ONE-STOP CHOP FOOD PANTRY - UNDERGRADUATE SERVICE

TCSA’s One-Stop Chop is Trent’s centralized on-campus food pantry. Our goal is to help relieve students of the impacts of food insecurity in an equitable, accessible, and welcoming environment.

One-Stop Chop is located in the TCSA office and is free for Trent undergraduate students to access. The pantry is open Monday to Friday by appointment only. If you have any questions or wish to visit the pantry outside of these hours, please email services@trentcentral.ca.

New! Check out our the first issue of our brand new One-Stop Chop cookbook, with student-friendly recipes that can be made with staples found in the food pantry.

Pantry Guidelines

Our pantry serves over 50 students a week. To ensure there is enough food to support everyone, we ask that you follow the below guidelines:

  • Please only book one appointment every two weeks as availability permits. This includes both remote and in person appointments.

  • You are only allowed one booking at a time. Individuals who have multiple bookings will have their newest booking canceled.

  • Missed appointments with no notice are considered ‘completed’ and will count towards your bi-weekly appointment allotment.

  • Please limit phone calls, photos and face time to ensure the comfortability of others in the space.

  • Please bring your pantry issued bag, only your TCSA bag is allowed for your appointment. If you have forgotten your bag, one will be provided to you. Please leave all other bags at the front desk.

  • Please check in with our front desk before accessing the pantry.

  • Please adhere to the provided grocery list, taking only what you will use to reduce food waste, and only access the designated pantry areas.

Grocery List

  • Limit to one (1) meat or meat alternative protein from the fridge or freezer (i.e sandwich meat, hotdogs, cooked package meat, etc)

  • Limit to one (1) bread product from the pantry fridge or freezer (i.e bread, gluten-free bread, bagels, tortillas, etc)

  • Limit to two (2) dairy products or dairy alternative products from the fridge or pantry (i.e milk, oat milk, almond milk, yogurt, cheese, etc)

  • Limit to two (2) fresh or frozen fruits / vegtables (i.e carrots, potatoes, apples, cucumbers, etc)

  • Limit to five (5) non-perishable, dry, or canned products from the pantry

If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment please contact info@trentcentral.ca or services@trentcentral.ca.