panier picnic
LOCATION: windsor, canada
TYPE: urbanism
STATUS: annual event
YEAR: 2023, 2024, 2025
CLIENT: windsor-essex jane’s walk / ouRselves / our community
PHOTOS BY: mean
event website: www.windsorjaneswalk.ca/event-details/panier-picnic
current GOOGLE MAP: CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE MAP
to view cycling routes & trails on google maps for phone: click on the layers icon on the top right portion of the screen - select “biking”
to view cycling routes & trails on google maps desktop: click on the map icon on the lower left portion of the screen - select “biking”
feel free to add any other locally owned businesses that are suitable for groceries and picnic items.
Small, locally owned, “mom n’pop” grocers, bakers, butchers, and food purveyors are fundamental to vibrant neighbourhoods that are easily accessible on bike or foot. They are connective tissues in our urban fabric, neighbourhoods, and communities, supporting both the physical and interpersonal realms of city life. While big box grocery stores are increasingly isolated/isolating, impersonal, and expensive, local small grocers exist for the community. They allow opportunities to connect and discover the diversity of your community, and help to promote a more sustainable approach to urban living. “one supermarket can replace 30 neighbourhood delicatessens, fruit stores, groceries, and butchers… but it cannot replace 30 storekeepers or even one”
Print the Panier Picnic map. Cycle the route in full or in part and pick up some of the suggested food items (or/and anything else that tickles your fancy) from the shops you choose to visit along the way. The initial route was created for the 2023 Windsor-Essex Jane’s Walk Festival, as a self-guided tour, culminating in a large group gathering / picnic at Wilistead Park , but you can choose any portion or the route to walk or cycle, or create your own route and create your own community picnic gathering - or enjoy your own quiet picnic.
We encourage you to use our map again and again to get to know your local grocers, to support them when and how you can, and to use your local parks for your own panier picnics!
What to bring:
- Your bicycle (tuned up) + helmet or your walking shoes
- A bicycle panier , backpack, tote bag, or basket to carry your selected picnic items
- A picnic blanket, utensils, napkin etc.
- Picnic items collected from locally owned shops
- Sunshine
