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Results from the 2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey

Sep

Growing Healthy Futures for All Children

September 13, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Publications, Stories from the field

2018 US National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey The National Farm to School Network, in partnership with Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems, launched the 2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey in the spring of 2018. We heard from 2,030 respondents serving 255,257 children in 46 states about current farm to ECE initiatives, including...

Jul

Available Positions: Animator Position

July 31, 2018F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

A Part-Time New Brunswick Farm School Animator Position Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) seeks a part-time dynamic, organized, School Animator tasked with building capacity and advancing Farm to School (F2S) activity in New Brunswick. This includes a focus on supporting up to 8 New Brunswick schools and assisting to establish, evaluate and sustain their F2S...

Jul

What is Healthy Food in Healthcare?

July 31, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field, Webinar

The question of what qualifies as “healthy” food is highly contested in healthcare and beyond. In June, we brought together the varying perspectives of dieticians and chefs for a rich discussion with Nourish innovators around how hospitals can lead the charge in expanding the definition of how food is produced, prepared and consumed for patient,...

Jun

Local Food Literacy in Schools: Q&A from Ontario

June 21, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Photo: Burlington Public Library, “Edible Library” In December 2017 Sustain Ontario released its Local Food Literacy in Schools: Frequently Asked Questions Guide to share ideas and useful resources with school champions who are bringing local food literacy into their classrooms. Since the release of the guide we have shared each of the 10 FAQs as a...

Jun

Celebrating Good Food on Canada’s Campuses

June 21, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

At Meal Exchange, we have spent the past two years working with more than 200 students, experts, researchers, food producers, and community leaders to design the Good Food Challenge, a national effort to mobilize the power of students to create campus food systems that are nourishing for producers, consumers, communities, and the planet. As a...

Jun

Huband Park Elementary’s Salad Bar

June 4, 2018Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, English, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

Huband Park Elementary School, Courtenay BC 2017-2018 (Year 2) Huband Park Elementary School in Courtenay BC is a rural school in a beautiful neighbourhood about 10 minutes north of town. Courtenay is a mid size city ½ way up Vancouver Island about 3 hours north of Victoria. Our school has 375 students in 17 divisions...

May

Ecole Franco-Nord Food Program Grows

May 31, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field, Videos

PRINCE GEORGE – For many, people growing their own food it sometimes helps them to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. There’re just over 100 students that attend Ecole Franco-Nord. And each week some students have the opportunity to taste foods grown locally and from a school garden. With support from the Farm to Cafeteria...

Apr

Victoria’s First School Farm Opens to Inspire Next Generation of Farmers

April 13, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field, Videos

Their school may be in the middle of the city, but Vic High students are about to get a lesson in farming. “It just makes me happy to be outside and doing something positive, and seeing the results of plants growing,” explained student Kenni Apt. Victoria’s first school farm will see students cultivate their own...

Mar

Nourish Webinar: Collaborative Projects Public Kickoff

March 21, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Videos, Webinar

Are you interested by the role that better food can play in delivering better health care? The Nourish leadership program has kicked off 5 collaborative projects and is looking for your engagement. Each team approaches a different dimension of the disconnect between food in health care, for example: better understanding the patient experience of food...

Dec

Road Trip from Mexico to Canada: Experiencing Local Food

December 15, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field, Videos

In the summer of 2017, I set out on a road trip from Monterrey, Mexico, to Toronto, Canada, filming a documentary series on North American local food initiatives. During this 4,800-kilometer (3,000-mile) journey, my co-creator and I had the privilege of meeting dozens of farmers, small-business owners, community organizers, and food advocates who shared an...