Caring For Communities

Providing Harvest Families With Nutritious Chicken

With the generosity and support of our Manitoba Chicken Producers farm families and our industry partners Dunn-Rite Foods (Sunrise Poultry Processors) and Exceldor Cooperative (Granny’s Poultry), we formally launched our Caring for Communities partnership with Harvest Manitoba on April 23, 2020.

We provided an initial donation of 3,000 chickens to individuals in need due to an urgent demand for protein, during the start of COVID-19. Our initial donation of chickens served a broad range of communities, reaching at least 1,500 First Nations individuals, newcomer families and hundreds of children. As of November, 2021, Harvest provides food for more than 83,000 Manitobans each month, and Manitoba Chicken Producers is proud to play a part in supporting Harvest and the greater community.

Caring for Communities officially launched July 2020, with the commitment of providing Harvest Manitoba with 1,000 chickens a week to help meet the on-going demand for a nutritious source of protein.

We are very pleased to announce our continued Caring for Communities partnership with Harvest Manitoba into 2022, marking our third consecutive year of commitment. Manitoba Chicken Producers and our industry partners are proud to give back to the communities in which we live and work.

  

Media Coverage

Media Advisory for Immediate Release – December 9, 2021

Manitoba Chicken Producers, Exceldor Cooperative, and Dunn-Rite Food Continue Partnership with Harvest Manitoba to Support Families in Need

Harvest Manitoba – December 18, 2021

Harvest thanks Manitoba Chicken for recommitting to providing 1,000 chickens a week. “That’s healthy food for hungry Manitobans. WOW! We don’t have the words… except a big THANK YOU! We are a community of #HarvestStars!”

Harvest Manitoba Newsletter – December 2021

Let’s follow the 16,000 lbs of chicken from Manitoba Chicken Producers that will be the holiday dinner for vulnerable Manitobans this year. (See page 5).

Canstar News Sou’Wester – November 24, 2021

The amazing journey of a Harvest meal. How our community of Harvest Stars comes together to put food on 80,000 tables.

Media Release – April 23, 2020

Manitoba Chicken Producers, Exceldor Cooperative, and Dunn-Rite Food Products to provide extra Nutrition to Hungry Manitobans

Winnipeg Free Press – April 23, 2020

Manitoba Chickens Come Home Via Food Bank Program

Farms.com – April 24, 2020

The Manitoba Chicken Producers, along with Exceldor Cooperative and Dunn-Rite Food Products, developed the Caring for Communities partnership

Canstar News Sou’wester – May 11, 2020

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner: Manitoba Chicken Donates to Winnipeg Harvest

Resources

If you’re a recipient of one of our whole chickens and you’re not sure how to prepare it, we’ve provided Harvest Manitoba with copies of this infographic to eliminate the guesswork. 

How to Roast a Whole Chicken PDF

Have other questions about cooking with chicken? Be sure to visit our Cooking School page where you will find answers to your preparing, cooking, and storing chicken questions.

If you would like to join us in supporting Harvest Manitoba, please visit harvestmanitoba.ca for ways to get involved or donate.

Our “Now You’re Cooking With Manitoba Chicken” recipe booklet features some fantastic family-friendly recipes to get little ones in the kitchen for a great Spring Break family activity!

Chicken Cheeseburger Pizza and Crispy Parmesan Chicken Strips are two tried and true recipes included in this booklet.

You’ll also find chicken farming facts and handy food handling and kitchen safety tips throughout the book.

Download a digital copy right away from manitobachicken.ca Cooking School page Resources. Find the link in our bio and on today’s stories.

https://manitobachicken.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Now-Youre-Cooking-wiht-Manitoba-Chicken-ONLINE.pdf

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It’s officially spring break for many students in Manitoba! We have a great activity to keep your little ones busy - enjoy our chicken farming colouring pages at home or take them along on your spring break trip. 🖍
These pages are available for printing on our website: https://manitobachicken.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chicken-Farming-Colouring-Pages.pdf…

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Looking for a fun Spring Break activity? Come out to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon Mar ...27- April 1. Visit us at the Royal Farm Yard. Talk to a chicken farmer to learn how they raise broiler chickens for meat. Watch chicks hatch today through April 1.
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Our “Now You’re Cooking With Manitoba Chicken” recipe booklet features family-friendly ...recipes to get little ones in the kitchen for a great Spring Break activity! You’ll also find chicken farming facts & kitchen safety tips throughout the book. Get yours:
https://manitobachicken.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Now-Youre-Cooking-wiht-Manitoba-Chicken-ONLINE.pdf

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Manitoba Chicken Producers is excited to welcome you to their educational exhibit at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon! Come visit us this week at the Royal Farm Yard. Talk to a chicken farmer to learn how they raise broiler chickens for meat. This is a fabulous opportunity to learn more about the connection of where your food comes from and our farmers who produce it with care. 🐓👩‍🌾For more information visit Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba#mbchicken #provincialexhibition #mbfair #AgEducation #mbagriculture #broilerfarming #chickenfarming #iheartchickenfarmers ... See MoreSee Less
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