an apple bread pudding and more.  Of course, our menu is always based on whatever is available from our farmer friends, so stay tuned for updates!

At Healthy World Cafe, we always feature our "eat what you want, pay how you can" philosophy.  The ability to pay should never be a barrier to accessing delicious, unprocessed, healthy food.  Take out orders are available by emailing your selections (by 10 a.m.) to healthyworldcafe(at)gmail(dot)com.

We're thrilled to announce we are able to return to First Moravian Church this month after generous support from YorIt and a private donor allowed us to install air conditioning in the lunchroom.

To receive periodic updates from Healthy World Cafe, send your email address to us at the email address listed above.  If you'd like to volunteer with Healthy World Cafe for food preparations 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 25 or for prep and serving 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 26, click on the box above and to the right, "Volunteer Spot."

Hope to see you Sept. 26 at First Moravian Church!

HWC is popping up Aug. 22!

Healthy World Cafe is back open for lunch on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at a NEW, temporary location, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, at Queen & East Market streets in downtown York (just one block east of First Moravian). Use the entrance at the lower Queen Street door, opposite Martin Library, and follow the signs.

We'll be featuring the abundance of locally grown fruits, vegetables, and all that is headed from farm to table during the heart of the summer!  Menu items include chilled cantaloupe soup, a pita stuffed with Greek salad and chicken, pasta with summer vegetables and pesto sauce, a salad bar and a peach and berry crisp.  Of course, our menu is always based on whatever is available from our farmer friends, so stay tuned for updates!

At Healthy World Cafe, we always feature our "eat what you want, pay what you can" philosophy.  The ability to pay should never be a barrier to accessing delicious, unprocessed, healthy food.  Take out orders are available by emailing your selections (by 10 a.m.) to healthyworldcafe(at)gmail.com.

We're thrilled to announce that we are relocating this month so that we can begin renovations to the gathering hall at First Moravian Church.  We're giving the room a facelift as well as installing air conditioning, so that the space may be used on a more regular basis.  This project is being made possible through the generosity of a Healthy World Cafe volunteer who believes in our mission.

To receive periodic updates from Healthy World Cafe, send your email address to us at the email address listed above.  If you'd like to volunteer with Healthy World Cafe for food prep Aug. 21, prep and serving Aug. 22, or for any of our other upcoming events, click on the box above and to the right, "Volunteer Spot."

Hope to see you Aug. 22 at First Presbyterian Church!