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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

Oct

Ryerson University Goes Locavore

October 16, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, In the News, Stories from the field

When Joshna Maharaj took charge of the food at Ryerson University last year there was a lot of negativity to overcome. Terms like “crappy” and “expensive” described the experience of eating on campus. Students and faculty, outraged by multimillion-dollar losses incurred by the multinational corporation that had been the campus food provider for two decades,...

Oct

Strategies to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases

October 16, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Policy, Publications, Stories from the field

Farm to institution programs are listed as one of the top 10 strategies to combat chronic disease and obesity. This document provides guidance for program managers, policy makers, and others on how to select strategies to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables. It offers the most relevant information on each type of strategy. The...

Aug

Farm to Cafeteria Canada Fact Sheets

August 25, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

They’re here! Farm to Cafeteria Canada is thrilled to announce the completion of a set of 5 new fact sheets providing an overview of our national organization, our principal partners, and key activities we are currently engaged in! Because advancing Farm to School in Canada represents the lion’s share of our current efforts, a number of...

Aug

Food Sovereignty In Canada: Movement Growing to Control Our Own Food and Agriculture

August 11, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications

What do community gardens on vacant urban lots, mobilizations against sea-lice infestations on the B.C. coast, support for small-scale fishers, university and community-led elementary school food programs that promote local food, and farmer protests against the Canadian Wheat Board and the Trans-Pacific Partnership have in common? They are all part of a growing movement in...

Jul

At the University of Winnipeg, Food Service With a Social Conscious

July 3, 2014English, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Photo above: Diversity Food Services chef Ben Kramer, “I’d rather buy raw food and pay people to process it.” Ben Kramer never thought he would end up working in a cafeteria kitchen. The chef started his career at Vancouver restaurants that catered to a clientele willing to pay top dollar for fresh and local food....

Jun

Building Campus Food Security, One Job at a Time

June 24, 2014English, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

When Celia White first started digging into the campus food system at Vancouver Island University (VIU) in Nanaimo, British Columbia, she found passionate people, and big potential. “There was a lot of interest in making the VIU campus a more sustainable place in terms of food,” says White. “But there wasn’t a lot of consolidated...

Apr

Farm to Cafeteria Canada Supports Local Food Acts: Local farmers want new markets, patients and students want local food.

April 3, 2014English, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Our efforts are paying off! Farm to Cafeteria Canada has been working behind the scenes with representatives from diverse sectors right across the country to support the introduction and adoption of policy that will get more local foods into our public institutions. Last June, we were delighted to support the introduction of bill C-539 in...

Oct

Schools, campuses show an appetite for local food

October 11, 2013English, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, In the News

VANCOUVER/Vancouver Sun/ – Most Canadian schools teach children about local foods as part of their regular curriculum, but only 14 per cent have an offical policy or contract that requires local procurement, according to respondents to a national survey by Farm to Cafeteria Canada. About 90 per cent of the 144 schools that completed the recent...