Farm to School Month Canada

October is Farm to School Month in Canada and this year we’re celebrating the IMPACTS of farm to school all across the country!

Farm to School Month is designed to showcase the numerous and diverse farm and local food to school initiatives happening across the country, while inspiring others to join the movement.

Anyone can celebrate Farm to School Month! If you’re excited about healthy, local, sustainable food in schools and on campuses, then we invite and encourage you to join us, every year, throughout October.

School: an institute of learning. Includes preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, secondary schools, after school programs, colleges, universities and other institutes of higher learning.

Local Food: Food produced as close to the school as possible or food produced within your province.

Healthy Food: Foods that are as fresh as possible, minimally processed and packaged, and low in simple sugars, salt and fats.

Sustainable Food: food that has been produced using methods that support the health of people, place and planet.