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
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
Birch Narrows Dene Community School, Turnor Lake, SK Plant a Seed and See What Grows Foundation Grant, 2024 Our school, a proud First Nations community located in northwestern Saskatchewan, serves 240 students ranging from Head-start/Nursery to Grade 12. This year, we embarked on an exciting project that brought our students and staff together: building and...Read More
Kâpapâmachakwêw – Wandering spirit school, Toronto, ON Grant term 2022-2024 Kâpapâmachakwêw – Wandering Spirit School is an Indigenous cultural survival school in the heart of Toronto’s east end. KWSS serves just over 120 students that range from k-12. Their land-based learning program was started in September 2022 and centres itself on Indigenous food sovereignty, traditional...Read More
St. Benedict Catholic School, Edmonton, AB Grant term, 2023-2024 By St. Benedict Garden Club Staff and Students At St. Benedict School in Edmonton’s west end, (part of Treaty Six Territory), we have a student population of about 400 students. Our community is vibrant and multicultural, and Kinder to Grade Six attend this school. Prior to...Read More
Witset Elementary School, Witset, BC Grant term 2022-2024 Check out Witset Elementary’s video below showing their outdoor garden and greenhouse and food-related activities. Students participated in harvesting in September and then processed the food for a school-wide Harvest celebration. Staff, students, and parents were very excited and proud to be a part of the celebration. Read More
