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Welcome to SPROUT, CSK's corporate social responsibility platform!

This website details all the community activities that Canada's Smartest Kitchen staff undertake with the public, including volunteer efforts, meetings with public and youth organizations, educational activities at the post-secondary and secondary level, and other outreach that our team participates in to give back to those in our region. Some of the programs and project overviews include culinary, nutrition, agriculture and health & wellness initiatives along with many others.  We are so pleased to share our expertise and give back to the community through SPROUT: contact us at (902) 566-9674 or csk@hollandcollege.com if you are interested in connecting with CSK on future culinary and educational opportunities!

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STUDENT OUTREACH – HOLLAND COLLEGE PRACTICAL NURSING

March 6, 2020

The Practical Nursing program and Applied Research Department completed a college-wide student survey to determine what food insecurity looks like for college students. CSK demonstrated brain boosting smoothies, the importance of healthy eating and how proper nutrition can impact students’ academic performance at two campus locations as a support to this initiative. CSK observed over […]

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OUTREACH SESSION – DIGITAL SKILLS FOR YOUTH

March 6, 2020

CSK led an experiential sensory evaluation exercise with 16 youth exploring career options. This included a hands-on demonstration of how Product Developers taste and evaluate food products during research and development.

blueberry smoothie

STUDENT OUTREACH – CHARLOTTETOWN RURAL HIGH

March 6, 2020

CSK worked with leadership students to prepare brain-boosting snacks during exam week. Menu items included blueberry-spinach smoothies and two kinds of healthy breakfast bars. This ongoing collaboration demonstrated the importance and benefits of healthy living. Additionally, CSK staff led two smoothie and breakfast bar sessions during the school’s Wellness Expo.

PEI Beef dinner

STUDENT OUTREACH – HOLLAND COLLEGE VARSITY ATHLETICS

March 6, 2020

CSK partnered with the Holland College Varsity Athletics Department to facilitate three semi-structured focus group sessions which included healthy snack options during their breaks. Two groups of student athletes and one group of coaching staff participated. The intent of the sessions was to gain qualitative, conversational data which in turn could be used to better […]

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VOLUNTEER DINNER – CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

March 6, 2020

CSK partnered with the Charlottetown branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association to prepare their annual Christmas turkey luncheon for their clients. For some of the clients, this is the only hot turkey dinner they would receive over the holiday season. CSK prepared turkey with all the trimmings and blueberry shortcake for dessert.

sunflower in field

VOLUNTEER DINNER – BRAVE & BROKEN

March 6, 2020

CSK partnered with Brave & Broken, a local group supporting veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to prepare a Christmas turkey dinner for their members. For some of the members, this was the only hot turkey dinner they would receive during the holiday season. CSK prepared turkey with all the trimmings and blueberry shortcake for […]

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I’m not quite sure how we missed celebrating #Na I’m not quite sure how we missed celebrating #NationalPotatoLoversDay earlier this week, but make no mistake, we love #PEIPotatoes everyday of the year! #WeKnowFood #FutureOfFood #FoodStyling #ISupportPEIPotatoes #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #PEIFoodStory #PEI #LoveLocalPEI

