October 21, 2016 - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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October 21, 2016

Farm to School Gathers Steam at NL's First Provincial School Food Gathering

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Farm to School Gathers Steam at Newfoundland and Labrador’s First Provincial School Food Gathering

October 21, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

On Thursday, September 22nd, 2016, educators, health professionals, farmers and other leaders gathered in St John’s, NL for a historic event – the first ever provincial school food gathering. “The conversation was lively as participants were lead through mapping exercises and round table dialogue to illuminate current school food initiatives happening in NL and to explore of...

Oct

Transforming the Systems That Feed Our Kids

October 21, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

The drive to get the local harvest in the minds and mouths of students is gearing up during Farm to School Month in Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the Northwest Coast of BC. “Haida Gwaii is surrounded by good food and rich traditions of eating from the land and the sea and the fall is when...

Oct

Montérégie Daycares are Putting Local Foods on the Menu!

October 21, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Throughout the Montérégie area (a large agricultural region south of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec), daycares are committed to local, sustainable food. Whether through regular sourcing of local products, direct connections with organic farming families or the development of learning gardens and educational activities, these daycares are teaming with stories and ideas to help...

Oct

Grow Your Own Soup

October 21, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field, Videos

CBC Features Calgary’s Edible Schoolyard They grow their soup and eat it too. A CBC crew arrived at Altadore School in Calgary during Farm to School Month to film the city’s first large-scale, Edible Schoolyard. The organic, ecological garden is located on a quarter-acre of public school land and includes raised-bed seed-to-table food gardening for 16...