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Elementary school (K-6)

Sep

CBC’s LunchLAB film highlights Canada’s opportunities and responsibilities to advance student health and wellbeing

September 13, 2023Jesse VeenstraEnglish, Home Page Blog Feed, In the News, Policy, Stories from the field, Uncategorized, Videos

As students across Canada begin their first full week of classes, CBC Vancouver released a new film that features LunchLAB, a great example of the Farm to School Approach, providing students with access to healthy food, hands-on learning opportunities, and community connections. Directed by Ben Cox, this film explores Lord Roberts Elementary School’s lunchroom and garden,...

Aug

Resources for Culturally Appropriate School Food Programs

August 8, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Curriculum, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities, Resource Centre: Program Sustainability

Photo: Enseigner la nourriture d’abord video, BC Public Service The School Food Development Project (SFDP) is a partnership initiative in Saskatchewan that is working to support schools in the designing and implementation of universal, culturally-appropriate school food programs. As part of this, the project partners have compiled a list of resources ranging from menu plans...

May

‘Gramma D’ connects students to food through their own creations

May 9, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Mar

Nutrition Month 2023: unlocking the potential of food to connect us!

March 6, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Feb

Seniors & Students Growing Together: an Intergenerational Garden Case Study

February 16, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

In Maple Ridge, British Columbia, you’ll find an Intergenerational Garden that has been nourishing its community for almost 10 years. Through the garden project, young students, seniors and teachers are growing and learning together. Seniors are passing down important knowledge, and young people are learning how to grow food and care for a garden. The...

Nov

Farm to School Alberta Community Animator Pilot gets underway in Northern Alberta!

November 25, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Photo: Paul Lavoie Two schools in Alberta’s Peace Region are benefiting from a pilot project to establish and grow farm to school in the region in the 2022/23 school year. This project is a collaboration between Alberta Food Matters and Alberta Public Health Association, in partnership with the Public Health Association of BC, the Rural...

Nov

From Planters to a School Food Forest

November 14, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

Toronto’s Kapapamahchakwew Wandering Spirit School has big plans for a sustainable food system Ismaila Alfa from CBC’s Metro Morning in Toronto met with a class at Toronto’s Kapapamahchakwew Wandering Spirit School, a 2022 Farm to School Canada grant recipient. He spoke with the Outdoor Education teacher, Laurie LaBrecque, as the grade 3 class was playing the three sisters...

Oct

Get on the New School Food Map!

October 24, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Aug

Welcome to our 2022 Farm to School Canada Grant Recipients!

August 30, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Jul

What have our 2020 Grant Recipients been up to?

July 18, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Two years of growing, learning and participating in local food systems! About the Farm to School Canada Grants Offered in partnership with Whole Kids Foundation and delivered directly to schools, Farm to School Canada Grants are valued at up to $10,000 each and are designed to bring more healthy, local foods into school communities. They...