Photo Voice is a relational, story-based practice grounded in Indigenous and decolonial approaches. This method treats images and stories as gifts, centers participant voices, and prioritizes care, consent, and community meaning-making. In our February 18 workshop, Gladys Rowe shared Photo Voice as a research tool as well as a way of deep listening. The conversation...Read More
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
In August, 2025, Feed BC released a new guide supporting the Feed BC into Feeding Futures goal that all B.C. school districts are encouraged to work towards a goal of 30% of total school food program purchases being spent on B.C. food. Tracking B.C. Food Purchases helps to measure and recognize progress towards this goal....Read More
In December 2024 a fifty question survey was issued to schools across Saskatchewan asking about school food program participation, impact, funding, staffing, infrastructure, and satisfaction. The study set out to understand school food program operations in Saskatchewan school divisions, including their impacts, challenges and opportunities, as well as to support school food program investment, development,...Read More
The School Food Development Project (SFDP), hosted by a team out of the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine’s Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, explored the intersection of food and culture in schools. The goal was to centre First Nations and Métis students, their families and their communities (both on and off reserve) in...Read More
May 24, 2024 Publisher: University of Saskatchewan and Coalition for Healthy School Food This report responds to a need for insight into the operational details of school food programs that exist to meet the diverse needs of communities across Canada. It is the first in a series that will form a how-to guide for school...Read More
West Hants Middle School, Newport, NS Grant term 2020-2022 For the second run of the Try it Tuesday project, we incorporated food literacy activities to go with the snacks! Learning Objectives: Provide an opportunity for students to try something new and local! Students will become familiar with the major ingredient of the snacks from plates...Read More
Evaluation is important. It can help us understand the effects of our work, improve our programs, and share our impacts to gain further support. That’s why we released a Farm to School Evaluation Framework for Canada last year, with the input of over 140 individuals from diverse sectors across the country. The Framework articulates 18...Read More
