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Mar

Budget 2019: Canada Gets a National Food Policy

March 20, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Funding, Home Page Blog Feed, In the News, Policy, Stories from the field

Canada’s long-awaited national food policy is getting $134.4 million over five years, on a cash basis, starting next year, the Trudeau government says. The policy, outlined in Budget 2019, will focus on tackling food waste, improving community access to healthy food, shining a spotlight on Canadian food both at home and abroad, and increasing food...

Mar

First Nations Traditional Foods Fact Sheets

March 14, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Indigenous, Publications

The First Nations Health Authority has published a informative set of facts sheets on traditional food and it’s nutrition value, traditional harvesting methods, and history of use. Topics include: Fish Salmon Eulachon Herring Seafood in general Bivalves Moose Deer Small Mammals Birds Seaweed Roots Berries Plants along with a Recipes section! READ FACT SHEETS

Mar

Webinar: Lessons from a Food Literacy Learning Process

March 11, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Videos, Webinar

Hosted on: March 5th, from 3.15pm – 4.00pm PST. – Delivered only in English, Vancouver BC In this webinar, Edible Education teacher Brent Mansfield shares stories and lessons learned from efforts at Lord Roberts Elementary School in Vancouver to bring together hands-on food literacy learning, and increase students’ access to healthy, local food. The webinar features...

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Mar

Farm to School is Spreading its Roots in Canada

March 6, 2019F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News

Photo: Salt Spring Elementary, Salt Spring ,BC … with 33 new schools across the country! Announcing the latest Farm to School Canada grant recipients Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) and the Whole Kids Foundation (WKF) are thrilled to announce 33 successful recipients from the 2018 round of Farm to School Canada grants. Each of these schools...

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Nov

Farm to School Month 2018: Winners and Campaign Highlights

November 15, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, Stories from the field

Photo: Campus des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC. Credit:Josiane Bergeron We are pleased to announce the recipients of our Farm to School Month Canada 2018 Grants! WALTER E HARRIS PUBLIC SCHOOL Oshawa, Ontario 70 students Digging In to Farm to School Month They are excited and inspired by F2S because: I love when my students take the opportunity...

Nov

Press Release: Good Food Challenge

November 2, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Good Food Challenge launches calling on Canadian campuses to serve healthy, sustainable and ethical food TORONTO – Meal Exchange, a national charity working to increase food security and sustainability on postsecondary campuses across Canada, announced today the launch of the Good Food Challenge, a program which advocates for institutions to increase the amount of healthy,...

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,...

National Farm-to-School Month: Highlighting 30 Innovative Programs from Across the Globe

Oct

Highlighting 30 Innovative Farm to School Programs from Across the Globe

October 12, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, In the News, Stories from the field

October is national Farm-to-School Month in the United States. Thousands of schools, education sites, and organizations across the world, are embracing food education through school gardens, educational farms, and school meals filled with nutritious, local, and seasonal ingredients. It’s time to celebrate farm-to-school organizations from around the globe. Farm-to-school programs can help bring locally sourced and nutritious...

Oct

2018 Farm to School Month Canada Photo Gallery

October 11, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Stories from the field

“Inspiring Farm to School Everywhere” A big thank you goes out to all the schools across Canada who participated in Farm to School Month Canada, 2018! 2018 Farm to School Month CANADA photo gallery…

Oct

Farm to Cafeteria Canada News, October 2018, Issue 9

October 1, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Newsletters, Stories from the field

In this Issue: Local Food on the Public Plate: Pan Canadian News Farm to School Month is Here! @DigInCanada NEWS! On the 2019 National Farm to School Conference Local Food on the Public Plate: Regional News (ON) Salad Bar Grant Recipients Share F2S’s Impact in Ontario (PEI) Announcing the F2CC RL for Prince Edward Island! (MX) Farm to...