Funding Archives - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

Media Release: Government, Grocers, and Grassroots Invest in Canada’s Farm to School Program

May 16, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, Farm to School, Funding, Home Page Blog Feed, Stories from the field

VANCOUVER, BC, May 16, 2019 Farm to Cafeteria Canada announces new partners and new investments to scale-up the largest federally supported multi-sector national school food program in Canada. By 2020, more than $5.0 M will be invested by the public and the private sector to advance Farm to School: Canada Digs in (F2SCDI) – an...

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...

Jun

Farm to School Impact Continues to Grow in Canada

June 21, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Funding, In the News, Stories from the field

…with 33 More Schools to Receive Grants For Immediate Release Vancouver, June 21, 2018 – Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) and Whole Kids Foundation (WKF) are thrilled to announce that a second round of Farm to School Canada grants, valued at up to $10,000 each, will be delivered to 33 schools across British Columbia, Ontario,...

Feb

News Release: A Fresh Crunch in School Lunch

February 15, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Funding, In the News, Stories from the field

News Release For Immediate Release New funds and tools for New Brunswick schools to get more of the local harvest in the minds and on the plates of students. February 14, 2018 Fredericton NB – Farm to Cafeteria Canada and our partners – the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries, the Public Health...

Jan

Raising the Salad Bar! Farm to School Canada Grant Program 2018 Press Releases

January 25, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Funding, Stories from the field

Call for Projects to Raise the Salad Bar in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Schools. St. John’s, NL – Food First NL, Farm to Cafeteria Canada, and the Whole Kids Foundation are launching a call for projects for schools that want to make student access to healthy, local and sustainable food a priority. Thanks to a new...

St. Dominic Elementary School, Oakville, ON

Nov

Whole Kids Foundation and Farm to Cafeteria Canada Announce Largest Federally Supported Multi-sector Investment in National School Food Program

November 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Funding, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: St. Dominic Elementary School, Oakville, ON More than $3.1 million to be invested in children’s nutrition Friday, November 3, 2017 – 8:00am NEWSROOM: Whole Foods Market Foundations CAMPAIGN: Whole Kids Foundation® CONTENT: Press Release VANCOUVER, BC, November 3, 2017 /3BL Media/ – Whole Kids Foundation and Farm to Cafeteria Canada announce the largest federally supported multi-sector investment...

Nov

A First in Quebec

November 24, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Funding, Stories from the field

Fundraising Campaigns Offering Local, Organic Vegetables in Schools! Montreal, November 17, 2016 – Two Montreal schools have chosen to innovate this year by launching a new type of fundraising activity for their projects. Thanks to the project Schools Take Root: For Healthy, Local and Sustainable Food, these schools are giving youngsters and their parents a...

Farm to School Salad Bar Webinar Final Feb 18

Mar

Farm to School Salad Bar Webinar: Applying for the National Farm to School Grant Program

March 10, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Funding, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit, Webinar

Applying for the National Farm to School Grant Program? Watch this Farm to School salad bar webinar! Webinar Materials: Recipe for Success: Learn how St. Bonaventure’s College in Newfoundland started their Farm to School salad bar Information session on the National Farm to School Grant Program: Joanne Bays, National Manager Farm to Cafeteria Canada Farm...

Nov

Farm to Cafeteria Canada Partners With Whole Kids Foundation to Put a Local Crunch in Student’s Lunch With Farm to School Grants

November 13, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Funding, In the News, Stories from the field

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2015 A new grant program will deliver $500,000 to schools in British Columbia and Ontario to get more healthy local foods on the minds, on the plates, and in the mouths of students. Montreal, QC – Speaking to a crowd of 400 school food change-makers in Montreal at Changing the Menu Canada’s First...