October 16, 2017 - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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October 16, 2017

Oct

Growing Up Organic

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Heritage Public School in Navan, Ottawa, Ontario is pretty proud of our new veggie gardens built by parent council and community volunteers. Here’s an article published in our local newspaper as well as some pictures. During the 16/17 school year, Heritage Public School’s parent council in Navan came across a program called Growing Up Organic,...

Oct

School Greenhouse Launched in St. John’s!

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field, Videos

Article by Food First NL, provincial F2CC lead in Newfoundland and Labrador for Farm to School St. Bonaventure’s College in St. John’s, NL was a recipient of the Farm to School Month prize in 2016 for $1500. With those funds, along with matching funds from school donors, students and volunteers recently built the school a...

Oct

Nourish Aims to Change the Narrative of Food in Healthcare

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field, Videos

Hayley Lapalme I have long wondered if it’s a coincidence that the kitchens in hospitals are often in the basement. Prioritization of food in healthcare is often pit against clinical priorities, rather than seen as complementary. Common refrains I’ve heard from healthcare include, “It’s food or the MRI,” or “If a patient is well enough...

Oct

New Brunswick Acts to Increase the Amount of Local Food in School Cafeterias

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

In 2016, the Government of New Brunswick launched its Local Food and Beverage Strategy, Buy/Achetez NB. Among the strategy’s objectives was improved availability of local food and beverages. Including more local products in schools was identified as an opportunity to that end. As a result, one of the key actions identified within the strategy was...

Oct

Good Food For All: National Summit Unites Campus Students

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Here at Meal Exchange we are celebrating the success of one of our favourite events of the year, the National Student Food Summit! Thes annual national gatherings to support and empower students on college and university campuses across Canada to take an active role in creating a just, sustainable, and resilient food system, and the...

Oct

More Local Organic Food in Quebec Institutions!

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Équiterre is a Quebec-based organization offering concrete solutions to accelerate the transition towards a society in which individuals, organizations, and governments make ecological choices that are both healthy and equitable. Since its inception, Équiterre has aimed among other things to increase the consumption of local organic food. Through the development and coordination of a network...

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## New educator Resources!**We have 2 fabulous new resources to share with you, geared towards helping our educators find info and tools to grow food literacy! **# **Food is Science website **🔬[Sustain Ontario](sustainontario.com/) is thrilled to share their new [Food is Science](foodisscience.ca/) website, built to support educators in teaching the new food literacy expectations in Ontario’s Science and Technology curriculum. Learn more here:EN: rb.gy/wg8pFR: rb.gy/nzmm# **Growing Success: A School Garden Organization Template **📊A digital tool designed to help educators create a living record where all users involved in a school garden can quickly and easily compile their activities. rb.gy/wg8p#farm2school #resources #localfood #schoolfood #schoolgarden #educators #foodliteracy #foodtool #curriculum ... See MoreSee Less

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Timeline photosMeet #F2SBC23 Keynote Speaker Jared Qwustenuxun Williams! As an Indigenous foods educator, chef, writer, and consultant, Jared has dedicated his life and career to sharing traditional Salish foods and culture.Join us at the "Planting the Seed” F2SBC Conference on May 18-19 to engage with Jared about Indigenous food sovereignty and inspiring future generations. bit.ly/F2SBC23-Register. ... See MoreSee Less

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# ✅🍎 **Nominate a school food champion in your community!**To honour school food champions across Canada, we’re launching *“Food Connects Features” *a series of profiles that will be featured on our website and in upcoming newsletters to celebrate the people who help make vibrant school food programs possible for students in Canada.**Do you want to see a school food champion from your community featured?****Submit a nomination here: **https://rb.gy/gmt9sb#farm2school #foodconnects #schoolfood #schoolfoodchampion #localfood #CommunityConnection #foodconnects _____# ✅🍎 **Mettez de l’avant une personne championne de l’alimentation scolaire dans votre communauté!**Pour rendre hommage aux championnes et champions de l’alimentation scolaire à travers le Canada, nous lançons « *L’alimentation, ça rapproche : portraits* », une série d’articles présentés sur notre site Web et dans les prochaines infolettre qui vise à célébrer celles et ceux qui contribuent à rendre possibles des programmes alimentaires scolaires dynamiques pour les élèves du Canada.**Souhaitez-vous qu’une championne ou un champion de l’alimentationscolaire de votre communauté soit mis en vedette?**[PROPOSEZ UNE CANDIDATURE](docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOuavbOZv0RQXOFj5p5MsXKWHaDBH-8HSuz1ofyQKmAIlj6g/viewform?usp=s...) : rb.gy/gmt9sb ... See MoreSee Less

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