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Welcome to our latest Seed Grant recipients!

April 16, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Apr

Call for F2CC Board Member: Secretary

April 3, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Location: Open to any location in Canada / Indigenous Territories Position type: Volunteer Board of Directors Hours of work: 8-10 hours/month Apply by: April 23, 2024 Estimated start date: May 30, 2024 Position Summary As an Executive Member of Farm to Cafeteria Canada’s (F2CC) volunteer Board of Directors, the Secretary plays an important role in...

Healthy eating success at Immaculate Heart of Mary Corner Brook, NL

Apr

Celebrating an Historic Investment: F2CC applauds the Government of Canada’s investment in a National School Food Program

April 1, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

On April 1, 2024, the Government of Canada announced a $1 billion investment over 5 years in a National School Food Program, delivering on its 2021 election platform commitment. Congratulations to the Government of Canada on this historic achievement, and thank you to the many staff and decision-makers that made it possible for their collaboration....

Mar

Plant-Powered Foods for Earth Month!

March 26, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Growing & Cooking

Are you interested in learning fun ways to get students excited about plant-forward foods? April is Earth Month and this year we were pleased to collaborate with Humane Society International/Canada (HSI/Canada) to learn about their Forward Food program while sharing inspiration and resources for those who are interested in bringing more healthy and sustainable plant-powered...

A plate of food including bannock and chili

Mar

Cherry Hill Elementary: more than just a food program

March 1, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Cherry Hill Elementary, Mission, BC Grant term 2022-2024 At Cherry Hill Elementary School, an amazing initiative has taken root, bringing about a big change in the way our students perceive food and nutrition. With a student body of approximately 270 from Kindergarten to Grade 6, we proudly entered our second year of implementing the Farm...

Boy in a garden holding a shovel with a wheelbarrow of soil beside him

Feb

Eating, Growing and Thriving in the Shuswap!

February 27, 2024F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Home Page Blog Feed

Carlin Elementary Middle School, North-Okanagan Shuswap, BC Grant term 2022-2024 In 2021 Carlin Elementary Middle School in the North-Okanagan Shuswap became the lucky recipients of the Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) grant. From this exciting news we embarked on a collective journey that led us back to our own backyard – so to speak. Carlin...

Group of woman sitting around an outdoor table talking and taking notes

Feb

Headwaters Learning Circle

February 15, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

A graphic demonstrating the different models of hydroponic systems and the pros and cons

Feb

Living Hydroponics Models Comparison Resource

February 9, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Hydroponics

This Resource Includes: Context Overview chart of types of hydroponics Link to the Working Hydroponics Models Comparison Resource Google Sheets document 1. Context This resource was created to address the challenge of navigating through company websites to identify suitable hydroponic models for a school setting. What is suitable for one school, may not work for...