Les évaluations sont importantes. Elles nous aident à comprendre les effets de notre travail, à améliorer nos programmes et à communiquer nos histoires d’incidence. Mais il peut aussi être difficile de savoir par où commencer. F2CC, avec l’apport de plus de 140 personnes de divers secteurs à travers le pays, a élaboré ce cadre pour...Read More
Our neighbours to the south, National Farm to School Network, and the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School are pleased to announce the release of the updated State Farm to School Policy Handbook: 2002-2020! The Handbook summarizes and analyzes all 546 farm to school bills and resolutions introduced between 2002 and 2020 from the 50...Read More
Comme vous l’avez lu dans notre Rapport 2020 : Le Canada, une terre fertile !, les programmes De la ferme à l’école soutiennent la santé publique, le développement économique communautaire, l’éducation et l’apprentissage, et les liens avec la communauté. Découvrez maintenant ces impacts de première ligne dans nos vidéos ! Dans ces 11 vidéos, 7...Read More
In October during Farm to School (F2S) Month we joined our provincial partners Sustain Ontario, Food First NL and the Public Health Association of BC in hosting webinars to share the exciting impacts of the Farm to School Canada Grants program in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia. Developed in partnership with the Whole...Read More
Accédez aux histoires, ressources et retombées de l’initiative Le Mois De la ferme à l’école a lieu en octobre et cette année, nous célébrons les retombées du mouvement de la ferme à l’école à la grandeur du pays. Nous savons que cette année scolaire ne ressemble à nulle autre et que les écoles font de...Read More
De septembre 2016 à juin 2020, 86 écoles et 10 campus ont participé à l’initiative Le Canada, une terre fertile! Les écoles ont reçu des bourses pouvant atteindre 10 000 $ pour exécuter des programmes de bar à salades de la ferme à l’école. Les élèves ont mangé des aliments sains et locaux, participé à des activités pratiques de...Read More
George Brown College has released 2 new resources as a result of a 3-year partnership with Farm to Cafeteria Canada, Sustain Ontario and Ecosource: A research paper entitled Generating Success for Farm to School, written by Gary Hoyer and Chinh Do. This paper explores the many benefits of the farm to school approach and illustrates...Read More
This report measures the reach of Oregon’s legislated farm-to-school grant program among school districts and children, particularly low income, and examines changes in local purchasineg, particularly fruit and vegetables, and the use of produce from school gardens in school meals. Read the full article Authors: Kristen C. Giombi, RTI International Anupama Joshi, National Farm to...Read More
By Neal Cameron The University of British Columbia has been a leader in moving food service procurement towards supporting more sustainable and just food systems. As the first Fair Trade Certified Campus in Canada and the first Canadian university to purchase exclusively OceanWise seafood, UBC has shown a commitment to engaging in food system change....Read More
Un regard sur comment les initiatives De la ferme à l’école sont alignées sur le nouveau Guide alimentaire canadien Ce document a été conçu pour ressembler au nouveau Guide alimentaire canadien et pour être distribué lors de la Conférence nationale De la ferme à l’école tenue en mai. Il met en évidence certaines des conclusions...Read More
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
