Tools/Toolkit Archives - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

New Resource! Growing Success: A School Garden Organization Template

March 28, 2023Jesse VeenstraFarm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Curriculum, Tools/Toolkit

This digital tool is designed to help educators create a living record where all users involved in a school garden can quickly and easily compile their activities. “Growing Success” was created as a spreadsheet workbook to facilitate efficient planning and enhanced communication between educators managing school gardens. Inside the workbook you will find 6 helpful...

Jun

The Recipe for Local and Environmentally Responsible Food Procurement in Quebec Institutions

June 23, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Member Resources, Publications, Tools/Toolkit

A TOOL TO ENCOURAGE QUEBEC INSTITUTIONS TO CHOOSE LOCAL AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOOD PROCUREMENT! Key Recipes for Local and Environmentally Responsible Food Procurement in Quebec Institutions’ is a practical tool to both inspire and equip institutional and food service directors and managers, chefs, teachers, educators, stakeholders, partners, and all other institutional food actors to adopt...

Dec

Webinar Recap: School Food Programming in Ontario in a time of COVID-19

December 18, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Tools/Toolkit, Videos, Webinar

Given all of the restrictions in schools due to COVID-19, school food champions in Ontario are doing what they can to figure out how to continue to advance food literacy programs. Sustain Ontario’s Edible Education Network hosted a lively webinar on November 17, 2020, to discuss School Food Programming in Ontario in a time of...

Jul

Plastic Free July

July 6, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, In the News, Tools/Toolkit

With the immediacy of a pandemic it can be easy to shift our attention away from the on-going climate crisis, but now more than where we need to do what we can to reduce single-use items. The pandemic has made this challenging in many ways, including in our food system. From temporarily banning BYOB (bring...

Jun

Learning about Food at Home: inspiration & resources in the time of COVID-19

June 10, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, Home Page Blog Feed, Tools/Toolkit, Videos, Webinar

Photo by Alyson McPhee on Unsplash While COVID-19 calls for physical distancing, more than ever the world is socially connected, and a hot topic of conversation is food. The pandemic has ramped-up a growing movement in civil society to rediscover and reclaim food systems. Institutions like schools are front and centre because of the essential role they...

May

Farm to School Food Guide

May 31, 2019F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Tools/Toolkit

A look at how Farm to School initiatives in Canada align with the new Canada’s Food Guide This resource was developed to look and feel like the new Canada’s Food Guide . Developed to be shared at the National Farm to School Conference held in May, this fact sheet showcases some preliminary results from the...

Mar

5 Benefits of School Gardens

March 29, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Tools/Toolkit

School gardens are a great way to get children to learn about nutrition. FAO encourages and supports countries to promote school gardens with educational goals to help students, school staff and families make the connection between growing food and good diets, develop life skills and increase environmental awareness. FAO recognizes that schools are an ideal...

Mar

16 Opportunities for Food in Health Care

March 28, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

This infographic by Nourish: Future of Food in Health Care shares the various opportunities available to health care institutions in Canada to leverage food as a way to improve patient, organization and community outcomes. Download the full infographic as a PDF or explore it online below. This infographic was developed with the support of Canadian Association of Physicians for the...

Dec

A Fresh Crunch in School Lunch: BC’s Farm to School Salad Bar Guide, 2nd edition

December 4, 2017F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Publications, Resource Centre: Getting Started, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

In 2012, The Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) and their many partners wanted to see more children, more schools, more farms, and more communities enjoy the benefits of a Farm to School Salad bar Program. Thus, this guide was developed to support communities in their Farm to School endeavours. It provides practical information, tips,...

1st Edition: A Fresh Crunch in School Lunch: BC's Farm to School Salad Bar Guide

Dec

A Fresh Crunch in School Lunch: BC’s Farm to School Salad Bar Guide, 1st edition

December 4, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Tools/Toolkit

In 2012, the Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) and their many partners wanted to see more children, schools, farms, and communities enjoy the benefits of a Farm to School Salad Bar Program. Thus, the guide provides practical information, tips, and tools for developing a local program that complies with provincial and federal health regulations...