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It was a wonderful experience for our Director Tim It was a wonderful experience for our Director Tim McRoberts, when he joined Mike Commito & Steve Gravel @CambrianCollege @Cambrian_RD for their "The Unlikely Innovators" podcast earlier this year to discuss Tim's innovative career path from chef to classroom to CSK, as well as the great research & development product innovation happening @canadas_smartest_kitchen - check out the link to the podcast in our bio! #WeKnowFood #UnlikelyInnovators
It's the Monday post another weekend winter storm, It's the Monday post another weekend winter storm, and we are so happy to be back in our kitchen testing client products & providing informative feedback on recipe iterations #WeKnowFood #FutureOfFood #PEI #CulinaryArt #FoodScience #CalmAfterTheStorm
Was great to participate in a staff sensory exerci Was great to participate in a staff sensory exercise earlier this week, tasting products and discussing flavour preferences for client market recommendations #WeKnowFood #FoodScience #TBT #Teamwork #SensoryScience #Flavour #TasteTest #ProductDevelopment #PEI
You couldn’t ask for a better socially-distanced You couldn’t ask for a better socially-distanced-meal-with-a-view today @culinaryinstituteofcanada: it's so great to have students back and kitchens open for us staff, thank you! #WeKnowFood #CulinaryArt #FoodScience #WednesdayMotivation #Waterfront #RoomWithAView #WellPlated #PEIFoodStory #PEI
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen is proud of our innova Canada’s Smartest Kitchen is proud of our innovative facilities and specialized equipment, with a regional expertise in food & beverage product development #WeKnowFood #TechnologyTuesday #FutureOfFood #ShinyHappyKitchen #KitchenConfidential #PEIFoodStory #PEI
It's been a busy month, and we are so pleased to W It's been a busy month, and we are so pleased to Welcome Arisha, our newest Product Developer at CSK!

With a B.Sc. Nutrition & Food Science and M.Sc. Food Science & Technology earned from @UAlberta, Project Management and Leadership certificates, and experience with HACCP planning & QA/QC roles, this all makes Arisha a perfect fit for our team! Thanks for the great kickoff, we all look forward to working with you as well as our clients! #WeKnowFood #MeetTheTeam #TeamCanada #FoodScience #WhoWeAre #WhatWeDo #FoodExperts @areekatz
"That's not ANOTHER Winter Storm Warning out there "That's not ANOTHER Winter Storm Warning out there, is it?" asks Finley (another cherished Canada’s Smartest Kitchen family pet)... and with the forecast coming this weekend, CSK again wishes everyone safety & warmth! #WeKnowFood #StormSnacks #StormWatch #BeSafe #PEI #CSK
Our staff complement includes Registered Dietician Our staff complement includes Registered Dietician, Research Chefs, certified Sensory Science expert & accredited Food Technologists: #WeKnowFood & we know the #Science behind it, developing bench-top products with consumer driven nutritional profiles #CSK #FridayMotivation #FoodScience #FoodExperts
Need to have your product presented to your client Need to have your product presented to your clients or company stakeholders? CSK can provide this Corporate Chef Service, working with you to showcase your goods professionally & efficiently: learn more at  https://smartestkitchen.ca/what-we-do/corporate-chef-services/ #WeKnowFood #WhatWeDo #PEI
We're totally inspired by CSK product developer @k We're totally inspired by CSK product developer @kristamacq's "home office" set up today, testing recipes for her ongoing client project - looks great chef! #WeKnowFood #FutureOfFood #ChefsAtWork #WednesdayMotivation #WFH #PEI #WorkingFromHome #HomeOffice #YesChef #Yum
As part of our proprietary SMART process, CSK prov As part of our proprietary SMART process, CSK provides expertise in benchtop formulation, working with clients to optimize their product & provide complete food science analysis during product development #WeKnowFood #FoodScience #TechnologyTuesday
As an applied research centre Canada’s Smartest As an applied research centre Canada’s Smartest Kitchen offers a contingent of services including food product development, market insight, sensory & consumer science, food styling and corporate chef services #WeKnowFood #WhatWeDo #CSK https://smartestkitchen.ca/what-we-do/
It's just about that time of year, when you REALLY It's just about that time of year, when you REALLY start to miss the blue skies & Island meals of Summer: CSK is proud to be an active part of the #CanadasFoodIsland network, supporting local producers & entrepreneurs #6MonthsTilSummer #TBT #WeKnowFood #PEI #PEISummer #PEIPotatoes #PEISeafood #ThrowbackThursday #ComfortFood #BlueSkiesAhead @culinaryinstituteofcanada @canadasfoodisland @pei_potatoes @peiseafood @lobster_pei @gallants_pei_food @hollandcollege
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