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2019 Michelle Lessard Award

April 16, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Congratulations to the 2019 Winner of the Michelle Lessard Award: Nanâtohk Mîciwin (Universal School Food Strategy) What is the Michelle Lessard award? Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) will present the Michelle Lessard Award to a program or group of individuals representing a regional organization, a school, or a set of schools that have created a stellar Farm to School program,...

Mar

Feed BC Brings More B.C. Food to Interior Health

March 20, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Funding, In the News, Policy

A new initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture ensures more of the food served to patients at Interior Health facilities is from British Columbia. Feed BC is increasing the institutional procurement of food grown, harvested or processed by B.C. farmers, fishers and processors. “Feed BC is a game changer. It’s about working collaboratively to encourage,...

Mar

Budget 2019: Canada Gets a National Food Policy

March 20, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Funding, Home Page Blog Feed, In the News, Policy, Stories from the field

Canada’s long-awaited national food policy is getting $134.4 million over five years, on a cash basis, starting next year, the Trudeau government says. The policy, outlined in Budget 2019, will focus on tackling food waste, improving community access to healthy food, shining a spotlight on Canadian food both at home and abroad, and increasing food...

Mar

First Nations Traditional Foods Fact Sheets

March 14, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Indigenous, Publications

The First Nations Health Authority has published a informative set of facts sheets on traditional food and it’s nutrition value, traditional harvesting methods, and history of use. Topics include: Fish Salmon Eulachon Herring Seafood in general Bivalves Moose Deer Small Mammals Birds Seaweed Roots Berries Plants along with a Recipes section! READ FACT SHEETS

Jan

Why Farm-to-Institution Sourcing is the Sleeping Giant of Local Food

January 25, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Farms, Stories from the field

Strategists are following the money to schools, corporate cafeterias, and hospitals in hopes of rebuilding local economies and bringing healthy food access—literally in through the back door. The next time someone points to the need for more farmers’ markets as a way to help move local food from a trend to a substantive cultural shift,...

Nov

What School Lunches Have to Do With Fixing Wealth Inequality

November 22, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Photo by Steve Debenport/Getty Images Dismantling a capitalist food system could begin with schools, which nationwide spend about $3 billion on food contracts. Once a year, Russell Farms in Brackney, Pennsylvania, hosts a harvest celebration, where students from nearby Tioga Central School District in New York state get to visit, talk to farmers and pick...

Nov

Kamloops University Students Map Downtown’s Food Production

November 19, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: The Riverside Community Garden is one of the subjects of the deep map project. (via Marguerite Dodds) The city’s food scene is getting mapped A new project from a Thompson Rivers University (TRU) group is taking a deep look at the food situation in downtown Kamloops — and mapping it. Typically, people think of farms, ranches,...

Nov

Press Release: Good Food Challenge

November 2, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Good Food Challenge launches calling on Canadian campuses to serve healthy, sustainable and ethical food TORONTO – Meal Exchange, a national charity working to increase food security and sustainability on postsecondary campuses across Canada, announced today the launch of the Good Food Challenge, a program which advocates for institutions to increase the amount of healthy,...

U of O students bring fresh food idea home

Oct

U of Ottawa Students Bring Fresh Food Idea Home

October 25, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Inside The Growcer’s container at University of Ottawa. (CBC News) The Growcer created as solution to high food prices in Canada’s North Some University of Ottawa students have come up with a fresh idea for sustainable food production, both up North and right here on campus. From the outside, it’s a large green and white shipping container designed...

Oct

2018 Farm to School Month Canada Photo Gallery

October 11, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Stories from the field

“Inspiring Farm to School Everywhere” A big thank you goes out to all the schools across Canada who participated in Farm to School Month Canada, 2018! 2018 Farm to School Month CANADA photo gallery…