In April 2024, the Government of Canada announced a one-billion-dollar commitment over five years for the development of a national school food program. Currently, Canadian schools are using a range of different approaches to monitor and evaluate programs, such as counting participation, costing, and more. It’s important to engage in consistent and comparable evaluations to show the value of...Read More

At Farm to Cafeteria Canada, we are honored to support school communities as they define their own paths toward food sovereignty. Recently, Mary Jane Naveau Memorial School (MJNMS) in Mattagami First Nation, Ontario hosted an inspiring Community Conversation, a key component of their journey within our Indigenous Foodways in Schools grant stream. The event, held...Read More

New Germany Rural High School, New Germany, NS Grant term 2024-2026 My name is Mike Wilson. I have been teaching history and agriculture for nearly twenty years in the small rural community of New Germany, Nova Scotia. Our school is named New Germany Rural High School and we are made up of 307 students from...Read More

Kluane Lake School, Destruction Bay, YT Grant term 2024-2025 At Kluane Lake School in Destruction Bay, YT, we have 13 students ranging from grades K4 to grade 10. We are a First Nation School Board school, and many of our students are members of the Kluane First Nation. We are nestled on the shores of...Read More

Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Academy, Keswick, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Watch how Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Academy kicked off their first year with a Farm to School Canada grant, bringing fresh, local food and hands-on learning into their school community while nurturing food literacy and healthy habits among students.Read More

Leamington District Secondary School, Leamington, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Watch how Leamington District Secondary School used their Farm to School Canada grant to launch a salad bar, creating a convenient and nutritious lunch option that gives students a tasty way to connect with where their food comes from.Read More

The First Peoples Food Wellness Hub is a space dedicated to highlighting and centering traditional foods of the First Peoples of what is currently known as British Columbia. The intention of the First Peoples Food Wellness Hub is to honour and raise up Indigenous knowledge around food wellness and holistic health to support the well-being...Read More

Written by Carolyn Webb, Program Director, Farm to Cafeteria Canada “Although current food systems have largely kept pace with population growth, ensuring sufficient caloric intake for many, they are the single most influential driver of planetary boundary transgression.”  And yet: “In this moment of increasing instability, food systems still offer an unprecedented opportunity to build...Read More

Saunders Secondary School, London, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Saunders Secondary is one of the largest secondary schools in Ontario with over 2000 students of all cultures and backgrounds. We have dozens of clubs and programs at Saunders, but the most important is our Nutrition Program which feeds an average of 300 students each day and...Read More