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Oct

Get on the New School Food Map!

October 24, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Aug

Advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through Farm to School

August 17, 2021F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Food Secure Canada has released a discussion paper on how school food programs can help advance Canada’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In doing so, the paper captures how farm to school programs can advance the SDGs and targets. The SDGs were launched in 2015 as the “blueprint to achieve a...

May

Farm to School Food Guide

May 31, 2019F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Tools/Toolkit

A look at how Farm to School initiatives in Canada align with the new Canada’s Food Guide This resource was developed to look and feel like the new Canada’s Food Guide . Developed to be shared at the National Farm to School Conference held in May, this fact sheet showcases some preliminary results from the...

Oct

Benefits of Farm to School

October 26, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Evaluation, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Publications, Resource Centre: What is F2S?, Stories from the field

Farm to School programs bring healthy, local food into schools, from pre-schools to campuses, providing opportunities for hands-on learning that enhances food literacy while strengthening local food systems and school and community connectedness. The Benefits of Farm to School: Evidence from Canada demonstrates the impacts of Farm to School activities, which include public health, education and learning,...

National Farm-to-School Month: Highlighting 30 Innovative Programs from Across the Globe

Oct

Highlighting 30 Innovative Farm to School Programs from Across the Globe

October 12, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, In the News, Stories from the field

October is national Farm-to-School Month in the United States. Thousands of schools, education sites, and organizations across the world, are embracing food education through school gardens, educational farms, and school meals filled with nutritious, local, and seasonal ingredients. It’s time to celebrate farm-to-school organizations from around the globe. Farm-to-school programs can help bring locally sourced and nutritious...

Results from the 2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey

Sep

Growing Healthy Futures for All Children

September 13, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Publications, Stories from the field

2018 US National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey The National Farm to School Network, in partnership with Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems, launched the 2018 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey in the spring of 2018. We heard from 2,030 respondents serving 255,257 children in 46 states about current farm to ECE initiatives, including...

Sep

Reframing Healthy Food in Health Care Webinar

September 13, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Videos, Webinar

The question of what qualifies as “healthy” food is highly contested in health care and beyond. This conversation is alive and well in our leadership cohort, and we want to engage it publicly. At the Reframing Healthy Food in Heath Care webinar we brought together diverse perspectives from three thought-leaders to explore how hospitals and...

Sep

‘Farm-to-school’ Movement Takes Root in Canada

September 5, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, In the News, Stories from the field

A “farm-to-school” movement is growing fast across Canada. More than 40,000 students were eating local fruits and vegetables at 150 Ontario schools during 2017-18, via the Tasty Ontario Tuesdays program. Led by the southwest branch of the Ontario Student Nutrition Program (OSNP), supported by the Greenbelt Foundation and Foodland Ontario, this program has purchased and delivered over $55,000 of local...

Gardens at School Might Boost Availability of Vegetables at Home

Aug

Gardens at School Lead to Healthier Lifestyles for Students

August 28, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Stories from the field

Research out of the US is suggesting that school gardens could lead to healthier lifestyles in students. Below are stories on two such studies. We here in Canada are starting to see the same evidence emerge but it’s going to be important to capture this in Canadian schools. Gardens at School Might Boost Availability of Vegetables...

Apr

Raising the Bar!

April 18, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Stories from the field

A look at the early impact of the Farm to School Canada Grant Program Throughout Canada and the United States, a momentum of activity is taking place to get fresh healthy foods from nearby farms, lands, and waters into the minds and onto the plates of students. Sparked by motivation to improve student nutrition, food...

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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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