Food Secure Canada has released a discussion paper on how school food programs can help advance Canada’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In doing so, the paper captures how farm to school programs can advance the SDGs and targets. The SDGs were launched in 2015 as the “blueprint to achieve a...Read More
Sk’elep School is one of our 2020 salad bar grant recipients and part of a learning circle from fall 2019- spring 2021. PRESS RELEASE – Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, July 6, 2021 Q’wemtsin Health Society (QHS) and Sk’elep School of Excellence have been working in partnership on a food sovereignty program and are thrilled to be...Read More
Sea to School is a term used to describe programs that procure local sustainable seafood for schools and promote ocean literacy. These programs take many forms, from serving local seafood in school lunches, to taking students on field trips to local fishing docks, to incorporating ocean-based curriculum in classrooms. However, in North America, Sea to...Read More
Lacombe Composite High School (LCHS) in Alberta has a remarkable EcoVision Club that is inspiring and empowering students to become ecological leaders. The club runs student-led projects that are working to improve the quality of the air, land and water and that demonstrate a really strong model of farm to school in action. All of...Read More
Our newly-launched Edible Education Community of Practice (CoP) had a great first meeting on March 10, 2021, and we are excited to invite you to join our second meeting on Wednesday, June 2, from 3:30 – 5 p.m. EDT. This Edible Education Community of Practice (CoP) aims to provide a supportive space for those working...Read More
Photo: Sunday Harrison / Green Thumbs Growing Kids Farm to Cafeteria Canada and the Coalition for Healthy School Food, alongside our shared regional partners, are excited to announce the launch of a national Edible Education Community of Practice (CoP)! We will be hosting an inaugural meeting of this newly established CoP on Wednesday, March 10...Read More
You’ve seen in our 2020 Canada Digs In! Report that farm to school programs support public health, community economic development, education & learning, and community connections. Now hear about these impacts firsthand in our Impact Videos! In these 11 videos, 7 in English and 4 in French, we hear from our farm to school grantees...Read More
In October, we released our Farm to School: Canada Digs In! Report 2020, which demonstrates how farm to school initiatives can significantly support public health, education & learning, economic development, and community connections. We’re now excited to share our new 9-minute Farm to School: Canada Digs In! video — available in English and French—that communicates...Read More
The beautiful Comox Valley, is situated on the East Coast of Vancouver Island on the traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. Farm to school programs and the salad bar model were first introduced in the area in 2012 at Huband Park Elementary School. Inspired by Huband’s success, École Robb Road Elementary and Lake Trail Community...Read More
The past two weeks have been a time of uprising and activation against systemic racism, oppression and related violence that has and continues to impact black, Indigenous, and other people of colour. At Farm to Cafeteria Canada, we stand against racism in all its forms. We grieve with the individuals and their loved ones affected...Read More
# **Envisioning the many ways farm to school comes to life**We’ve just developed these 2 visuals to celebrate and amplify the many ways that farm to school takes shape in different communities, and to show how farm to school involves the whole local food system.*Thank you to Carina Nilsson, Illustrator and graphic recorder, for putting our vision into graphics!***Please enjoy them and share them widely!**EN: bit.ly/3hGPrRb#farm2school#schoolfood#localfood#localfoodsystem _______# **Envisagez les nombreuses façons dont le programme De la ferme à l’école prend vie**Nous venons de créer ces deux éléments visuels pour célébrer et amplifier les nombreuses façons dont De la ferme à l’école prend forme dans différentes collectivités, et pour montrer comment ce programme englobe l’ensemble du système alimentaire local.*Merci à Carina Nilsson, illustratrice et conceptrice graphique, d’avoir mis notre vision en images!***Nous vous invitons à les découvrir et à les partager autant que vous le souhaitez.**FR: bit.ly/2XqyJOw... See MoreSee Less
# **📣 Great to hear! **Our voices need to be heard and action needs to be taken on a federal level. You just need to see all the positive benefits that the farm to school approach to food security has on young people and their community to know how to approach this issue. **See our 2020 Farm to School: Canada Digs In report: **http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/our-work/farm-to-school-canada/about-farm-to-school-canada-digs-in/f2scdi-report-2020/Maclean's#farm2school#foodsecurity#sustainablefoodsystems#eatthinkvote2021#elxn44... See MoreSee Less
**Organic Week is still underway! **Check out the Seeds of Change Instagram takeover today! www.instagram.com/seedsofchange/#organicweek#localfood#healthyfoodOrganic Week events are underway! In celebration of organic we have been celebrating with numerous events and webinars, and this is a reminder of the @Seedsofchangecanada instagram takeover happening tomorrow! Make sure to follow @ChooseCanadaOrganic to be involved!--- Les événements de la Semaine biologique sont en cours! Pour célébrer le bio, nous avons organisé de nombreux événements et webinaires, et ceci est un rappel de la prise de contrôle d'instagram de @Seedsofchangecanada qui aura lieu demain! Assurez-vous de suivre @ChooseCanadaOrganic pour y participer! #organic #bio #organicweek #semainebio ... See MoreSee Less
