April 22, 2013 - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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April 22, 2013

Apr

Grow BC, Feed BC, Buy BC

April 22, 2013English, Farm to Healthcare, Farms

Imagine a Ministry of Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems?, Or an agricultural land reserve that can only be used for farming? Or a provincial food procurement policy requiring hospitals to reach a target of 30% local? Or a renewal of the Buy BC program?. Yes, this is something British Columbians can expect if the BCNDP...

Apr

Memorial University’s Bitters Pub on Canada’s Greenest Restaurants 2013

April 22, 2013F2CC CommunicationsFarm to Campus, Stories from the field

Memorial University is making great strides towards food systems sustainability. In March 2013, Campus Food Systems Project Coordinators, Caitlin Colson and Sarah Archibald had the opportunity to visit Memorial University’s St. John’s Campus and see, first hand, the local food initiatives happening on campus and in the community. We had the chance to speak with...

Apr

New Brunswick Invests in Community Food Mentor Program – More Hands For Farm to Cafeteria!

April 22, 2013English, Stories from the field

Action on the local food front is gearing up in New Brunswick. In addition to providing funds to support a provincial coordinator for the New Brunswick Food Security Action Network, the provincial government of New Brunswick is investing more than $35,000 to support the Community Food Mentor program this year. Healthy and Inclusive Communities Minister Dorothy...

Apr

More Fresh Local Ontario Food Coming to a Cafeteria Near You

April 22, 2013English, Stories from the field

More fresh, local Ontario food is coming to cafeterias and food-service kitchens across the province. With support from the Ontario government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Greenbelt Fund is calling for new applications to the broader public sector (BPS) grant program to support increased amounts of local food served in hospitals, schools...