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Apr

Soup Day at Vanier

April 14, 2022F2CC adminF2S Grants, Home Page Blog Feed

Vanier Elementary School, St. John’s, NL Grant term 2020-2022

Apr

Aspen Park Elementary runs the salad bar successfully!

April 13, 2022F2CC adminF2S Grants, Home Page Blog Feed

Aspen Park Elementary, Comox, BC Grant term 2020-2022 By Sarah Picard, Salad Bar Coordinator The Salad Bar has been amazingly successful at our school so far! Today [spring 2021] was our seventh service at Aspen Park Elementary. After several meetings with the school administrators to coordinate how we could run the Salad Bar service safely...

Dec

Learning Circle Stories: from Tk’emlups te Secwépemc and Skeetchestn Indian Band

December 1, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

“When you are wanting something to grow, you need to start with the children.” – Learning Circle Participant In 2019 F2CC, in partnership with the Social Planning & Research Council of BC, provided a Local Food to School Learning Circle Grant to Q’wemtsín Health Society (QHS) to support Sk’elep School of Excellence, from Tk’emlups te...

Dec

Discover Quebec’s Farm to School initiatives through Équiterre’s video clips!

December 1, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Since 2018, Équiterre has supported 15 schools to establish sustainable food projects and educational activities in their communities. These schools received grants as part of the Farm to School Canada Grants program, allowing them to involve students in growing, harvesting, preparing, processing, and serving healthy, local, and eco-responsible food in a regularly offered salad bar....

Sep

A Beautiful Garden to Support Hands-on Learning and Curriculum Teaching

September 8, 2021F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

École Birchwood, Saint-Lazare, Québec 2020-2022 (Grant Year 2) Located in Saint-Lazare in Montérégie, this school’s initiative is based on the development of their vegetable garden. In fact, the school invested half of the Farm to School grant to buy a “Nutritower”. This tool utilizes a newer technology called hydroponics, i.e. the unique use of water...

Sep

A Farm to School Holistic Project

September 8, 2021F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption School, Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, Québec 2020-2022 (Grant Year 2) The Coopérative de solidarité alimentaire des Sources has been applying its healthy eating and sustainable development policy in the region’s schools for several years now. It has partnered with the Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption school, located in St-Georges-de-Windsor in the Eastern Townships, to help them implement this project. The school’s...

Sep

Strengthening Community Connections Through the Farm to School Project

September 8, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Heroes’ Memorial School, Cowansville, Québec 2020-2022 (Grant Year 2) May, 2022 Heroes’ Memorial Elementary School is located in the town of Cowansville and has a student population of 270 from pre-Kindergarten to grade 6. Heroes’ Memorial takes pride in the fact that they have extremely strong ties with the community. The school has a large...

Sep

The “Secret Garden” supplies the salad bar with tasty, local, seasonal ingredients

September 8, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Knowlton Academy, Lac-Brome, Québec 2020-2022 (Grant Year 2) June, 2022 Knowlton Academy in the Eastern Townships of QC, has been running a garden and nutrition program for 6 years that all 255 students from pre-k to Grade 7 participate in. Even though we live in a rich agricultural area, there are still many students who...

Sep

Fostering a Sense of Belonging, Creativity, Collaboration and Learning Among Students

September 8, 2021F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Pavillon au Millénaire, La Baie, Québec 169 students 2020-2022 (Grant Year 2) Le Millénaire, a building that is a part of the Médéric-Gravel school, which opened in 2017 and is located in La Baie in the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region, is committed to educating its 169 students about current environmental and technological issues. Growing food ...

Jul

West Ferris Gets Packing and Provides Take Home Garden Kits During Covid

July 23, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School

West Ferris Intermediate and Secondary School, North Bay, Ontario Grades 7-12 2020-2021 (Grant Year 1) Seed Grant Recipient West Ferris Intermediate and Secondary School, located in North Bay Ontario and has 325 intermediate and 684 secondary students. In February 2021, West Ferris recognized 50 years of education and community connection, and in March, they were...