What does it take to create a school food program that’s sustainable? On this What the Family Studies? podcast our very own Carolyn Webb talks about why a school food program doesn’t have to start with a big budget, a greenhouse, or a perfect plan, and unpacks Farm to Cafeteria Canada’s four pillars (grow, connect, fund,...Read More

Written by Carolyn Webb, Program Director, Farm to Cafeteria Canada Earth Day offers us an exciting opportunity to ask – how can school food programs support the planet? Recent research is giving us a lot of valuable and actionable insights. In this Blog post, I share the insights of the EAT-Lancet Commission (2025), which speaks...Read More

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is working together with the Ministry of Education and Child Care, B.C. school districts, and food supply chain partners to integrate Feed BC into Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) school food programs through the Province’s Feeding Futures initiative.   Feed BC is a program that supports K-12 school food programs to source...Read More

Our team at the University of SK is very pleased to announce that our mini-guide, Feeding Our Culture: Connecting Food Literacy Education & Indigenous Culture Programs is officially published! Thank you to all of our contributors! The guide offers lots of ideas for engaging students in traditional food skills, recommendations for activity planning and respecting...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. 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