Stories from the field Archives - Page 3 of 44

Recipe for a Halloween Harvest Lunch

November 8, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, Stories from the field

At Salt Spring Elementary (SSE), we celebrated National Farm-to-School Month with an all-school, community Harvest Lunch. Here’s how it happened. Last June kindergartners planted turban squash seeds donated by Salt Spring Seeds and over the summer, Camp Collosal participants watered and cared for the Hillside Garden, snacking on what was ripe and harvesting some of...

Oct

Serving up “fresh and delicious” with Farm to School at St Jean de Brebeuf

October 18, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School Hamilton, Ontario 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Our Farm to Cafeteria story started back in 2016 when Chef Luigi Chiarini from St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario was able to take over operation of the school cafeteria and began planning for a cafeteria run by...

Sep

École Abbey-Landry

September 10, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

École Abbey-Landry, Memramcook, New Brunswick 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Suite à l’obtention d’une bourse De la ferme à l’ecole, l’École Abbey-Landry en partenariat avec Semer dans la Vallée à mis sur pied un bar à salade. Il s’agit d’une opportunité pratique aux élèves de mettre en oeuvre leur savoir-faire de leurs cours culinaires pour créer...

Sep

Educate young people about the need for healthy food through the salad bar

September 9, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Waterloo Elementary School, Waterloo, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Since 2016, Waterloo Elementary School in Montérégie has been offering its students and staff the opportunity to eat fresh fruits and vegetables every day. What began as a simple experiment by cafeteria manager Jenny Wheeler quickly turned into a well-stocked, healthy salad bar. “After being inspired...

Sep

The University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) Signs the Good Food Campus Commitment

September 5, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Photo: UVSS Financial Director Dakota McGovern signing the Good Food Campus Commitment. Student governments are a powerful tool for enacting change on campuses. In terms of food security, when student governments are empowered to make decisions about procurement and access, they can be a strong ally in the fight for good food for all students...

Sep

Salad Bar Schools Receive Local Food Recognition in Quebec!

September 4, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Équiterre Congratulations to our 9 salad bar grantees in Quebec, who were recently recognized by Aliments du Quebec (Quebec Products on the Menu). This initiative recognizes schools for procuring local food from within the province of Quebec. In order to be considered “local” food, and to be eligible for recognition, foods served must be comprised of at least 85% Quebec...

Aug

Salad Days at MGCI

August 27, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (Secondary), Toronto, ON 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Our journey began in 2017 with a casual conversation: a student garden would support our greenhouse activities, and make a great connection for our hospitality program… and with that we should have a student salad bar! Our overall vision was to foster a culture of local...

École Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu

Aug

Le potager s’invite à l’école

August 23, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

École Saint-Denis (primaire), Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) À l’école Saint-Denis, le projet De la ferme à l’école est un beau complément aux différents projets menés par le service de garde l’Envol qui encouragent les enfants à adopter des saines habitudes alimentaires. En 2017, l’école s’est associée au Mouvement VeRT et à la municipalité...

École de Sainte-Flore, Shawinigan, Québec

Aug

Repenser le système alimentaire local

August 20, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

École Sainte-Flore (primaire), Shawinigan, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) En participant au programme De la ferme à l’école, l’école de Sainte-Flore souhaite instaurer une politique de nutrition et d’éducation qui renforce le système alimentaire local. Même l’absence d’un service alimentaire ne constitue pas un obstacle pour accomplir cet objectif! Le service de garde a mis...

École Louis-de-France, Trois-Rivières, Québec

Aug

Un bar à salades sain, riche et varié pour les jeunes

August 19, 2019F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

École Louis-de-France (primaire), Trois-Rivières, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) À l’école Louis-de-France, la bourse De la ferme à l’école permet de bonifier le programme L’agroalimentaire s’invite à l’école!, grâce à l’ajout d’un bar à salades. Inauguré en février dernier, le nouveau bar à salades est rempli à même les 23 jardins et les 5 îlots...