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Evaluation for Transformation: A Cross-Sectoral Evaluation Framework for Farm to School

November 29, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Evaluation, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Publications, Stories from the field

This is mostly the description on the NFSN’s website: Evaluation for Transformation defines the outcomes that farm to school has the potential to achieve and it offers common language, guidelines and metrics to understand those outcomes for the first time. The framework is organized around four key sectors: public health, community economic development, education and...

Nov

The Benefits of Farm to School

November 28, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Publications, Tools/Toolkit

This fact sheet offers a research-based overview of the benefits of farm to school and provides a list of sources. Stated benefits are provided under 5 themes: (1) Economic Development (Job Creation and Economic Activity; Farmer and Producer Income), (2) Public Health (Student Nutrition Behaviors; Knowledge, Attitudes and Access), (3) Education (Student Engagement and Academic...

Nov

Nourishing School Communities

November 28, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Nourishing School Communities, Publications

Nourishing School Communities brought together partners from across Canada with the vision to get more healthy and local foods into the minds and onto the plates of school children. The objective of this evidence-based initiative was to implement, scale up and evaluate best practices by guiding school communities to create healthy school food environments. With...

Nov

Economic Impacts of Farm to School: Case Studies and Assessment Tools

November 28, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Evaluation, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Member Resources, Publications, Stories from the field

National Farm to School Network & Colorado State University | September 29, 2017 Farm to school offers cross-sectoral benefits for children, farmers and communities, however, limited data is available to truly understand the economic impacts of farm to school procurement. Using a survey and case study approach, this report (a collaborative project of the National Farm to...

Oct

My Sustainable Canada’s Local Food and Ontario’s Long Term Care Sector Report

October 12, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Publications, Stories from the field

This report documents the current state of local food usage in Ontario’s long-term care sector. Most of the 600+ homes in Ontario do not track local food usage and many report barriers to adding these items to their menus. With an estimated annual raw food spend in excess of $210 million, Ontario’s long-term care sector...

Increasing Indigenous children's access to traditional foods report release

Jan

Increasing Indigenous Children’s Access to Traditional Foods in Early Childhood Programs

January 18, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

Indigenous cultures and identities are closely connected to the lands and waters where traditional foods are obtained. Harvesting, preparing and sharing traditional foods are important practices of Indigenous cultures, and traditional foods are part of a healthy diet. The Population and Public Health program, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and...

Jan

Ontario Public Institutions and On-Site Food Production

January 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Publications, Stories from the field

Visualizing the Future for Health Care For three years, Project SOIL has used case studies, pilot projects and visioning sessions to investigate the viability of on-site food production at public institutions, through collaborative arrangements with local food producers. Over that time, interest in food production on public land has continued to grow, with schools and universities,...

GROW YOUR OWN SOUP: CBC Features Calgary's Edible Schoolyard

Oct

Farm to School Month Canada, Issue 2, Oct. 24, 2016

October 28, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications

In this Issue: Canada’s 3rd annual Farm to School Month Campaign has been gathering steam this October as stories pour in from across Canada. ALBERTA: Grow Your Own Soup QUEBEC: Montérégie Daycares are Putting Local Foods on the Menu! HAIDA GWAII: Transforming the Systems That Feed Our Kids NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR: Farm to School Gathers Steam at Newfoundland and Labrador’s First Provincial School...

100,000 students crunching - The Ontario Student Nutrition Program-Southwest Region’s Goal for the Great Big Crunch

Oct

Farm to School Month Canada Issue 1, Oct. 7, 2016

October 28, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications

In this Issue: Farm to Cafeteria Canada is excited to launch Canada’s 3rd annual Farm to School Month Campaign. How to get your preschool or school involved! NEW BRUNSWICK: Local Food Student Initiatives areTaking Root ONTARIO: 100,000 Students Crunching ONTARIO: Get Fresh Cafe Puts More Local Food on the Tray BRITISH COLUMBIA: Dr. Suzuki Responds to Letter [button color=”#ffffff” background=”#00938b” size=”large” src=”http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=ec9d2bbf4ce1bf9cd66d7dbe4&id=fc1f59eaf6&e=45ee8b4d91″]READ THE NEWSLETTER[/button]

Oct

FEED Comox Valley

October 28, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Publications, Stories from the field, Videos

Local Food, Social Procurement and Grow-to-Order Contracts with Publicly Funded Institutions By Sandra Hamilton Project Lead, FEED Comox Valley at North Island College A vision to increase supply of local food in public institutions is behind the Food, Environment and Economic Development (FEED) Comox Valley project, one of eight national initiatives funded by The J.W....