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
Kluane Lake School, Destruction Bay, YT Grant term 2024-2025 At Kluane Lake School in Destruction Bay, YT, we have 13 students ranging from grades K4 to grade 10. We are a First Nation School Board school, and many of our students are members of the Kluane First Nation. We are nestled on the shores of...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
Offering hands-on food experiences to students is an incredible way to build community, ground and connect to the land, and expose students to local agriculture. These activities provide a chance to highlight local producers and teach skills and lessons across subjects and competencies. We hope this guide offers inspiration and manageable steps to creating a...Read More
Author: Sustain Ontario Posted: October 7, 2025 Our first round of “nourish to flourish” grantees (2024/2025) has wrapped up, and over the summer, each grantee sent us a story about how they spent the funds. We hope you’ll browse through our blog here to see the exciting impact these grants have had so far! Sustain has been...Read More
