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Oct

Get on the New School Food Map!

October 24, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

May

Edible Education Community of Practice Webinar: “Walking Forward: Learning from Place”

May 12, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

The final Edible Education Community of Practice meeting of the 2021/2022 school year will be held on Tuesday, May 24 3-4 PST / 6-7 EST! If you are a teacher who wants to integrate First People’s Principles of Learning into your outdoor education, this will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about ready-to-use resources....

May

New Farm to School Evaluation Tools

May 2, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Evaluation is important. It can help us understand the effects of our work, improve our programs, and share our impacts to gain further support. That’s why we released a Farm to School Evaluation Framework for Canada last year, with the input of over 140 individuals from diverse sectors across the country. The Framework articulates 18...

Apr

Edible Education Community of Practice Webinar: “Decolonizing Your Garden”

April 21, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

On March 2nd, 2022, the Edible Education Community of Practice hosted a conversation to explore ways to incorporate Indigenous plants and ways of knowing into teaching gardens, and heard about examples from two educators. In order to continue the conversation from the November webinar about Land-Based Learning, two guest speakers shared their experiences: Lori Snyder,...

Feb

Webinar series: Sharing Evaluation Tools to Support Farm to School Programs

February 15, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Evaluation is important. It can help us understand the effects of our work, improve our programs, and share our stories of impact. F2CC, with the input of over 140 individuals from diverse sectors across the country, developed the Farm to School Evaluation Framework for Canada. This framework articulates priority outcomes and indicators that people want...

Jan

The Good Food Purchasing Initiative’s Guide for Growers and Food Businesses

January 5, 2022F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Attention growers & food businesses! Are you interested in selling to schools and other public institutions? The Chicago Food Policy Action Council has created The Good Food Purchasing Initiative’s Guide for Growers and Food Businesses! While developed for the metro-Chicago area, growers and food businesses in other areas may benefit from this guide’s information on values-based procurement and more. ...

Oct

Welcoming 2 New Farm to School Learning Circles!

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

Photo: Maurita Prato, Executive Director of Lush Valley and co-facilitator for the first Farm to School Learning Circle guides participants through activities to stimulate conversation on goals and a vision. A Farm to School Learning Circle is an 18+ month process to build, strengthen, and/or expand collective farm to school efforts within a local community. ...

May

Next Meeting of the Edible Education Community of Practice

May 6, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Videos, Webinar

Our newly-launched Edible Education Community of Practice (CoP) had a great first meeting on March 10, 2021, and we are excited to invite you to join our second meeting on Wednesday, June 2, from 3:30 – 5 p.m. EDT. This Edible Education Community of Practice (CoP) aims to provide a supportive space for those working...

Mar

A Salad Bar Success Case Study: St. Dominic & St. Luke in Oakville, Ontario

March 1, 2021F2CC admin2022f2scdi - case studies, English, F2CC News, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

St. Dominic Catholic Elementary School and St. Luke Catholic Elementary School, two of our Farm to School Canada Grant recipients located in Oakville, Ontario, have found great success in delivering their salad bar lunch programs through a business model launched by two parents, Stacey Bean and Jill O’Reilley. To share how they’ve been able to...

Feb

Sharing our Farm to School Impact Videos

February 2, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, F2CC News, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

You’ve seen in our 2020 Canada Digs In! Report that farm to school programs support public health, community economic development, education & learning, and community connections. Now hear about these impacts firsthand in our Impact Videos! In these 11 videos, 7 in English and 4 in French, we hear from our farm to school grantees...

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Timeline photosMeet #F2SBC23 Keynote Speaker Jared Qwustenuxun Williams! As an Indigenous foods educator, chef, writer, and consultant, Jared has dedicated his life and career to sharing traditional Salish foods and culture.Join us at the "Planting the Seed” F2SBC Conference on May 18-19 to engage with Jared about Indigenous food sovereignty and inspiring future generations. bit.ly/F2SBC23-Register. ... See MoreSee Less

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# ✅🍎 **Nominate a school food champion in your community!**To honour school food champions across Canada, we’re launching *“Food Connects Features” *a series of profiles that will be featured on our website and in upcoming newsletters to celebrate the people who help make vibrant school food programs possible for students in Canada.**Do you want to see a school food champion from your community featured?****Submit a nomination here: **https://rb.gy/gmt9sb#farm2school #foodconnects #schoolfood #schoolfoodchampion #localfood #CommunityConnection #foodconnects _____# ✅🍎 **Mettez de l’avant une personne championne de l’alimentation scolaire dans votre communauté!**Pour rendre hommage aux championnes et champions de l’alimentation scolaire à travers le Canada, nous lançons « *L’alimentation, ça rapproche : portraits* », une série d’articles présentés sur notre site Web et dans les prochaines infolettre qui vise à célébrer celles et ceux qui contribuent à rendre possibles des programmes alimentaires scolaires dynamiques pour les élèves du Canada.**Souhaitez-vous qu’une championne ou un champion de l’alimentationscolaire de votre communauté soit mis en vedette?**[PROPOSEZ UNE CANDIDATURE](docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOuavbOZv0RQXOFj5p5MsXKWHaDBH-8HSuz1ofyQKmAIlj6g/viewform?usp=s...) : rb.gy/gmt9sb ... See MoreSee Less

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# ✅ **Register today! **Join us on March 27, 6-8:30 pm to share your thoughts on what kind of tools would best support food wellness for you and your community. Project in collaboration with ISPARC and BC Ministry of Health. Go to www.alderhill.ca/isparchlth to register. Artwork by Sheldon Louis. ... See MoreSee Less

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