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Sep

Teaching Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools – Webinar Recap

September 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

By Carolyn Webb, Sustain Ontario Did you miss our Teaching Local Food Literacy webinar? It’s not too late! The recorded webinar and presentation slides are now available for you to view. This webinar was the first in our Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series. Recorded on November 30, 2016, this webinar provides tangible lessons for...

Aug

National School Food Program Needed

August 30, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Canadian children are not provided consistent access to healthy food at school, Diana Bronson and Sasha McNicoll write. (JENNIFER BAIN/TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO) Canadian children return to school with insufficient access to healthy food Mon., Aug. 28, 2017 By DIANA BRONSON AND SASHA MCNICOLL www.thestar.com As children across the country go back to school, a recent...

Aug

Rooftop Farm Puts Ryerson in Good Stead

August 22, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

The urban farm grows more than just produce for the Toronto university. On top of Ryerson University’s George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, a bustle of students and staff harvest a farm field surrounded by a view of downtown Toronto. If “urban farming” once seemed like an oxymoron, it’s lately become less strange. “The reason...

Aug

Five Big Ideas for a Better Food System

August 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Policy, Stories from the field

A PROPOSAL FROM FOOD SECURE CANADA FOR THE NATIONAL FOOD POLICY Canadians are concerned with the health and sustainability of the food they eat, and, as more and more people struggle to put good food on the table, our food system has become an issue of increasing priority. Unhealthy diets claim more lives than any...

Aug

Farm to Cafeteria Canada Fact Sheets

August 15, 2017F2CC adminUncategorized

They’re here! Our five national fact sheets are complete and ready for your viewing. Take some time to learn about our wonderful program and how you can start your very own project. Just don’t forget to send us pictures! What is Farm to Cafeteria Canada? Quelle est de la ferme à la cafétéria Canada?...

Aug

Pop Up Garden in Collingwood, Ontario

August 11, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

(Taken from Growing Connection Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheGrowingConnection) Folks in Collingwood are catching on to the value of the TGC Pop Up garden, installed in early June…. Health & Taste is at hand, immediately, daily… Please share this video. Perhaps people everywhere will start to realize that the empty lot down the street, a future construction site,...

Aug

Farm to School Month Canada 2015 Photo Gallery

August 10, 2017F2CC adminUncategorized

Canada’s second National Farm to School Month campaign reveals a kaleidoscope of activity that is varied and beautiful to behold. From St John’s Newfoundland to Vancouver British Columbia teachers, parents, chefs, farmers and others have sent in their illustrations illuminating fresh and innovative ways to get more healthy and local foods into young minds and tummies at school....

Where to find healthy and local food options at eight Toronto colleges and universities

Aug

Healthy, local food options at eight Toronto campuses

August 2, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Left to right: Ryerson University’s Urban Farm staff Agathe Chauvin, Jayne Miles, Kate Davies, Saba Zubair, Arlene Throness and Terri-Lynn Zhou The lowdown on cafeterias and campus eateries putting sustainability at the top of the menu Tired of stuffing street dogs and candy bars down your throat between classes? It’s time for a campus meal...

Jul

Unanimous Support Secures the Future of “Farm to School” in Oregon

July 26, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Unanimous support from the Oregon House, Senate and governor has passed a bill that supports local food in schools. House Bill 2038 allocates $4.5 million for schools to continue to buy Oregon-grown and processed foods and to support agriculture- and garden-based education. With 144 school districts participating in the program, here are some ways this...

May

Farm to Cafeteria Canada News, April 2017, Issue 6

May 2, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Newsletters, Stories from the field

In this Issue: What’s New at F2CC? Four Provincial Governments Give Farm to School a Boost: Will others follow suit? Farm to School Grant Recipients Local food on the public plate: Pan Canadian Initiatives Celebrating the Impact of Nourishing School Communities Learning Circles: Local healthy foods to school initiative expands to four more Indigenous communities...