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Webinar Recordings: Sharing the Impacts of the Farm to School Canada Grants program

November 17, 2020F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2CC News, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Videos, Webinar

In October during Farm to School (F2S) Month we joined our provincial partners Sustain Ontario, Food First NL and the Public Health Association of BC in hosting webinars to share the exciting impacts of the Farm to School Canada Grants program in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia. Developed in partnership with the Whole...

Nov

Achieving A Racially Just Food System

November 16, 2020F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

The U.S. National Farm to School Network (NFSN) has issued a call to action: by 2025, 100% of communities will hold power in a racially just food system. We can all learn from some of the ways NFSN has shared they are working toward this — by looking at how they’re advocating for values-based policies,...

Oct

Farm to School: Canada Digs In! Report 2020

October 1, 2020F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, Evaluation, F2CC News, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Access Stories, Resources and Impacts October is Farm to School Month and this year, we’re celebrating the impacts of farm to school all across the country. We know this school year is different from any other. Schools are doing their best to adapt in significant ways. We are taking this time to share the farm...

Sep

Outdoor Education: a forward-thinking approach to back-to-school

September 8, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

As September rolls around, the age-old concept of “back-to-school” just doesn’t have the same ring as past years. According to a recently released United Nations policy brief, education as we know it will be fundamentally different, not just today but into the future. Rather than going “back to school,“, we need different and forward-thinking approaches. One that is...

Sep

Food Justice is Racial Justice

September 1, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, F2CC News, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

US National Farm to School Network Movement Meeting Oct 14, 2020 01:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) How can we shift power in our communities to create a more just food system? What community capital – resources outside of money – can help us create radical change in the ways we grow, prepare and...

Aug

Fresh & Local Farm to School: Snack Recipe Cookbook, Student Workshop & Lab Manual

August 17, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

As a result of a 3-year partnership with Farm to Cafeteria Canada, Sustain Ontario, and Ecosource, Gary Hoyer at George Brown College has released Fresh & Local Farm to School: Snack Recipes, Student Workshops & Lab Manual, a summary of recipes and workshop materials that were created by faculty and students for use at workshops...

Jul

Jesse Veenstra Named New National Director of Farm to Cafeteria Canada

July 22, 2020F2CC adminF2CC News, Home Page Blog Feed

A message from the F2CC Leadership Council The Leadership Council of Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) is pleased to announce that Jesse Veenstra has accepted the role of National Director for the organization. Since April 2020, Jesse served as the Acting National Director following the departure of Joanne Bays in March. Her appointment is a result of an open recruitment and selection process. Over the past two years,...

Jul

Black Lives Matter – A message to the Farm to Cafeteria Canada Community

July 9, 2020F2CC adminF2CC News, Home Page Blog Feed

The past two weeks have been a time of uprising and activation against systemic racism, oppression and related violence that has and continues to impact black, Indigenous, and other people of colour. At Farm to Cafeteria Canada, we stand against racism in all its forms. We grieve with the individuals and their loved ones affected...

Jun

Loughborough Public School: Climate Action and Reconciliation through Food Literacy

June 22, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Indigenous, Stories from the field

Photos: At Loughborough Public School near Kingston, Ontario – a Legacy School identified by the Downie Wenjak Foundation for their work towards Truth and Reconciliation – students are learning how to grow and prepare their own food, while connecting with the land and their community. Through experiential learning, students are immersed in projects that bring...

Jun

Learning about Food at Home: inspiration & resources in the time of COVID-19

June 10, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, Home Page Blog Feed, Tools/Toolkit, Videos, Webinar

Photo by Alyson McPhee on Unsplash While COVID-19 calls for physical distancing, more than ever the world is socially connected, and a hot topic of conversation is food. The pandemic has ramped-up a growing movement in civil society to rediscover and reclaim food systems. Institutions like schools are front and centre because of the essential role they...