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Oct

Local food partnership will serve healthier school meals

October 8, 2013Farm to School, In the News, Uncategorized

CBC News, August 27th. 2013 The Francophone South school district and a co-operative of farmers in southeastern New Brunswick are joining together to put more local food on the menu in school cafeterias this year. Really Local Harvest, a co-operative of 28 farms in southeastern New Brunswick, and the school district have created a new non-profit...

Jul

Quebec leads way with new food sovereignty policy

July 30, 2013F2CC adminEnglish, Stories from the field

Quebecers got some good news this May when it was announced that the province had adopted a food sovereignty policy, according to Montreal-based environmental group Equiterre, which applauded the following highlights: government agencies are encouraged to buy local (with a local food procurement strategy slated to come out by year’s end) a mention of the...

Jul

New Brunswick School District Embraces a Partnership with the Network of Community of Cafeterias and Really Local Harvest

July 10, 2013English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

It has been just over a year now since the Francophone School District South in New Brunswick announced a partnership between the Network of Community Cafeterias and Really Local Harvest – a partnership designed to help students develop links with local food producers and enjoy interesting and varied learning experiences about their food and the...

Jul

Joshna Maharaj featured in the Globe & Mail

July 6, 2013F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News

Self-described writer, activist, and chef, Joshna does amazing work getting more local sustainable food into hospitals, and is getting recognized for it. See the article “Joshna Maharaj Has a Cure for Hospital Food“, in which the Globe & Mail nominates Joshna as one of Canada’s top creative talents.

Jun

Croqu’Plaisir: Bringing local fruits and vegetables to daycare facilities in Montérégie, Quebec

June 26, 2013F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

An association of daycares in the Montérégie region of Québec (RCPEM[1]) have partnered with Équiterre and the regional conference of elected officers (CRÉ[2]) for the project Croqu’Plaisir. Considering that one Quebec child in five suffers from overweight (Shields, 2005) and that the average Canadian meal travels some 2500km (CAAAQ, 2008), this project aims to increase...

Jun

Working With Grocers

June 19, 2013English, Publications, Stories from the field

Health Canada’s Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion has just released a new report – Working with Grocers to Support Healthy Eating. This report outlines trends influencing the food retail environment and consumer purchasing behaviour. It summarizes promising interventions from the literature and profiles experiences from Canadian programs to help us understand how the food...

Jun

Farm to School: Stories From the Field in Greater Vancouver

June 18, 2013English, Publications

[gdl_gallery title=”GALLERY_TITLE” width=”IMAGE_SRC” height=”IMAGE_HEIGHT” ] Hot off the press – a brand new booklet providing an overview of Greater Vancouver’s first six Farm to School programs. Learn about the people, their schools, and their successes and challenges implementing Farm to School programs. Thanks to the collective efforts of the school communities, farmers, and partners from...

Jun

Five Canadian Premiers Stepping Up to The Local Food Plate

June 17, 2013English, Policy, Stories from the field

The political will to get more local food onto the public plates – is gearing up. No less than five Canadian Premiers have made solid commitments to furthering the local food movement. Three Premiers have specifically said they want to see more publicly funded institutions purchasing local foods and one Premier has set a target...

May

Farm to School Gets Growing in Powell River

May 23, 2013English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Farm To School is a well-established health promotion program that has been sprouting up all over Canada for some years now. Farm to School programs aim to connect schools and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals, improving student nutrition, providing educational opportunities and supporting local small scale farmers. In the last five years, the Public Health Association of BC has...

Apr

University of Northern British Columbia Celebrates Foods Week

April 30, 2013Farm to Campus

A few weeks ago, students and community members joined together to battle out the title for top chef at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). Though the evening was truly competitive and intense, the event was part of a celebratory Foods Week. UNBC’s foods week involved several ‘food’ events developed in a collaborative effort...