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Jun

Natural Science Hydroponic Project Story

June 8, 2022F2CC adminF2S Grants, Home Page Blog Feed

W.P. Wagner School of Science and Technology, Edmonton, AB Grant term 2020-2022 W.P. Wagner High School is in South East Edmonton and has 1500 students. W.P. Wagner High School teaches Grades 10-12. Although we are still not serving food at our school, we have taken some steps to ensure food growth on site for future...

Jun

SMDP MasterChef Competitors kick off School Salad Bar!

June 8, 2022F2CC adminF2S Grants, Home Page Blog Feed

St Martin De Porres, Airdrie, AB Grant term 2020-2022 We are so proud to have finally kicked off our Farm 2 Cafeteria (F2C) initiatives this year! St. Martin de Porres is a school in Airdrie, Alberta with roughly 650 students in grades 9-12. A priority for our F2C committee was to create fun ways to...

Jun

Harbour View High school – Climate Action A Way of Life

June 7, 2022F2CC adminF2S Grants, Home Page Blog Feed

Photo: Georgia (Grade 10), Aidan (Grade 11), Joanna (Grade 10), Olivia (Grade 10), Paige (Grade 11), Ben (Grade 11), Ruhamma (Grade 12) Harbour View High School, Saint John, NB Grant term 2020-2022 In September 2018, a group of twenty-three students formed a Climate Action Group within our school. Their vision was ambitious and wide-ranging. They...

Jun

H.C. Avery Middle School – The joy of growing our own food

June 7, 2022F2CC adminF2S Grants, Home Page Blog Feed

H.C. Avery Middle School, Winnipeg, MB Grant term 2020-2022 “I didn’t know growing your own food was this fun and easy to do!” This was one of the messages heard from students who participated in building, preparing, growing, and eating hydroponic-grown lettuce through the Farm-to-School grant at H.C. Avery Middle School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. H.C....

Dec

Discover Quebec’s Farm to School initiatives through Équiterre’s video clips!

December 1, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Since 2018, Équiterre has supported 15 schools to establish sustainable food projects and educational activities in their communities. These schools received grants as part of the Farm to School Canada Grants program, allowing them to involve students in growing, harvesting, preparing, processing, and serving healthy, local, and eco-responsible food in a regularly offered salad bar....

Nov

Setting Sail with Sea to School

November 1, 2021F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

The following story has been shared by Chris Peters, teacher at St. Bonaventure’s College in Newfoundland and Labrador In Spring 2021 Food First NL and Fishing for Success hosted a Sea to School webinar with the support of F2CC. This webinar got me thinking. As a result of it, and in consultation with Kimberly Orren,...

Jul

West Ferris Gets Packing and Provides Take Home Garden Kits During Covid

July 23, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School

West Ferris Intermediate and Secondary School, North Bay, Ontario Grades 7-12 2020-2021 (Grant Year 1) Seed Grant Recipient West Ferris Intermediate and Secondary School, located in North Bay Ontario and has 325 intermediate and 684 secondary students. In February 2021, West Ferris recognized 50 years of education and community connection, and in March, they were...

Mar

Roots to Harvest Case Study: Outdoor Food Literacy deemed an “Essential Service” during COVID-19

March 24, 2021F2CC admin2022f2scdi - case studies, English, F2CC News, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Roots to Harvest is a non-profit organization that offers employment and experiential education opportunities in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Their mission is to use food as a tool to connect people to one another and build belonging and dignity through meaningful programs, initiatives and advocacy. Roots to Harvest’s many programs illustrate their broad mandate: Youth employment...

Jan

Abbey-Landry School Case Study: Implementing a salad bar with the support of community partners

January 20, 2021F2CC admin2022f2scdi - case studies, English, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Abbey-Landry School is an elementary school (K-8) located in Memramcook, New Brunswick with a student population of approximately 400. Memramcook is a village with a population of about 5000. The school successfully implemented a salad bar with the support of several local organizations such as Semer dans la Vallée, Apprentis en Action and the réseau...

Jan

Growing a Movement: Farm to School in the Comox Valley

January 11, 2021F2CC admin2022f2scdi - case studies, English, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed

The beautiful Comox Valley, is situated on the East Coast of Vancouver Island on the traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. Farm to school programs and the salad bar model were first introduced in the area in 2012 at Huband Park Elementary School. Inspired by Huband’s success, École Robb Road Elementary and Lake Trail Community...