October 13, 2017 - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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October 13, 2017

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Farm to School Alive and Well in Saanich

October 13, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

I remember the feel of that bean in my hand, so smooth and shiny. We planted them into the soil in the white styrofoam cups and then lined them up along the windowsill in our classroom. Even though we knew it was going to happen, it seemed a wonder to see the first sprout push...

Oct

Students Dig In to Finish Harvesting Garden Produce

October 13, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Picking the last of the harvest and cleaning up the greenhouse and outside bed on Wednesday Oct. 4. Photo submitted The W.L. McLeod Farm to School harvesting has finished for the 2017 growing season. Over the past three weeks, roughly 70 students from Kindergarten to Grade 4 have been picking, pulling and digging fresh vegetables...

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Farm to School a Growing Program

October 13, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Farm to School program at Edward Milne Community School teaches food literacy Understanding where food comes from is key October is Farm to School Month across Canada and the U.S.A . and it comes at a time of year when, in a more agrarian past, every child would have been aware of the harvesting of...