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The Corny Tour at Covert Farms

June 16, 2017Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, English, Farm to School, Farms, Stories from the field

SenPokChin Elementary School, Oliver, BC How to make your Farm to School Program more exciting than recess? Take your students to the great outdoor classroom for a food adventure! Recently, Sen Pok Chin students from Oliver, BC took part in The Corny Tour at Covert Farms Organics Family Estate. Students in grades kindergarten to grade...

Jun

From Uniformity to Diversity

June 3, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Farms, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

A paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems The evidence in favour of a major transformation of our food systems is now overwhelming. Many influential studies have helped shape our understanding of the perilous situation our food systems are in, from the degradation of ecosystems to the fragility of farmer livelihoods in many...

May

It’s All About That AG

May 20, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farms, In the News, Stories from the field, Videos

In the US, there are 80,000 American Indian farm/ranch operators with an average age of 58. These producers are selling 3.4 billion dollars worth of raw agriculture product per year and own in excess of 96 million acres, second only to the US Government. Often overlooked is the tremendous potential of this land to create...

Apr

Project Spotlight Series: Fresh Roots Urban Farm

April 9, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farms, Stories from the field, Videos

Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society is an enterprising non-profit. They grow organic produce in market gardens in Vancouver, a few of which are half-acre sites located at local schools. They are expanding their model of working with institutions to transform those organizations’ underutilized grounds into community-engaged spaces for growing food and educating the public. Published...

Apr

Community Garden Sprouts at Roseville Public School

April 7, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farms, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Roseville Public School students Morgan Story, 11, Murtada Mousa, 12, Noah Scott, 11, and Jessica Meleg, 11, display seedlings that will be planted in a community garden next month. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star) When the weather warms up and planting season arrives, virtually all of the school’s 325 students will be involved in transforming part...

Mar

The Eastender: Down on the Van Tech Schoolyard Farm

March 12, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farms, In the News, Stories from the field

An East Vancouver high school has changed the way students learn by starting up its own working schoolyard farm. It’s the first of its kind in Canada. The 1,000 square metres of garden space at Vancouver Technical secondary school and the weekly market stand opened May 28 to sell the fresh produce, with funds going...

Feb

Making the Measure: A Toolkit for Tracking the Outcomes of Community Gardens and Urban Farms

February 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farms, In the News, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

Community gardeners and urban farmers across North America are using an innovative research toolkit developed in New York City to measure and track the impacts of their work. A small group of dedicated gardeners created the toolkit in mid-2013 as part of the Five Borough Farm initiative of the Design Trust for Public Space, a...

Feb

Five Borough Farm Data Collection Toolkit

February 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farms, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

Protocols for measuring the outcomes and impacts of community gardens and urban farms This Toolkit is designed to help you measure and track the activities and outputs in your farm and garden according to five categories: Food Production Data, Environmental Data, Social Data, Health Data, and Economic Data. Each of these sections contains specific methods...

Jan

Newfoundland and Labrador Farm Guide

January 14, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farms, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

Inside you will find information on farms across the province and the rich variety of food and products produced in Newfoundland and Labrador. Click here to see the full guide.

Apr

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...