Photo: École Elsipogtog, Elsipogtog First Nation, NB En juin, Mois national de l’histoire autochtone, nous rendons hommage à l’histoire, aux traditions et à la diversité des peuples autochtones du Canada. Nous lançons ce mois en vous racontant des histoires inspirantes de communautés scolaires qui font valoir les traditions et habitudes alimentaires autochtones et en vous...Read More
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Today is Family Literacy Day and this year's theme is: Learning in the Great Outdoors 🌱🍓🌳🏵️How perfect! Last fall we celebrated all the ways that farm to school is grounded in land-based learning. We have seen the healthy impacts of outdoor classrooms and we encourage hands-on-learning as part of the school curriculum! bit.ly/34iYnsgHow do YOU learn in the great outdoors?Check out resources and activities with Life Literacy Canada: abclifeliteracy.ca/all-programs/family-literacy-day/@abclifeliteracy #farm2school#landbasedlearning#outdoorclassrooms#handsonlearning... See MoreSee Less
Know a student that's looking for an adventure this summer? Or are you an experienced farmer, wanting to share your skills and knowledge? If know someone that loves farming and has some enthusiasm to share, check out SOIL!We're a non-profit, operating since the late 80s, and what makes us happiest is growing the new generation of farmers <3 ... See MoreSee Less
It has been 5 years since the launch of the Farm to School Canada Grant program. Incredibly, that program has now afforded more than 53,000 students in 133 schools right across Canada an opportunity to feast on healthy local foods at school.One of most important aspects of the grant program continues to be it's FLEXIBILITY, underpinned by the understanding that a cookie cutter approach to school food is NOT going to work in Canada. To close the distance between children, their food and their land, in this vast country with it’s diverse ecosystems and its multicoloured tapestry of people and food culture, the program needs to meet children, schools, and whole communities where they were at. It also needs to be developed, and driven by the community - the school and the local food system community.Today, if you visit any of these schools you will likely see a whole lot more than a salad bar. School greenhouses, gardens, farms, smoke houses, root cellars, kitchens, and/or dining areas are commonplace in recipient schools. And in these places, often the heartbeat of the school, you will likely see dozens of excited children happily digging in.I suppose this is why I am thrilled to see that F2CC and WKF have put out another call for proposals. Up to $10,000 per school is available. If your school has a vision, partners, and a plan, please send in a proposal. Deadline January 31, 2022. www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/our-work/farm-to-school-grants/... See MoreSee Less
