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Learning Circle Stories: from Tk’emlups te Secwépemc and Skeetchestn Indian Band

December 1, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

“When you are wanting something to grow, you need to start with the children.” – Learning Circle Participant In 2019 F2CC, in partnership with the Social Planning & Research Council of BC, provided a Local Food to School Learning Circle Grant to Q’wemtsín Health Society (QHS) to support Sk’elep School of Excellence, from Tk’emlups te...

Dec

Discover Quebec’s Farm to School initiatives through Équiterre’s video clips!

December 1, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Since 2018, Équiterre has supported 15 schools to establish sustainable food projects and educational activities in their communities. These schools received grants as part of the Farm to School Canada Grants program, allowing them to involve students in growing, harvesting, preparing, processing, and serving healthy, local, and eco-responsible food in a regularly offered salad bar....

Nov

Hydroponics in the Classroom

November 26, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Hydroponics

Hydroponics systems are more popular than ever as a teaching tool in schools. With short growing seasons in many areas of Canada, hydroponics systems allow students to engage in experiential learning, year-round. In this blog post, we’ll equip you with the tools and resources you need to decide if hydroponics is right for your classroom...

Nov

Learning from the Land – A written compilation of resources and stories

November 18, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

“Learning from the Land: Resources and stories from K-12 schools engaging with Indigenous plants and pedagogy”, published in November 2021 by our BC project partner Public Health Agency of BC (PHABC), is a written compilation of resources and stories highlighting programs related to Indigenous plants and pedagogy within schools located in what is colonially known...

Nov

Edible Education: Conversation on Land-Based Learning

November 16, 2021F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

Farm to school, also known as local food to school, is grounded in re-learning, re-establishing and acknowledging and supporting existing place-based food systems. As F2CC works to advance food systems rooted in place, and as we work to better honour Indigenous ways of knowing and being, we are celebrating Land-Based Learning during Farm to School...

Nov

Join our Conversation on Land-Based Learning

November 4, 2021F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Mark your calendars! CoP conversation on Land-Based Learning Tues Nov 16 at 12:30 PST / 3:30 EST / 4:30 AST Farm to school, also known as local food to school, is grounded in re-learning, re-establishing and acknowledging and supporting existing place-based food systems. As F2CC works to advance food systems rooted in place, and as...

Nov

Setting Sail with Sea to School

November 1, 2021F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

The following story has been shared by Chris Peters, teacher at St. Bonaventure’s College in Newfoundland and Labrador In Spring 2021 Food First NL and Fishing for Success hosted a Sea to School webinar with the support of F2CC. This webinar got me thinking. As a result of it, and in consultation with Kimberly Orren,...

Oct

Food Forests — edible landscapes that do more than feed us

October 20, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

In celebration of this year’s Farm to School Month, which is focusing on land-based learning, we wanted to dive into the benefits of food forests, and why schools and communities across the country are putting them in place. In this CBC article, for instance, Port Elgin Regional School in Ontario highlighted how they “worked with...

Oct

Quebec farm to school resource guide

October 13, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Getting Started

Équiterre has developed the guide Improving local food procurement in Quebec schools. This guide provides essential information and concrete tools to accompany Quebec schools as they develop healthy, local and environmentally responsible food initiatives. Check out the guide here!

Oct

Land-based Learning Resource List

October 1, 2021F2CC adminFeatured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

Photo credit: Government of BC and Feed BC, from Traditional foods and Indigenous recipes in B.C.’s public institutions Education about our local food system must tie back to the land and its histories and stories. Land-based learning involves learning from the land and water, and understanding and fostering our connection to them. Farm to school...