October 2013 - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

Month

October 2013

Oct

Local in the Lunchroom – Results From The USDA Farm to School Census

October 22, 2013English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

The USDA’s National Farm to School Census data was made available on October 22, 2013, just 12 days after Farm to Cafeteria Canada released the first national survey of local food activity in Canadian schools, campuses and health care facilities To determine the prevalence of farm to school programs in the United States, USDA surveyed...

Oct

Fundraising With a Crunch

October 22, 2013English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

It’s harvest time and the Farm to School Manitoba Healthy Choice Fundraiser (Farm2SchoolMB) is delivering orders of fruits and Vegetables from Manitoba Farms to licensed child care facilities and schools grades K-12 throughout the province. Sponsored by the Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Association of Home Economists (MAHE), Peak of the Market and Buy...

Oct

Schools, campuses show an appetite for local food

October 11, 2013English, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, In the News

VANCOUVER/Vancouver Sun/ – Most Canadian schools teach children about local foods as part of their regular curriculum, but only 14 per cent have an offical policy or contract that requires local procurement, according to respondents to a national survey by Farm to Cafeteria Canada. About 90 per cent of the 144 schools that completed the recent...

Oct

Campuses drive local food purchasing: survey

October 11, 2013English, Farm to Campus, In the News

VANCOUVER/Tyee/ – Colleges and universities are driving local food procurement in the public sphere, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by Farm to Cafeteria Canada, is the first of its kind to look at local food purchasing by public institutions across Canada. In total, 239 representatives from colleges and universities, public schools and health care facilities...

Oct

Local Food: Canadian Schools, Campuses and Health Care Facilities Speak Up

October 10, 2013English, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

According to new report commissioned by Farm to Cafeteria Canada, activity to bring healthy, local and sustainable foods into public agencies is gearing up in almost every province and territory in Canada – and there is a hunger for more. The Report- Local Foods- Canadian schools, campuses, and health care facilities speak up (2013) is the first...

Oct

Local food partnership will serve healthier school meals

October 8, 2013Farm to School, In the News, Uncategorized

CBC News, August 27th. 2013 The Francophone South school district and a co-operative of farmers in southeastern New Brunswick are joining together to put more local food on the menu in school cafeterias this year. Really Local Harvest, a co-operative of 28 farms in southeastern New Brunswick, and the school district have created a new non-profit...

Oct

Farm to Campus Activity Heating Up

October 8, 2013English, Farm to Campus

Though the temperature may be cooling, local food initiatives are heatin’ up on campuses across Canada! From student run farmers’ markets to experiential learning opportunities, to the addition of four new campuses- Universities are seeing major transformations in their food systems to be more transparent, inclusive and sustainable. For more information and resources, please take...