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Jan

Webinar: Food Service Management Company 101: A webinar for food system advocates

January 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

Farm to Institution New England (FINE) assembled a team of experienced “supply chain facilitators” in 2013 and 2014 to conduct research on FSMC operations and practices. They interviewed 35 current and former officials of FSMC and other food system leaders, and compiled regional and cross-sector information about the food purchasing policies and procedures of the...

Dec

Schools Use Creative Approaches to Serve Local Foods (And to Get Kids to Eat Them)

December 12, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Serving locally grown food is a big trend in school cafeterias, but it can seem out-of-reach for some food-service programs, particularly those in small, rural schools. To ease the path for those schools, and to encourage innovations that others can adopt, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School program awards planning and implementation grants...

Dec

Gleaning Handbook

December 12, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Tools/Toolkit

Harvesting leftover crops after the commercial harvest Find out how the practice of gleaning could be used to incorporate local, healthy food into the school system. Gleaning can be a great source of affordable food, experiential learning and a way to reduce food waste Gleaning is defined as harvesting leftover crops from a farmers’ field...

Dec

Webinar: The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Farm to School Salad Bar Program

December 1, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Webinar

The first of a series of Canadian Farm to School Conversations brought to you by Farm to Cafeteria Canada and Nourishing School Communities. Join our Farm to School leaders as they provide their insights and perspectives into running a successful Farm to School Soup and Salad bar program. When: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM (Atlantic Standard Time) (WEBINAR...

Nov

Canada’s 1st Farm to School Month Campaign Celebrated from Coast to Coast

November 13, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

From St John’s Newfoundland to Masset British Columbia more than 3000 Canadian children picked up their hoes, rolling pins, and forks to celebrate and partake in the nation’s first Farm to School month campaign. Whether kids were harvesting potatoes from the school garden, carving pumpkins in the classroom, making pizza in the kitchen, or wiggling...

Nov

Webinar: From School Nutrition Policies to Reality

November 4, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Nourishing School Communities, Stories from the field, Webinar

NRC KIDS IN FOCUS webinar series presents: Nourishing School Communities: From School Nutrition Policies to Reality When public-private partnerships work towards healthier school food. When: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Time: 12:00 PM Nourishing School Communities is a collaborative, evidence- based initiative that aims to give school children across Canada a fresh new perspective on food. Our partners...

Nov

There’s a Hospital Food Revolution Happening in America

November 3, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Purchasing from local farms and other producers is good for the economy and good for patients. Food-service managers and chefs from seven medical facilities along the 11-mile stretch between the downtown areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul, called the Central Corridor, met recently to eat community garden carrots and local handmade tamales. They gathered, along...

Nov

The (Campus) Garden Guide

November 3, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

This comprehensive booklet from our colleagues at the Real Food Challenge in the US provides a practical step by step guide to plan and implement an a campus food garden. Author Louisa Denison, a student at Harvard University designed this resource with students in mind. Whether you are at the design stage or at the...

Nov

On Campus Food Systems: Production, Distribution and Best Practices

November 3, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Publications, Stories from the field

Canadian Campus food systems are changing and students are playing a big role. Increasingly the food found on student plates is fresh and local – produced in nearby gardens, farms, and waters. Food system change activity on 5 Canadian campuses as well as the benefits and barriers of this activity is illuminated in this report....

Oct

Farm to Cafeteria: Canada Digs In! – October 2014, Issue 1

October 27, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Newsletters, Stories from the field

In this Issue: Farm to Cafeteria Canada Grows in Leaps and Bounds Nourishing School Communities – Giving Students a Fresh New Perspective on Food Canada’s 1st Farm to School Month Campaign