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Oct

Transforming the Systems That Feed Our Kids

October 21, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Videos

The drive to get the local harvest in the minds and mouths of students is gearing up during Farm to School Month in Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the Northwest Coast of BC. “Haida Gwaii is surrounded by good food and rich traditions of eating from the land and the sea and the fall is when...

Jun

F2CC’s own Scott Graham Helps Schools and Institutions Gain Access to Local Produce

June 27, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Uncategorized

Are you curious about who is at the helm of Farm to Cafeteria Canada? This candid interview with Scott Graham by Tracy Giesz, originally posted in www.capturequeue.com, provides some lovely insights! Scott is the Associate Executive Director of the Social Planning and Research Council, (F2CC’s fiscal sponsor Agency) and he is a member of F2CC’s Leadership Council. Tracy...

Reconnecting with Indigenous culture through local foods

Oct

Reconnecting with our Culture Through Local Foods

October 13, 2015English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Beyond connecting with local farms and farmers, Haida Gwaii schools are incorporating hunting, gathering, foraging, gardening and greenhouses into their schools’ food supply. This idea emerged naturally in a place where wild foods are so plentiful and the culture of feasting and sharing food is central to the island culture. This remote archipelago along the...

Jun

Saskatchewan First Nations School Garden Program

June 10, 2015F2CC adminNourishing School Communities

Photo Above: A mural depicting the Saskatchewan First Nations School Garden Program. Graphic Facilitation: Shelley Keyes. First Nations school communities in Southeastern Saskatchewan have started a school garden program to help children, youth and families make healthy, local, and sustainable food choices. There are three schools involved: Chief Gabriel Cote Education Complex, Keeseekoose Chiefs Education Centre,...

Feb

Nourishing Food, Nourishing Knowledge

February 13, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

Report on the Forum on Food Security and Nutrition among First Nations Communities in New Brunswick First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) are among Canada’s most vulnerable populations and face a unique set of challenges related to nutritious food access, availability and use compared to the majority of Canadians. As a consequence, FNMI are at...

Jan

Fully-Feathered to Fajita-Filling

January 14, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

As part of new project this winter, we were able to get approval to process, cook, serve, and enjoy wild goose meat! With the overpopulation of Canada Geese right now, and hunting limits up to control population, there is an abundance of delicious and traditional protein available. Problem is, regulations make it tricky for both...

Aug

Pimicikamik Traditional Food Scan

August 14, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

A traditional food scan of the Pimicikamik addressing past and present food systems, education, challenges and future insights moving forward as an independent community with the tools and expertise to develop and sustain a traditional food system. Click here to see the full report.

Jul

Lessons From Haida Gwaii

July 25, 2014English, Farm to School, Nourishing School Communities, Stories from the field

Photo Above: A mural depicting the vision of the first Learning Lab on Haida Gwaii. Photo by Kiku Dhanwant. Haida Gwaii, an archipelago of islands on the north coast of British Columbia is home to fewer than 5,000 people (most of whom live on one of two main islands) and an abundance of local food resources....

Jun

Farm to Cafeteria Initiatives: Connections with the Tribal Food Sovereignty Movement

June 26, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Publications

This publication seeks to profile work underway in Native America to restore traditional food systems for children in tribal schools. Download a the full report here: Farm to Cafeteria Initiatives

Apr

Foods Work: Doing What Comes Naturally in Haida Gwaii

April 15, 2014Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

Place-based learning. Culturally Responsive Education. Experiential learning. Life-long learning. Nice ideas, now what does that look like in the classroom? Come and see how two teacher’s explorations into connecting students with their learning evolved into a Foods Program that spills across curriculum and enlivens the campus of a rural BC high school on the islands of Haida Gwaii. In the...