October 21, 2014 - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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October 21, 2014

All Smiles For Farm to School, Notre Dame Elementary School, Edmunston, NB / Petits visages souriants pour célébrer le Mois De la ferme à l’école, école élémentaire Notre-Dame, Edmundston, N.-B.

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Partners in New Brunswick are working together for a brighter, healthier future for school children

October 21, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Nourishing School Communities, Stories from the field

Photo: All Smiles for Farm to School, at Ecole Notre Dame. in Edmunston NB New Brunswick (October 15, 2014) – This October as part of Canada’s first national Farm to School Month Campaign, the Heart and Stroke Foundation is announcing exciting school and after-school healthy local food initiatives in New Brunswick. Starting this fall, various...

Oct

Can ‘Cuisine’ Make a Better School Lunch?

October 21, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

A recent survey found the majority of Canadians took an hour or less for lunch. But when Canadian-born Karen Le Billon moved from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Brittany, France for a year with her French husband and two young daughters, she was surprised to learn the French take lunch very seriously. Two-hour-breaks seriously. “Lunch is...

Oct

Rural Childhood Obesity Prevention Toolkit

October 21, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

This new policy toolkit advocates Farm to School as one of a number of measures to prevent childhood obesity and to support healthy rural communities. The Rural Childhood Obesity Prevention Toolkit provides comprehensive policy options for healthy eating and active living that rural communities can implement to address this threat to children’s health. Recommendations are...

Harvesting Potatoes at Bernice MacNaughton High School, Moncton NB / Récolte de pommes de terre, école secondaire Bernice MacNaughton, Moncton, N.-B.

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Farm to School New Brunswick Launches In Good Company

October 21, 2014English, Farm to School, Nourishing School Communities, Stories from the field

Photo: Potato Harvet at Bernice MacNaughton High School in Moncton NB When Rachel Schofield Martin first took on the job of running her school’s cafeteria, one of her biggest challenges was distribution. She had the approval of her administration, the support of her school board, and the cooperation of her cook. She even had farmers...