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Envisioning the many ways farm to school comes to life

September 16, 2021F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: What is F2S?

We’ve just developed these 2 visuals to celebrate and amplify the many ways that farm to school takes shape in different communities, and to show how farm to school involves the whole local food system. Thank you to Carina Nilsson, Illustrator and graphic recorder, for putting our vision into graphics! Please enjoy them and share...

Oct

Benefits of Farm to School

October 26, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Evaluation, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Publications, Resource Centre: What is F2S?, Stories from the field

Farm to School programs bring healthy, local food into schools, from pre-schools to campuses, providing opportunities for hands-on learning that enhances food literacy while strengthening local food systems and school and community connectedness. The Benefits of Farm to School: Evidence from Canada demonstrates the impacts of Farm to School activities, which include public health, education and learning,...

Dec

F2CC Fact Sheets

December 4, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Publications, Resource Centre: What is F2S?

This set of 2 informative fact sheets concisely covers a great deal of important information. Primarily acting as a set of simple ‘two-pagers’, these documents offer a focused form of communication to those who are unfamiliar with Farm to Cafeteria Canada, and how it is unique, yet aligned with the Farm to School movement. The...

Dec

Farm to School: Canada Digs In! Video

December 2, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Resource Centre: What is F2S?, Videos

This inspiring video captures the voices and images of several key champions and success stories in the rapidly growing Farm to School movement across Canada. It highlights how Farm to School is getting healthy, local, sustainable food on the minds and on the plates of students. It was filmed in British Columbia, New Brunswick, and...

6 days ago

# **New website design and menu!**If you haven't visited our website in a while, you'll notice that we have undergone an exciting new redesign, aimed to make it easier to find what you're looking for!Our new menu focuses on **How We Work** and the **Support We Offer**:* Schools* Community Partners* Local Food Providers * Funders & Design-makers* Indigenous Programs You'll also find all **Our** **Initiatives** in one spot, as well as our **Resource Centre** and **Inspiring Grant Stories**. **More info is coming later in the year regarding our next grant run **but in the meantime check out other opportunities via links in our **Providing Funds** section! Wander on over, look through the new site and let us know what you think! www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca#farm2school #localfood #schoolfood #websiteredesign ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

Did you participate in the Great Big Crunch?#LaGrandeCroquée| Aujourd'hui, participez à cette initiative pancanadienne de la Coallition pour la saine alimentation scolaire qui célèbre l'approvisionnement local et écoresponsable dans nos institutions publiques! Bonne croquée! 🍎🍎🍎 ➡️ bit.ly/3l3uSDpFaire partie du changement, c’est simple comme 1-2-3! Il y a plusieurs autres façons de s'impliquer pour demander du soutien politique.➡️ bit.ly/3Zz4PmB ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

**Nutrition Month 2023: **# **Unlocking the potential of food to connect us!****March is Nutrition Month, facilitated each year by [Dietitians of Canada](www.dietitians.ca/Advocacy/Nutrition-Month/Nutrition-Month-2023/Nutrition-Month-2023-Social-media...), and this year’s theme is unlocking the potential of food.**Throughout the 2022/23 school year Farm to Cafeteria Canada has been celebrating the theme of [“Food Connects”](www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/?p=32126), honouring the power of food to connect us to so much of the world around us.In honour of Nutrition Month 2023, we are sharing 2 key ways to**unlock the potential of *school* food to connect us.****Find them here! **👇**https://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/2023/03/nutrition-month-2023-unlocking-the-potential-of-food-to-connect-us/****#foodconnects #farm2school #NutritionMonth2023** ... See MoreSee Less

Nutrition Month 2023: unlocking the potential of food to connect us! - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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The Great Big Crunch is now facilitated by the Coalition for Healthy School Food and they’ve prepared some great resources, including an Activity Toolkit and Communications Toolkit to make crunching...

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