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12 College Campuses Leading the Way for Sustainable Dining

October 13, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

Many cafeterias around the United States are working to provide students with healthy, sustainable meal options. To do this, colleges and universities are changing the way that they purchase and prepare food in their cafeterias, and many of them are beginning to source food locally. Universities can play a big role in their local and...

Sep

Trent University Opens Trent Market Garden to Fulfil Sustainable Agriculture Commitment to Dine on Own Produce at Campus

September 29, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Mehdi Sharifi leads a tour of Trent University Market Garden on Friday September 11, 2015 on Douro Ninth Line in Peterborough, Ont. This fall, students, staff and faculty can enjoy fresh, organic produce across campus at a variety of food service locations, thanks to an innovative partnership between the new student-run agricultural enterprise, the Trent...

Jun

FEED Comox Valley Increases Access to Local Produce  as U.S. Drought Threatens Food Security

June 3, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Local farm vegetables supplied directly to college, hospital, and seniors’ homes 1 June, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MR15-033 Comox Valley, B.C. Last Friday, as Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, joined California in declaring a statewide drought emergency, St Joseph’s General Hospital in Comox, B.C. joined a pilot program to source vegetables locally. “For the...

Apr

Community Orchard Blossoming on College Campus

April 29, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Niagara College sustainability engagement assistant Gina Pannunzio looks over one of many trees to be included in the school’s edible orchard. A groundbreaking for the orchard was held as part of the school’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Welland, Ont. Maryanne Firth/Welland Tribune/Postmedia Network Niagara College has launched a new initiative...

Apr

A Growing Good: Community Food Action Forum

April 7, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

This new report from New Brunswick’s Ministry of Healthy Inclusive Communities highlights a dozen initiatives in schools, campuses, hospitals and First Nations working hard to that are getting more fresh healthy local foods into the minds and mouths of students and patients. Read the full report here.

Apr

Ontario Students Leading Campus Food System Change

April 1, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Publications, Stories from the field

The Meal Exchange believes that post-secondary campuses are an ideal leverage point for building local food systems, and that student leaders have the power to drive this change. Their new report Student leadership for local food on Ontario’s campuses 2013 – 2105 features stories from Meal Exchange’s work over the past 18 months with the University of Waterloo,...

Mar

The Campus Food Revolution

March 18, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

When students and administrators join resources to improve the food on campus, cafeteria is no longer a dirty word. It’s steak week at the Creelman Marketplace, a food-court style of cafeteria at the University of Guelph. The chef at the grill station is sizzling up steak fajitas to order for a long lineup. The featured...

Jan

The Double Pyramid: Measuring the Impact of Foods on the Environment

January 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

The environmental pyramid was created by studying and measuring the impact of foods already present in traditional food pyramids on the environment, and placing them along an upside down pyramid, where foods placed at the lowest level (at the peak of the triangle) have the lowest environmental impact. Placing the two pyramids next to each...

Jan

Webinar: Food Service Management Company 101: A webinar for food system advocates

January 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

Farm to Institution New England (FINE) assembled a team of experienced “supply chain facilitators” in 2013 and 2014 to conduct research on FSMC operations and practices. They interviewed 35 current and former officials of FSMC and other food system leaders, and compiled regional and cross-sector information about the food purchasing policies and procedures of the...

Nov

The (Campus) Garden Guide

November 3, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

This comprehensive booklet from our colleagues at the Real Food Challenge in the US provides a practical step by step guide to plan and implement an a campus food garden. Author Louisa Denison, a student at Harvard University designed this resource with students in mind. Whether you are at the design stage or at the...