Stories from the field Archives - Page 33 of 44

Horticultural Therapy Helps Young People in Vancouver

May 8, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Therapeutic gardens boost mental and physical health Tucked away on the campus of B.C. Children’s Hospital is an oasis of sorts. It’s a therapeutic food garden frequented by young inpatients and outpatients in programs run by B.C. Mental Health and Substance Use Services. Julia Thiessen, executive director of the Environmental Youth Alliance, gave the Georgia...

Apr

Dundas Public School and First Nations School of Toronto has a Garden!

April 29, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Last week, while spring flurries flew around us, we built a new school food garden. Dundas Public School and First Nations School of Toronto now have a shared school garden! The process has been in the works for over a year, but last week the physical garden build finally happened! I work at Dundas and...

Apr

Community Orchard Blossoming on College Campus

April 29, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Niagara College sustainability engagement assistant Gina Pannunzio looks over one of many trees to be included in the school’s edible orchard. A groundbreaking for the orchard was held as part of the school’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Welland, Ont. Maryanne Firth/Welland Tribune/Postmedia Network Niagara College has launched a new initiative...

Apr

Halton Healthcare Services Recognized for Good For You, Locally Grown Hospital Food Project

April 23, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Halton Healthcare Service (HHS) was recently honoured by the Ontario GreenBelt Fund for its locally-grown foods project. From left, Anita Stewart, author and culinary activist, University of Guelph; Elma Hrapovich, director of clinical nutrition and food services, HHS; Marianne Katusin, HHS manager of operational readiness, food services; and Burkhard Mausberg, CEO of the Ontario Greenbelt...

Apr

Get Fresh Food Event Attracts New Faces to Local Producers

April 23, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Wondering who can supply you with local berries in January? Or maybe you’re looking for pasture-raised pork for your home economics class? Or perhaps you’re looking for someone who needs local oats year round? Thanks to Get Fresh, a networking event hosted by Food Matters Manitoba, producers and purchasers are now better able to answer...

Apr

Using Food Hubs to Create Sustainable FTS Programs

April 16, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

This document serves as an overview of four Vermont food hubs’ efforts responding to an institutional demand for locally grown products. Farm-to-School programs have progressively expanded across the state of Vermont, thus stimulating a widespread increase in both local food supply and effective distribution. With a focus on food hubs to develop more sustainable Farm-to-School...

Apr

Aquaponics at Bendale BTI

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

Global Toronto features the aquaponics project at Bendale BTI in partnership with FoodShare Toronto. Published on Oct 23, 2012 FoodShare Toronto

Apr

FoodShare featured on CBC May 16, 2013

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

FoodShare’s high school and local elementary garden program. Published on Jun 14, 2013 FoodShare Toronto

Apr

School Grown

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

Take a deeper look at the food justice movement through FoodShare’s School Grown program — a schoolyard farming project that employs students in running urban market gardens, while transforming the way young people think about food. Published on Jan 19, 2015 Irina Grozavescu [youtube height=”400″ width=”700″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxT-s2loDEM[/youtube]

Apr

The School Grown Rooftop

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

Support the School Grown program by contributing to our IndieGoGo crowd funding campaign in May 2014. Details: www.foodshare.net Published on Oct 16, 2013 FoodShare Toronto