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Fruit Crops for Northern Manitoba: A Guide to Planting, Growing and Variety Selection

August 17, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

Many fruit crops introduced to northern Manitoba by gardeners can survive and produce fruit. The major challenges in growing introduced fruit are extreme weather and a short growing season. Success at gardening in northern regions has more to do with choosing the best locations, keeping soils fertile and well-watered, using hardy plant stock and investing...

Jun

Local and Sustainable Food Procurement: A Case Study of Diversity Food Services

June 30, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

Institutions, such as universities, play an important role in food system change, whether it’s because they are publicly funded, or because stakeholders, such as students and administration can influence purchasing policies and practices within the institution. We sat down with Ben Kramer (Chef) and Kirsten Godbout (Manager of Food Operations) to learn more about their food...

Apr

A Growing Good: Community Food Action Forum

April 7, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

This new report from New Brunswick’s Ministry of Healthy Inclusive Communities highlights a dozen initiatives in schools, campuses, hospitals and First Nations working hard to that are getting more fresh healthy local foods into the minds and mouths of students and patients. Read the full report here.

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.

Jan

Building a Healthy Community: A School Resource for Food Programming

January 14, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

Across Winnipeg there is a growing interest in food issues. Many members of our community face challenges accessing and preparing healthy foods, increasing numbers of people are dealing with chronic diseases such as diabetes, and there is a growing awareness of the role of the importance of cultural food traditions. Schools can be key partners...

Jan

The Double Pyramid: Measuring the Impact of Foods on the Environment

January 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

The environmental pyramid was created by studying and measuring the impact of foods already present in traditional food pyramids on the environment, and placing them along an upside down pyramid, where foods placed at the lowest level (at the peak of the triangle) have the lowest environmental impact. Placing the two pyramids next to each...

Dec

Gleaning Handbook

December 12, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Tools/Toolkit

Harvesting leftover crops after the commercial harvest Find out how the practice of gleaning could be used to incorporate local, healthy food into the school system. Gleaning can be a great source of affordable food, experiential learning and a way to reduce food waste Gleaning is defined as harvesting leftover crops from a farmers’ field...

Nov

The (Campus) Garden Guide

November 3, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

This comprehensive booklet from our colleagues at the Real Food Challenge in the US provides a practical step by step guide to plan and implement an a campus food garden. Author Louisa Denison, a student at Harvard University designed this resource with students in mind. Whether you are at the design stage or at the...