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A plate of food including bannock and chili

Mar

Cherry Hill Elementary: more than just a food program

March 1, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Cherry Hill Elementary, Mission, BC Grant term 2022-2024 At Cherry Hill Elementary School, an amazing initiative has taken root, bringing about a big change in the way our students perceive food and nutrition. With a student body of approximately 270 from Kindergarten to Grade 6, we proudly entered our second year of implementing the Farm...

Boy in a garden holding a shovel with a wheelbarrow of soil beside him

Feb

Eating, Growing and Thriving in the Shuswap!

February 27, 2024F2CC adminCanada Digs In, F2S Grants, Home Page Blog Feed

Carlin Elementary Middle School, North-Okanagan Shuswap, BC Grant term 2022-2024 In 2021 Carlin Elementary Middle School in the North-Okanagan Shuswap became the lucky recipients of the Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) grant. From this exciting news we embarked on a collective journey that led us back to our own backyard – so to speak. Carlin...

A graphic demonstrating the different models of hydroponic systems and the pros and cons

Feb

Living Hydroponics Models Comparison Resource

February 9, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Hydroponics

This Resource Includes: Context Overview chart of types of hydroponics Link to the Working Hydroponics Models Comparison Resource Google Sheets document 1. Context This resource was created to address the challenge of navigating through company websites to identify suitable hydroponic models for a school setting. What is suitable for one school, may not work for...

Jan

Welcome to our 2023/24 Dig In Seed Grant Recipients!

January 22, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Jan

You’re invited to BC’ School Garden Mentorship Series!

January 19, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

From January to October 2024 our BC provincial partners at Farm to School BC are offering a free mentorship program for K-12 educators and community organizations supporting existing school gardens or building a new school garden. This mentorship program provides valuable skills that support the development of a robust school garden community, hands-on student learning...

Jan

School Food Systems Webinar: Examples from the US and Canada

January 19, 2024F2CC adminUncategorized

In this webinar hosted by the Lake Superior Living Labs Network (LSLLN), four panellists shared their experiences working in school food systems by bringing food into the classroom, kitchen and cafeteria for kids in early care through post-secondary institutions. Presenters shared their experiences from the US and Canada, with a common theme of using food...

Jan

New Webinar Series: Hydroponics & Indoor Growing

January 17, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Hydroponics

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,...

Sep

New School Year, New Grants!

September 11, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Dig in to the new school year by applying for a Seed Grant! In honour of back to school, we’re excited to announce a NEW stream of school grants available for the 2023/24 school year. Valued at up to $3,000 each and designed to be flexible, the Dig In! Seed Grants are open to K-12...