Roots to Harvest is a non-profit organization that offers employment and experiential education opportunities in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Their mission is to use food as a tool to connect people to one another and build belonging and dignity through meaningful programs, initiatives and advocacy. Roots to Harvest’s many programs illustrate their broad mandate: Youth employment...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
Farm tours provide a great opportunity for farmers to connect with their communities, and for community members to learn about how their food is grown. For students especially, farm visits and tours are excellent conduits for experiential education. Although on-farm visits have been put on pause due to COVID-19, farm and food education has been...Read More
Given all of the restrictions in schools due to COVID-19, school food champions in Ontario are doing what they can to figure out how to continue to advance food literacy programs. Sustain Ontario’s Edible Education Network hosted a lively webinar on November 17, 2020, to discuss School Food Programming in Ontario in a time of...Read More
As September rolls around, the age-old concept of “back-to-school” just doesn’t have the same ring as past years. According to a recently released United Nations policy brief, education as we know it will be fundamentally different, not just today but into the future. Rather than going “back to school,“, we need different and forward-thinking approaches. One that is...Read More
Agnes L Mathers Elementary School, Sandspit, BC 2018-2019 (Grant Year 2) Agnes L Mathers Elementary School is in Sandspit British Columbia on Moresby Island, and is part of the archipelago called Haida Gwaii situated off the west coast of British Columbia. Our small student population enables students and teachers to spend lots of...Read More
Photo by Alyson McPhee on Unsplash While COVID-19 calls for physical distancing, more than ever the world is socially connected, and a hot topic of conversation is food. The pandemic has ramped-up a growing movement in civil society to rediscover and reclaim food systems. Institutions like schools are front and centre because of the essential role they...Read More
Walter E. Harris Public School, Oshawa, ON Last year, our school received a seed grant of $1,500 from Farm to Cafeteria Canada. Immediately, this money was put to good use, as our Garden Club and Grade 3 students began growing sprouts for consumption during the cold winter months. With this infusion of cash, we bought...Read More
Sydenham High School, Sydenham, ON 2018-2019 (Additional Story) Sydenham High School is in a rural setting yet holds about 700 students. It was very fortunate to receive a beautiful new kitchen as part of a renovation a few years ago. In collaboration with our neighbouring elementary school, Loughborough, we have been helping to provide local...Read More
Riverview Middle School, Riverview, NB 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Thanks to a partnership with Farm to Cafeteria Canada, we can offer students healthier food options. As an alternative to their traditional hot lunch options, student can now order customized subs and salads sourced from locally sourced produce and meat. In order to address the region’s short...Read More
Do you know what I adore about the good people of New Brunswick? Everything ❤ ! Check out this fabulous and timely new resource - an Eater’s Guide To Climate Action. foodforallnb.ca/.../EatersGuidetoClimateAction.pdfNo matter how complex the issue, our colleagues in NB collectively find bite-sized solutions, and then roll up their sleeves to get 'er done. Congratulations Laura Reinsborough and crew at FFNB. foodforallnb.ca... See MoreSee Less
# **Impliquer les élèves dans le programme De la ferme à l’école**L’École Saint-Denis est une école primaire située à Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, en Montérégie au Québec, et a reçu sa subvention pour la mise en place d’un bar à salades De la ferme à l’école en 2018. L’école a connu beaucoup de succès en faisant participer ses élèves au fonctionnement du bar à salades et en l’intégrant au programme d’études.En plus de prêter main forte pour la mise en place du bar à salades, les élèves cultivent une partie des produits “pour ce dernier” et apprennent à manger sainement grâce à des activités liées au programme scolaire!Équiterre #Delafermeàlécole #AlimentationLocale #alimentationscolaire #jardinscolaire#baràsalade#apprentissagepratique... See MoreSee Less