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Colorado May Pay to Get More Local Food in Schools

February 24, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Third graders at Zach Elementary School in Fort Collins pick and choose fruits and vegetables from a produce bar. – Coloradoan library. A Colorado bill to spend about $5 million to put more local produce in school cafeterias passed its first testWednesday at the Legislature. But the measure passed by a single vote after complaints...

Farm to School Bills Aim to Teach Students to Produce Own Food

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Hawaii Introduces Bills to Teach Students to Produce Own Food

February 24, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

When children go to school, they learn to read and write so they can get a good job or go to college. But what most don’t learn in school today is how to produce their own food. A bill that would help students learn to feed themselves in a sustainable way passed through the Senate...

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From the Garden to Your Plate: Bringing fresh, safe and nutritious produce to patients

February 17, 2015English, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: The 200 residents of Purdy Pavilion could soon be eating fruits and vegetables picked fresh from their UBC campus backyard. A partnership between VCH, UBC Farm and food provider Sodexo is looking at getting the local produce grown at UBC Farm onto the plates of those living at Purdy. “We don’t have a lot...

Feb

Mapping Local Food Webs Toolkit

February 13, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Reducing the distance between farm and institutional fork, requires some strategic thinking about your regional food web. Mapping your local ‘food web’ – the connections between producers, retailers and consumers – will highlight its importance for your local economy, landscape and community. Our new toolkit provides all the materials and guidance you will need for...

Feb

Ontario Establishes Goals to Increase Awareness of Local Food Learn About the Good Things Growing in Ontario

February 13, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Publications

Ontario is spreading the word about local food to help increase consumer awareness of, and demand for, the good things that are grown, harvested and made in Ontario. Buying and supporting local food creates jobs and economic growth in communities across the province. As part of the Local Food Act, 2013, the Province has established...

Feb

New Brunswick Doctors, Dietitians Release School Menu Analysis

February 12, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Publications, Stories from the field

After compiling and analyzing the contents of over one hundred school menus from around the province as part of their second Make Menus Matter project, New Brunswick’s doctors and dietitians are releasing their findings to the public. Read More… Click here for the full report. 01/25/2015 New Brunswick Medical Society

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Media Release: New Brunswick Doctors, Dietitians Recognize Exceptional School Food with ‘Where to Eat’ Guide

February 12, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Publications, Stories from the field

A week after releasing an in-depth analysis of school cafeteria menus from around the province, New Brunswick’s doctors and dietitians are recognizing schools serving exceptional food with a “Where to Eat” guide. The guide is the final component of this year’s Make Menus Matter project, undertaken jointly by the New Brunswick Medical Society and NB...

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Seed-to-Plate Program Teaches Students STEM Skills, Nutrition

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

How many fourth-graders know what kohlrabi is? Jared Fangman, 10, not only knows what the cabbage family member looks like, but has tried it, though he still likes tomatoes better. “You have to wash it off first and then take a bite,” he said. Fangman is one of nearly 190 students at Brookwood Elementary School...

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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...

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San Diego Hospitals Working To Make Their Food Tasty

January 29, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Photo by Roland Lizarondo When you think of hospitals, tasty food doesn’t usually come to mind — whether it’s dining choices in the cafeteria or for patients — but hospitals throughout San Diego County are trying to change that reputation. Take San Diego’s Sharp Memorial Hospital, where chefs and cooks are working to dish out...