CBC News, August 27th. 2013 The Francophone South school district and a co-operative of farmers in southeastern New Brunswick are joining together to put more local food on the menu in school cafeterias this year. Really Local Harvest, a co-operative of 28 farms in southeastern New Brunswick, and the school district have created a new non-profit...Read More
Though the temperature may be cooling, local food initiatives are heatin’ up on campuses across Canada! From student run farmers’ markets to experiential learning opportunities, to the addition of four new campuses- Universities are seeing major transformations in their food systems to be more transparent, inclusive and sustainable. For more information and resources, please take...Read More
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Counting down the weeks until our Farm to School Canada Grants close! ⏳3...🎁 Schools can apply for up to $10,000 of funding and there will be 30 grants available in this round.🏫 Applications are open to ALL schools (kindergarten to grade 12) in Canada, including schools in Indigenous communities/nations.🕚 There's still plenty of time to apply and our grants page has all the info you need to get started: bit.ly/3o9Ap9UCompleted applications must be submitted by February 18, 2022. @wholekidsfoundation #farm2school#farm2schoolcanadagrants#localfood#healthyfood#schoolfood... See MoreSee Less
Today is Family Literacy Day and this year's theme is: Learning in the Great Outdoors 🌱🍓🌳🏵️How perfect! Last fall we celebrated all the ways that farm to school is grounded in land-based learning. We have seen the healthy impacts of outdoor classrooms and we encourage hands-on-learning as part of the school curriculum! bit.ly/34iYnsgHow do YOU learn in the great outdoors?Check out resources and activities with Life Literacy Canada: abclifeliteracy.ca/all-programs/family-literacy-day/@abclifeliteracy #farm2school#landbasedlearning#outdoorclassrooms#handsonlearning... See MoreSee Less
Know a student that's looking for an adventure this summer? Or are you an experienced farmer, wanting to share your skills and knowledge? If know someone that loves farming and has some enthusiasm to share, check out SOIL!We're a non-profit, operating since the late 80s, and what makes us happiest is growing the new generation of farmers <3 ... See MoreSee Less
