June 21, 2018 - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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June 21, 2018

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Join us in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia for our National Farm to School Conference

June 21, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School

SAVE THE DATE: May 15 – 17, 2019 We invite you to join us on Canada’s West Coast, in beautiful Victoria, BC – the traditional territory of the L’kwungen speaking people from the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, and the SENĆOŦEN speaking people of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nations. This conference will gather over 450 expected participants from across the continent...

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

Farm to School Impact Continues to Grow in Canada

June 21, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Funding, In the News, Stories from the field

…with 33 More Schools to Receive Grants For Immediate Release Vancouver, June 21, 2018 – Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) and Whole Kids Foundation (WKF) are thrilled to announce that a second round of Farm to School Canada grants, valued at up to $10,000 each, will be delivered to 33 schools across British Columbia, Ontario,...

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Jun

The growing local food movement in South Eastern New Brunswick schools

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

Le Réseau des cafétérias communautaires and the source of the growing local food movement in South Eastern New Brunswick schools. In 2009, Rachel Schofield Martin could no longer stand seeing children at her school being fed processed or frozen foods. The Bouctouche, New Brunswick educator set herself a goal: abolish the contract between the school...

Jun

A Journey Through Farm to School Diversity in BC

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

14 SCHOOLS, GARDENS, AND SALAD BARS AND A 4,000 KM TRIP Here in British Columbia, the month of May consisted of our two regional animators travelling the province to visit 14 of the 29 schools in BC that received a Farm to School (F2S) Salad Bar grant in 2016. With all of the schools now...

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...