In April 2024, the Government of Canada announced a one-billion-dollar commitment over five years for the development of a national school food program. Currently, Canadian schools are using a range of different approaches to monitor and evaluate programs, such as counting participation, costing, and more. It’s important to engage in consistent and comparable evaluations to show the value of...Read More
At Farm to Cafeteria Canada, we are honored to support school communities as they define their own paths toward food sovereignty. Recently, Mary Jane Naveau Memorial School (MJNMS) in Mattagami First Nation, Ontario hosted an inspiring Community Conversation, a key component of their journey within our Indigenous Foodways in Schools grant stream. The event, held...Read More
New Germany Rural High School, New Germany, NS Grant term 2024-2026 My name is Mike Wilson. I have been teaching history and agriculture for nearly twenty years in the small rural community of New Germany, Nova Scotia. Our school is named New Germany Rural High School and we are made up of 307 students from...Read More
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Academy, Keswick, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Watch how Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Academy kicked off their first year with a Farm to School Canada grant, bringing fresh, local food and hands-on learning into their school community while nurturing food literacy and healthy habits among students.Read More
Leamington District Secondary School, Leamington, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Watch how Leamington District Secondary School used their Farm to School Canada grant to launch a salad bar, creating a convenient and nutritious lunch option that gives students a tasty way to connect with where their food comes from.Read More
Saunders Secondary School, London, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Saunders Secondary is one of the largest secondary schools in Ontario with over 2000 students of all cultures and backgrounds. We have dozens of clubs and programs at Saunders, but the most important is our Nutrition Program which feeds an average of 300 students each day and...Read More
In August, 2025, Feed BC released a new guide supporting the Feed BC into Feeding Futures goal that all B.C. school districts are encouraged to work towards a goal of 30% of total school food program purchases being spent on B.C. food. Tracking B.C. Food Purchases helps to measure and recognize progress towards this goal....Read More
In December 2024 a fifty question survey was issued to schools across Saskatchewan asking about school food program participation, impact, funding, staffing, infrastructure, and satisfaction. The study set out to understand school food program operations in Saskatchewan school divisions, including their impacts, challenges and opportunities, as well as to support school food program investment, development,...Read More
