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Aug

ReconciliACTION in School Food: Reflections and Resources from a Pilot Series

August 24, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

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...

Jun

Shared Learning Resources for F2CC Team & Partners

June 21, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

Jun

Webinar Recording: Growing Food on the Land in Indigenous School Communities

June 13, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Are you interested in learning how school food programs are engaging their students in food forests and growing food on the land? Check out this recording from the Indigenous School Food Circle’s May 2nd webinar: In this webinar, speakers shared how they established their programs, what they set out to do, how the program has...

Feb

Traditional Foods in Montana School Meals

February 2, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Nourishing School Communities, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

Toolkit for native foods in Montana school meal programs This toolkit, created in partnership by Montana No Kid Hungry and Indigikitchen, is designed to help school food service professionals identify, procure, and successfully incorporate traditional, healthy foods into their breakfast and lunch programs. It is also a teaching tool to educate those interested in traditional...

Feb

Cultivating ReconciliACTION in School Food Programming

February 1, 2023Jesse VeenstraHome Page Blog Feed

Jan

Farm to School BC Conference

January 26, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Farm to School BC is excited to announce the launch of their 2023 conference website and call for proposals! The 2023 conference, Planting the Seed: Harvesting connections, ideas, and community, will be happening May 17th-19th at the UBC Nest in Vancouver. The conference aims to celebrate the impact of both budding and established school food initiatives and...

Jan

Residents of the Bow Valley Gather for Local School Food!

January 10, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Inspired by the farm to school Learning Circle model, in March of 2022, the Let’s Gather! event hosted in Canmore, AB encouraged community members in the Bow Valley to connect and spark dialogue around local and resilient food systems by exploring this theme through the lens of school food. This post shares what inspired 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

Appetite for farm to school in Alberta grows!

November 25, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Alberta is a proud agricultural province, with the sector playing an important role in its economy. Farm to school activities provide an opportunity for students in Alberta – and across Canada – to access healthy, local food at school, make connections to the people in their community who grow and produce food, and learn about...