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Just a Few Quick Visits to the Garden and Kitchen May Help Kids Eat Healthier

January 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Endless are the tricks that adults use to get kids to eat vegetables. Derek Hersch has found a winning one in his Superhero Salad, which has the power to persuade kids to eat spinach. Judging by a recent review of studies published in the Centers for Disease Controls’ Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice...

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...

Dec

Schools Use Creative Approaches to Serve Local Foods (And to Get Kids to Eat Them)

December 12, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Serving locally grown food is a big trend in school cafeterias, but it can seem out-of-reach for some food-service programs, particularly those in small, rural schools. To ease the path for those schools, and to encourage innovations that others can adopt, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School program awards planning and implementation grants...

Dec

Gleaning Handbook

December 12, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Tools/Toolkit

Harvesting leftover crops after the commercial harvest Find out how the practice of gleaning could be used to incorporate local, healthy food into the school system. Gleaning can be a great source of affordable food, experiential learning and a way to reduce food waste Gleaning is defined as harvesting leftover crops from a farmers’ field...

Dec

Webinar: The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Farm to School Salad Bar Program

December 1, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Webinar

The first of a series of Canadian Farm to School Conversations brought to you by Farm to Cafeteria Canada and Nourishing School Communities. Join our Farm to School leaders as they provide their insights and perspectives into running a successful Farm to School Soup and Salad bar program. When: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM (Atlantic Standard Time) (WEBINAR...

Nov

Canada’s 1st Farm to School Month Campaign Celebrated from Coast to Coast

November 13, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

From St John’s Newfoundland to Masset British Columbia more than 3000 Canadian children picked up their hoes, rolling pins, and forks to celebrate and partake in the nation’s first Farm to School month campaign. Whether kids were harvesting potatoes from the school garden, carving pumpkins in the classroom, making pizza in the kitchen, or wiggling...

Nov

Webinar: From School Nutrition Policies to Reality

November 4, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Nourishing School Communities, Stories from the field, Webinar

NRC KIDS IN FOCUS webinar series presents: Nourishing School Communities: From School Nutrition Policies to Reality When public-private partnerships work towards healthier school food. When: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Time: 12:00 PM Nourishing School Communities is a collaborative, evidence- based initiative that aims to give school children across Canada a fresh new perspective on food. Our partners...

Oct

Farm to Cafeteria: Canada Digs In! – October 2014, Issue 1

October 27, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Newsletters, Stories from the field

In this Issue: Farm to Cafeteria Canada Grows in Leaps and Bounds Nourishing School Communities – Giving Students a Fresh New Perspective on Food Canada’s 1st Farm to School Month Campaign

Oct

Sutherland Schoolyard Market Garden

October 27, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

We all love great food! Imagine going to a high school with an organic vegetable farm instead of a sprawling front lawn, and having the opportunity to learn science or languages among the vegetable beds. Imagine a place where neighbours meet to buy fresh produce, learn new skills, and participate in making their community a...

Oct

Webinar: Working with School Boards to Get Healthy Local and Sustainable Foods into the Minds and into the Mouths of Kids at School

October 27, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Webinar

On October 7, 2014, Sustain Ontario’s Edible Education Network hosted a webinar featuring three innovative case studies illuminating ways to work effectively with school boards to integrate health local food into school meals and food literacy into school curriculum. The webinar featured an hour long discussion with presenters Soni Craik of Ecosource (Region of Peel), Brent...