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Grow BC, Feed BC, Buy BC

April 22, 2013English, Farm to Healthcare, Farms

Imagine a Ministry of Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems?, Or an agricultural land reserve that can only be used for farming? Or a provincial food procurement policy requiring hospitals to reach a target of 30% local? Or a renewal of the Buy BC program?. Yes, this is something British Columbians can expect if the BCNDP...

Apr

Farm to Cafeteria: BC Communities Share Paths to Success

April 11, 2013F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications

Designed to inform and inspire, this resource provides an overview of key Farm to Cafeteria concepts and models. It illuminates innovative and successful Farm to School, Farm to Campus, and Farm to Hospital programs in 5 urban, rural, remote, and aboriginal BC communities. Download: F2C-PathsToSuccess

Nov

Dig In Webinars will return in November! Click to see the archives.

November 14, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Videos, Webinar

The Dig In Webinars have been put on hold for the summer months. Please stay in touch as they will be resuming in November. Save the dates – “Dig In” mini webinars will be offered on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 3 pm EST. Previous Webinars: April 16th, 2013: “Institutional Procurement in a Free...

Oct

SickKids to Offer More Ontario Food at Hospital

October 21, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News

Source: Newswire.ca- October 18, 2012 TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2012 /CNW/ – The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) takes great pride in fostering the care and health of children. Providing healthy, nourishing food is vital to good health and the healing process. The Greenbelt Fund is funding a project to assist SickKids in bringing more Ontario food to...

Oct

Furtive Steps to Better Hospital Dining

October 21, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News

Source: The Tyee- October 19, 2012 Local fish, pulled from the cold water off the north coast, is a staple on the menu at the eight-bed hospital in Masset, a town of roughly 1,000 located on the largest island of Haida Gwaii. Patient meals also regularly feature local potatoes and onions from nearby farmers; part of...

Oct

Why Can’t We Know What’s in Grandma’s Hospital Meal?

October 21, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News

Source: The Tyee- October 18, 2012 Following on the example of St. Joseph’s hospital in Guelph, a nationally-recognized model of bringing local food into big institutions, we wanted to find out how patients’ meals measure up in Vancouver. Indeed, could we do a plate-by-plate comparison of hospital meals: their ingredients, how far they’d travelled, what our health...

Oct

Can Hospital Food Be Fixed?

October 21, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News

Source: The Tyee- October 17th, 2012 Guelph, Ont. — “Hospital food” is one of those phrases that evokes an almost visceral reaction from anyone who has had the displeasure of experiencing it first-hand. Bad hospital food stories are nothing new, but in the past few years there has been a renewed call to improve the...

Sep

It Takes An Island: Growing Local in Haida Gwaii

September 11, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field

A remote group of islands just south of the Alaskan panhandle and 100 km off the northern coast of British Columbia seems an unlikely location for Farm to Cafeteria – yet an amazing cluster of programs flourish there. Farm to School, and Farm to Hospital programs seeded in the fall of 2010 are taking root...

Aug

Ross Memorial Hospital Decreases Ecological Footprint with Wholesome, Nutritious Local Food

August 22, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field

Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) is a 175 bed community hospital located in Lindsay, Ontario, serving more than 80,000 local residents and seasonal visitors. RMH has already received attention for its notable energy reduction campaigns but now they have turned their attention to greening the hospital’s food services. (See: www.greenhealthcare.ca/ross.pdf) One of the unique characteristics of...

Aug

Local Food at the Menu at Jean Talon Hospital, Montreal

August 22, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field

Jean-Talon Hospital in Montreal was the first hospital to join Équiterre’s Soup’s On pilot project in 2007. After 5 years, the hospital continues to offer local fruits and vegetables when in season. 15% to 20% of the total fruits and vegetable purchases made are local produce. During the harvesting season from June to October, at least 1 local...