Good Times Diner

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A local student-run service that provides a wide variety of freshly prepared meals to any individuals in the Queen's and Kingston community experiencing any food insecurity. Our service currently runs every Sunday evening from 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm at Chalmers United Church.

We will be also starting our Wednesday evening service soon, stay tuned!

For further information about the service and volunteer opportunities, use the form below:

The 2022-2023 Menu Calendar will be released soon…

For now, take a look at last year’s!

 This Week’s Menu

Pick-up on Sunday October 2nd 2022

Walk-up meals (not reserved through the form below) are available on the day of service on a first-come-first-serve basis.

We’re limited to 30 meals due to working at reduced capacity, so be sure to reserve your meal using the button below!

Menu for Sunday, October 2nd 2022:

(the link will be updated on the GTD social media at 6:30 PM [EST] every Thursday)

Guidelines for Meal Pickup


  1. Wear a mask.

  2. Pick-up from the Earl Street entrance.

  3. Be ready to state your Queen’s email.

Working Towards Food Security and Sovereignty Speaker Series

The Working Towards Food Insecurity and Sovereignty Speaker Series, hosted by Siobhan Wilson and Queen’s University’s Good Times Diner, is a weekly educational webinar series that provides engaging and innovative topics on Food Insecurity. Talks will be no longer than 30 minutes including a Q&A period and will be uploaded on our website at 12pm every Sunday. Attendees will have the ability to access any of our pre-recorded lectures once posted and are encouraged to submit any questions for our speakers ahead of their scheduled date.


This speaker series aims to share research perspectives and personal experiences of food insecurity, identify what populations are most food insecure and why, and discuss potential solutions to addressing the underlying causes of this prevailing human rights issue.

Speaker Series #1:

February 7th, 2021: Food Security and the Role of Food Movements

Dr. Kristen Lowitt introduces the concepts of the food system and food security and touches on some of the key challenges facing our food systems today. This presentation then looks more closely at the role of food movements in working towards food security with a focus on policy engagement and the Canadian context.

 

 
 

Speaker Series #2:

February 21st, 2021: “I don’t want to say I’m broke”: Student Experiences of Food Insecurity at Queen’s University

Dr. Elaine Power presents the findings of qualitative research interviews conducted at Queen’s University in 2018. Most participants cycled between different levels of food insecurity (severe, moderate, and marginal), though a few were severely food insecure on an ongoing basis. Though the situations of students were diverse, having access to an adequate income to cover basic necessities would alleviate food insecurity among university students.

 

 

Speaker Series #3:

February 28th, 2021: Ryerson Urban Farm: Rooftops Growing More Than Just Food

Ines Lacarne discusses the history of the Ryerson Urban Farm, beginning with how their original green roof was converted into a productive rooftop farm, and discussing how the project has adapted to complications created by COVID-19. The presentation then discusses the role urban farms have in the fight against food insecurity in cities and how this is facilitated through education and connecting communities to their food.

 

 
 

A special message from Provost Mike Green to introduce speaker series #4

Speaker Series #4:

March 7th, 2021: Implementing Recommendations of the Food Insecurity Working Group

Corinna Fitzgerald and Alex McCartney present the development and work of the Queen’s Food Insecurity Advisory Committee in responding to food insecurity on our own campus. A background on campus food insecurity is followed by a walk-through of the Queen’s Food Insecurity Report 2019 and its five strategic priority areas (Education, Community, Environment, Skill Building, Policy) with specific recommendations to mitigate food insecurity at Queen’s.

 

 
 

Speaker Series #5:

March 14th, 2021: Student Food Collective Panel Discussion

Representatives from the AMS Food Bank (Max Maloney), Queen’s Soul Food (Samantha Hai and Hailey Knox), and ASUS Good Times Diner (Febri Kurniawan) discuss their involvement in the Student Food Collective and current initiatives underway that address strategic priority area recommendations made in the 2019 Queen’s Food Insecurity Report. The collective discusses destigmatization, disproportionately affected student groups, and the incorporation of student voices in programming and policy.

 

Speaker Series #6:

March 21st, 2021: Just when I thought I had it all together: The “insecurity” of food insecurity.

Dr. Susan Belyea discusses food insecurity as the multi-faceted social problem it is. Unpredictability – of income, of health, of immigration status, and more - makes it worse. This presentation looks at how people at risk for food insecurity manage the day to day work of putting food on the table. What can real-life experiences teach us about creative upstream solutions to a systemic problem for campus food insecurity?

 

 

Have a question about Good Times Diner? Contact Us.


All emails from this form will be sent to the Good Times Diner Directors, Cailey Ng & Jordan Kozak, at queensgoodtimes@asus.queensu.ca