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Benefits of Farm to School

October 26, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Evaluation, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Publications, Resource Centre: What is F2S?, Stories from the field

Farm to School programs bring healthy, local food into schools, from pre-schools to campuses, providing opportunities for hands-on learning that enhances food literacy while strengthening local food systems and school and community connectedness. The Benefits of Farm to School: Evidence from Canada demonstrates the impacts of Farm to School activities, which include public health, education and learning,...

U of O students bring fresh food idea home

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U of Ottawa Students Bring Fresh Food Idea Home

October 25, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Inside The Growcer’s container at University of Ottawa. (CBC News) The Growcer created as solution to high food prices in Canada’s North Some University of Ottawa students have come up with a fresh idea for sustainable food production, both up North and right here on campus. From the outside, it’s a large green and white shipping container designed...

Oct

Farm to School at Axil Gardens

October 22, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, Farms, Stories from the field

With 15 years organic gardening experience, Axil Gardens official startup was in June 2017, where the gardens were built to serve dual purpose as restaurant supply and a teaching environment. Axil Gardens offers gardening workshops, childrens’ summer camps, and garden consulting for business, school and home gardens. Axil Gardens started working with local schools in...

Oct

A Celebration of Diversity and Knowledge Transfer

October 19, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

F2S Fall Training Session in BC October 12 & 13, 2018 Hillel House, University of British Columbia, Vancouver # attendees: 47 Theme/overall purpose: This was the second training session offered for many of the F2S: Canada Digs In! grantees in BC. As such, this year the main theme of the event was Farm to School Sustainability:...

National Farm-to-School Month: Highlighting 30 Innovative Programs from Across the Globe

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Highlighting 30 Innovative Farm to School Programs from Across the Globe

October 12, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, In the News, Stories from the field

October is national Farm-to-School Month in the United States. Thousands of schools, education sites, and organizations across the world, are embracing food education through school gardens, educational farms, and school meals filled with nutritious, local, and seasonal ingredients. It’s time to celebrate farm-to-school organizations from around the globe. Farm-to-school programs can help bring locally sourced and nutritious...

Oct

2018 Farm to School Month Canada Photo Gallery

October 11, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Stories from the field

“Inspiring Farm to School Everywhere” A big thank you goes out to all the schools across Canada who participated in Farm to School Month Canada, 2018! 2018 Farm to School Month CANADA photo gallery…

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Who Puts the Farm in Farm-to-School?

October 10, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, Farms, Stories from the field

Amy Ouchterlony, Farmer & Co-owner of Fiddle Foot Farm in Mulmur Township, has been supplying vegetables to the Farm to School: Canada Digs In! Salad Bar Program since its beginning. The farm, run by Amy and her partner, has been in business since 2011. For most of that time, they have been supplying nutritious and...

Oct

Schools Take Root Supplies Schools with Organic Veggie Baskets

October 9, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, Farms, Stories from the field

More than 20 local farms will supply 74 schools with organic baskets this fall! The Schools Take Root project aims to create awareness about local, organic food in Quebec schools by implementing the sale of organic vegetable baskets grown by local farmers as a fundraising event. This helps get children and their families interested in...

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Ontario Digs In! Farm to School Salad Bar Program Training

October 4, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

September 29, 2018 Eastdale Collegiate Institute, Toronto # attendees: 45 Event description: The goals of the training session were to bring together Farm to School (F2S) Salad Bar Program grant recipients from across Ontario to build relationships, experience a salad bar service for lunch, and to share knowledge and resources to better implement and sustain their...

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Farm to Cafeteria Canada News, October 2018, Issue 9

October 1, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Newsletters, Stories from the field

In this Issue: Local Food on the Public Plate: Pan Canadian News Farm to School Month is Here! @DigInCanada NEWS! On the 2019 National Farm to School Conference Local Food on the Public Plate: Regional News (ON) Salad Bar Grant Recipients Share F2S’s Impact in Ontario (PEI) Announcing the F2CC RL for Prince Edward Island! (MX) Farm to...