Are you interested in offering a cooking club for children and youth? Nourish Nova Scotia has developed a cooking club toolkit and webinar for school staff and community leaders. The planning tools are intended for either school or community spaces. Whatever space you have – there is possibility! The webinar introduces Nourish’s new resource: Guide...Read More

In April 2024, the Government of Canada announced the establishment of a National School Food Program with a funding commitment of one billion dollars over five years. Then, in June 2024, they released a National School Food Policy that will frame the development of the program as it is established. To date, there has been...Read More

The BC School Food Toolkit is a website that was developed to support schools in creating and maintaining healthy school food environments. It includes guidance to support schools in their efforts to provide nutritious foods for students through their Feeding Futures programs. The BC School Food Toolkit: is designed for those who are responsible for making meal...Read More

On February 4, 2025, we hosted Jennifer Hoban from the Barrett Centre for Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture to share about incorporating urban agriculture in the K-12 setting. Jennifer shared her expertise on how educators can integrate farming, food literacy, and sustainability into their classrooms, fostering a deeper connection between students and their food systems....Read More

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. Food literacy is an important component of school food programs (SFPs). Research shows that effective SFPs do not just serve meals and snacks to students, they are also integrated directly into the school curriculum (Hernandez...Read More

Farm to Cafeteria Canada is pleased to announce that we are an initial recipient of the Government of Canada’s School Food Infrastructure Fund (SFIF), alongside nine other not-for-profit organizations across Canada. This spring, we will launch an application intake to deliver $1.1 million in school food infrastructure grants to community organizations looking to increase their...Read More

with The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture Curious about urban agriculture and how it can inspire students? On Tuesday, February 4th, at 3 PM EST we hosted a 60-minute webinar with Jennifer Hoban, Community Engagement Coordinator at The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture, located at Durham College. Who attended...Read More