Sarah Carten, Author at Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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Dec

Farm to Cafeteria Canada – Proud to lead the national Farm to School movement

December 3, 2017Sarah CartenEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

This storybook provides an overview of the Farm to School movement in Canada. Stories from across the country are featured, showcasing the diverse models and players, and highlighting the reasons why so many people are drawn to this approach. It is intended as a resource for school champions, food system advocates, policy makers, funders, and...

Jul

From Farm to the Institutional Plate: What does it take?

July 11, 2016Sarah CartenEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Photo Above: Lester’s Farm Market, Newfoundland I am guilty of wondering if the grass is greener elsewhere. Having worked for many years to connect students with local growers in Vancouver’s urban setting, I have often mulled over our successes and challenges. I have read of initiatives elsewhere with twinges of envy, despite knowing others do the...

Dec

Scaling up Through Food Procurement Learning Labs

December 9, 2015Sarah CartenEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Newfoundland, a province known as The Rock, is not known for its farmland but is known for its culinary creativity and for making the most of resources on the edge of the Atlantic. When the School Lunch Association, a charitable school food service provider on the Avalon Peninsula, decided to join the local food movement,...

Reconnecting with Indigenous culture through local foods

Oct

Reconnecting with our Culture Through Local Foods

October 13, 2015Sarah CartenEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Beyond connecting with local farms and farmers, Haida Gwaii schools are incorporating hunting, gathering, foraging, gardening and greenhouses into their schools’ food supply. This idea emerged naturally in a place where wild foods are so plentiful and the culture of feasting and sharing food is central to the island culture. This remote archipelago along the...

Sep

F2S Salad Bars Take Root in New Brunswick

September 9, 2015Sarah CartenEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Salad bars in schools. An oxymoron? Not in the US where the 4000th school salad bar was granted earlier this year. As part of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, over $10 million in salad bar equipment and training has been provided to US schools. Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) is championing the same model in...

May

Farming School Grounds

May 15, 2015Sarah CartenEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Yun Leong Something shifted in 2010. Two cities that had been overcoming barriers to school gardens and getting local foods in classrooms now found themselves starting farms on school grounds. These farms added one more educational and food production tool to the complicated puzzle of Farm to School. Some wondered if school farms would be...

Feb

Not Your Typical Cooking Class

February 24, 2015Sarah CartenEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

It’s not just cupcake and muffin lessons. Canadian students are making tortillas, canning the harvest, milking goats, and deboning chickens! These skills are being taught by teachers who are part of a growing group of educators who are shaping student learning by connecting kids with local foods and farmers. Their passion and commitment is...