01 Sep Charger Foods / Mnopgwad Preserves, Toronto ON

Mnopgwad Preserves is an First Nations woman-owned company specializing in handcrafted, artisan, seasonal jams. Jams are made with either organic cane sugar or honey. Anishinabekwe owned business, originally from Treaty 3 territory. Charger Foods is owned by Charles Catchpole, an Anishinaabe Chef and Entrepreneur, and a member of Couchiching First Nation. Charles is a trained Chef who schooled at Loyalist & George Brown Colleges. He owns and operates Charger Foods, selling a line of unique hot sauces and salad dressings as well as running a catering company specializing in Indigenous cuisine. He is also dedicated to Indigenous Food Sovereignty initiatives, including running his own microfarm, Gitigaanes.
We grow our own garlic at our farm, Gitigaanes near Flemingdon park in North York