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June 2, 2020
Case Study: The Good Food Challenge at the University of Victoria, Farm to Healthcare
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Case Study: The Good Food Challenge at the University of Victoria

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This case study explores farm to campus activities at the University of Victoria, a participating campus in the Farm to School: Canada Digs In! initiative.  Read this case study if you’re interested in understanding how Meal Exchange’s Good Food Challenge can be applied to not only increase the amount of healthy, just and sustainably produced food on campuses but how doing...
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Going Local: Food Procurement on Campus, Farm to Healthcare
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Going Local Consultant Report: Farm-to-Campus Relationships at Canadian Universities

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The popularity of local food and sustainable agricultural practices has grown since the early 2000s. But despite the growing demand for fresh, local and sustainable food, the reality is that most of our food still comes from industrial processes and from other countries. On-campus initiatives like Meal Exchange’s Good Food Challenge are trying to create...
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Chef Joshna Maharaj believes institutional food could be tasty and nourishing
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Chef Joshna Maharaj believes institutional food could be tasty and nourishing

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Photo: Joshna Maharaj’s book Take Back the Tray: Revolutionising Food in Hospitals, Schools and Institutions is a call-to-arms for chefs and administrators alike. (@joshnamaharaj/Twitter.com, ECW Press) Why hospital food is so bad and how we can make it better May 29, 2020 www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition Is there anything more unappetizing than hospital food? The very mention of it...
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# **Canada is talking! 📣****...about a national school food program! **We appreciated this article today where they didn't just talk about getting food into schools (any food!) but **HEALTHY** food that sustains and supports students and **LOCAL** food that supports the local economy in order to...> **...promote community building and food education, and can be an important market for local farmers, fishers and food processors...**They cite PEI and Haida Gwaii as two great examples of what this could look like! 🙌 . **YES! That is what Farm to Cafeteria Canada is all about and that is the farm to school approach! **See all the benefits of F2S here in our 2020 report: bit.ly/33JpPipThank you National Observer! Coalition for Healthy School Food PEI School Food Program Inc. Local Food to School - Haida Gwaii #farm2school #nationalschoolfoodprogram #schoolfood #localfood #healthyfood www.nationalobserver.com/2022/01/19/news/finally-liberals-are-putting-school-food-programs-menu ... See MoreSee Less

Finally, Liberals are putting school food programs on the menu

www.nationalobserver.com

Healthy and tasty food could soon be commonplace in Canadian schools after years of neglect, advocates say.
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# **📣💥 DEADLINE EXTENDED!****In consideration of the challenging start to 2022, we have decided to extend the grant deadline from January 31 to FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH (11:59 PST). ⏳**😌 We know many of you are working hard to get your applications completed, so we hope this extra time brings some relief. Please note: with this extension, our new target timeline to inform applicants will be April 15th. All grants will still be awarded by the end of the school year to allow programs to launch in September as planned. 🙏 Thank you for your commitment to connect students to their food and the food systems that produce it. We look forward to receiving your applications!See our farm to school grants pages for all details! 🔗 www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/our-work/farm-to-school-grants/@wholekidsfoundation #farm2school #farm2schoolcanadagrants #localfood #healthyfood #schoolfood📣💥DEADLINE EXTENDED!In consideration of the challenging start to 2022, we have decided to extend the grant deadline from January 31 to FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH (11:59 PST). ⏳😌 We know many of you are working hard to get your applications completed, so we hope this extra time brings some relief. Please note: with this extension, our new target timeline to inform applicants will be April 15th. All grants will still be awarded by the end of the school year to allow programs to launch in September as planned. 🙏 Thank you for your commitment to connect students to their food and the food systems that produce it. We look forward to receiving your applications!See our farm to school grants pages for all details! 🔗 www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/our-work/farm-to-school-grants/@wholekidsfoundation #farm2school #farm2schoolcanadagrants #localfood #healthyfood #schoolfood ... See MoreSee Less
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After Trudeau's mandate letters to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Amberley Ruetz delves into the next steps for the creation of a #schoolfoodprogram for Canada 🇨🇦 #nationalschoolnutritiousmealprogram Coalition for Healthy School Food #farm2school #localfood #schoolfood #healthyfood ... See MoreSee Less

Canada's pandemic recovery urgently needs a national school meal program

theconversation.com

The time is ripe to develop federal-provincial/territorial accords towards implementing a national school nutritious meal program.
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