Palgrave United Community Kitchen

About Us

Mission

To connect people in a sustainable community through cooking and healthy living programs.

Vision

To create an opportunity in Palgrave to fill a gap for programming.

Palgrave United Church has transitioned from a traditional place of worship to include a dynamic community hub, ensuring its role in Palgrave remains as meaningful as ever. Palgrave United Community Kitchen (PUCK), the community outreach arm of the church, has reimagined this historic space to serve residents in new and impactful ways. With a fully equipped commercial kitchen and three versatile event spaces, PUCK offers a welcoming venue for community groups, entrepreneurs, and families to gather, create, and celebrate.

Dedicated to preserving its legacy while meeting the evolving needs of the town, PUCK provides a space for events, workshops, social gatherings, and local initiatives. By transforming the church into a thriving hub, PUCK continues to foster connection, collaboration and shared experiences for future generations.

What are the benefits of utilizing PUCK’s certified commercial kitchen and event centre?

  • The affordable commercial kitchen that meets production and safety regulations is ideal for caterers, bakers, meal prep businesses, and food startups.
  • Flexible Rental- rental Options options with three different event spaces perfect for meetings, workshops, private parties and community gatherings- hourly or daily rentals to suit your business needs.
  • Local & Convenient—an excellent venue in Palgrave, reducing the need to travel far for events or kitchen space.
  • Encourages Collaboration- a space for networking, education, and community building.
  • Supports small, local businesses and community partnerships by providing affordable space and opportunities for collaboration and promotion.

 

PUCK has been recognized by In the Hills magazine as a local food hero.

In 2023, PUCK saw 441 Caledon residents participate in programs and activities across 3,254 visits, improving participants’ health, wellness, and vitality. Through the incubator program, culinary entrepreneurs invested 916 hours of equity into their businesses.

Resilience

In 2012, The Town of Caledon first recognized the Palgrave United Church as an environmental leader and PUCK in 2020 as the Town’s Climate Change Champion.

The church pioneered using green energy and investing in green infrastructure. To-date, the church has provided 99.9MWh of solar energy back into the community, and created accessible community herb gardens and pollinator gardens to support the Suzuki ButterflyWay project promoted by the Town of Caledon.

A model of environmental leadership in the Town, PUCK is a current member of the Town of Caledon Climate Change collaboration.

The Ripple Effect

These three pillars of a community hub, building social capacity and resiliency have had a significant cumulative impact on the Caledon community. In a report commissioned by PUCK, it was determined that in 2022, there was $8.16 worth of social benefit for every dollar spent through programming, leading to a community social benefit impact worth $345,000.

What’s next for PUCK

To provide a community hub that has demonstrated leadership for 15 years by offering accessible community spaces at an affordable rate for events, celebrations, camps, meetings, health and wellness workshops, crafting workshops, etc.