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. Currently, Canadian schools are using a range of different approaches to monitor and evaluate programs, such as counting participation, costing, and more. It’s important to engage in consistent and comparable evaluations to show the value of...Read More
Kluane Lake School, Destruction Bay, YT Grant term 2024-2025 At Kluane Lake School in Destruction Bay, YT, we have 13 students ranging from grades K4 to grade 10. We are a First Nation School Board school, and many of our students are members of the Kluane First Nation. We are nestled on the shores of...Read More
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Academy, Keswick, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Watch how Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Academy kicked off their first year with a Farm to School Canada grant, bringing fresh, local food and hands-on learning into their school community while nurturing food literacy and healthy habits among students.Read More
Leamington District Secondary School, Leamington, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Watch how Leamington District Secondary School used their Farm to School Canada grant to launch a salad bar, creating a convenient and nutritious lunch option that gives students a tasty way to connect with where their food comes from.Read More
The First Peoples Food Wellness Hub is a space dedicated to highlighting and centering traditional foods of the First Peoples of what is currently known as British Columbia. The intention of the First Peoples Food Wellness Hub is to honour and raise up Indigenous knowledge around food wellness and holistic health to support the well-being...Read More
Written by Carolyn Webb, Program Director, Farm to Cafeteria Canada “Although current food systems have largely kept pace with population growth, ensuring sufficient caloric intake for many, they are the single most influential driver of planetary boundary transgression.” And yet: “In this moment of increasing instability, food systems still offer an unprecedented opportunity to build...Read More
Saunders Secondary School, London, ON Grant term 2024-2026 Saunders Secondary is one of the largest secondary schools in Ontario with over 2000 students of all cultures and backgrounds. We have dozens of clubs and programs at Saunders, but the most important is our Nutrition Program which feeds an average of 300 students each day and...Read More
In August, 2025, Feed BC released a new guide supporting the Feed BC into Feeding Futures goal that all B.C. school districts are encouraged to work towards a goal of 30% of total school food program purchases being spent on B.C. food. Tracking B.C. Food Purchases helps to measure and recognize progress towards this goal....Read More
In December 2024 a fifty question survey was issued to schools across Saskatchewan asking about school food program participation, impact, funding, staffing, infrastructure, and satisfaction. The study set out to understand school food program operations in Saskatchewan school divisions, including their impacts, challenges and opportunities, as well as to support school food program investment, development,...Read More
