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LunchLAB at Lord Roberts

December 17, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

2016-1017 (Year 1) Lord Roberts Elementary School is a diverse, urban school in the West End of the Downtown Vancouver Peninsula. With support from Farm to Cafeteria Canada and in partnership with Growing Chefs and Fresh Roots, two innovative charities that have been supporting schools to grow and cook in the Vancouver School Board and...

Nov

Webinar: Can Schools Make Food Waste Reduction Go Viral?

November 15, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos, Webinar

Hosted on October 24, 2019 as part of Farm to School Month, this webinar explores qualities of ‘viral’ campaigns that may be applied to spark a youth movement to tackle food waste. Presented by Dr Tammara Soma, contributor on the 2019 Farm to School Month feature resource, Food Matters Action Toolkit. Available in English only. About the...

Oct

Serving up “fresh and delicious” with Farm to School at St Jean de Brebeuf

October 18, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School Hamilton, Ontario 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Our Farm to Cafeteria story started back in 2016 when Chef Luigi Chiarini from St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario was able to take over operation of the school cafeteria and began planning for a cafeteria run by...

Sep

École Abbey-Landry

September 10, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

École Abbey-Landry, Memramcook, New Brunswick 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Suite à l’obtention d’une bourse De la ferme à l’ecole, l’École Abbey-Landry en partenariat avec Semer dans la Vallée à mis sur pied un bar à salade. Il s’agit d’une opportunité pratique aux élèves de mettre en oeuvre leur savoir-faire de leurs cours culinaires pour créer...

Sep

Educate young people about the need for healthy food through the salad bar

September 9, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Waterloo Elementary School, Waterloo, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Since 2016, Waterloo Elementary School in Montérégie has been offering its students and staff the opportunity to eat fresh fruits and vegetables every day. What began as a simple experiment by cafeteria manager Jenny Wheeler quickly turned into a well-stocked, healthy salad bar. “After being inspired...

Aug

Salad Days at MGCI

August 27, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (Secondary), Toronto, ON 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Our journey began in 2017 with a casual conversation: a student garden would support our greenhouse activities, and make a great connection for our hospitality program… and with that we should have a student salad bar! Our overall vision was to foster a culture of local...

École Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu

Aug

Le potager s’invite à l’école

August 23, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

École Saint-Denis (primaire), Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) À l’école Saint-Denis, le projet De la ferme à l’école est un beau complément aux différents projets menés par le service de garde l’Envol qui encouragent les enfants à adopter des saines habitudes alimentaires. En 2017, l’école s’est associée au Mouvement VeRT et à la municipalité...

École de Sainte-Flore, Shawinigan, Québec

Aug

Repenser le système alimentaire local

August 20, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

École Sainte-Flore (primaire), Shawinigan, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) En participant au programme De la ferme à l’école, l’école de Sainte-Flore souhaite instaurer une politique de nutrition et d’éducation qui renforce le système alimentaire local. Même l’absence d’un service alimentaire ne constitue pas un obstacle pour accomplir cet objectif! Le service de garde a mis...

École Louis-de-France, Trois-Rivières, Québec

Aug

Un bar à salades sain, riche et varié pour les jeunes

August 19, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

École Louis-de-France (primaire), Trois-Rivières, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) À l’école Louis-de-France, la bourse De la ferme à l’école permet de bonifier le programme L’agroalimentaire s’invite à l’école!, grâce à l’ajout d’un bar à salades. Inauguré en février dernier, le nouveau bar à salades est rempli à même les 23 jardins et les 5 îlots...

Aug

Un bar à salades pour stimuler l’activité locale

August 16, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

École Jean-Gauthier (secondaire), Alma, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Grâce à la bourse De la ferme à l’école, les élèves de l’école Jean-Gauthier peuvent maintenant déguster des produits frais et locaux dans leur tout nouveau bar à salades. Inauguré en mars dernier, le bar à salades est offert trois fois par semaine, au grand bonheur...