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Mar

Webinar Recap: The Recipe to Local Sourcing in Schools

March 5, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed, Videos, Webinar

Photo credit: Équiterre Équiterre, the provincial coordinator of the Farm to School program in Quebec, mobilizes school communities to adopt best practices that promote sustainable (healthy, local and eco-responsible) food and to set targets for purchasing Quebec food. During their February 24, 2021 webinar, Équiterre’s three facilitators presented different strategies for starting and sustaining local...

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

International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021

February 8, 2021F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). IYFV 2021 is aimed at raising awareness about the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health — with an appeal to improve healthy and sustainable food production through innovation and technology and to reduce food...

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...

Dec

Over 100 Ways to Connect Learning to Gardening

December 11, 2020F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

School gardens are a powerhouse for education. This is beautifully demonstrated in the Gardening Project Map, which lays out 101 ways to connect learning to the garden, whether it’s through: Math, Art, Health, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Music, and/or Language Arts. The map was originally published in 1982 in Life Lab’s The Growing Classroom,...

Oct

Farm to School: Canada Digs In! Report 2020

October 1, 2020F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, Evaluation, F2CC News, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Home Page Blog Feed

Access Stories, Resources and Impacts October is Farm to School Month and this year, we’re celebrating the impacts of farm to school all across the country. We know this school year is different from any other. Schools are doing their best to adapt in significant ways. We are taking this time to share the farm...

Oct

Canada Digs In Report 2020

October 1, 2020F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Featured Resources

Between September 2016 and June 2020, 86 schools and 10 campuses participated in the Canada Digs In! initiative. Schools received grants of up to $10,000 to deliver farm to school salad bar programs. Students ate local and healthy food, participated in hands-on food literacy activities and connected with local food providers, growers, chefs, knowledge keepers, public...

Jul

Agnes L Mathers’ Greenhouse Grows!

July 6, 2020F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Agnes L Mathers Elementary School, Sandspit, BC 2018-2019 (Grant Year 2) Agnes L Mathers Elementary School is in Sandspit British Columbia on Moresby Island, and is part of the archipelago called Haida Gwaii situated off the west coast of British Columbia. Our small student population enables students and teachers to spend lots of...

Jun

The Crunch Cafe Salad Bar at St Luke’s

June 26, 2020F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

St. Luke Catholic Elementary School Oakville, Ontario 2018-2019 (Grant Year 2) St. Luke School in Oakville has just finished its second full school year offering the Crunch Cafe Salad Bar to its students. First introduced in the fall of 2018, the Crunch Cafe provides students with a variety of fresh vegetables, fruit, protein and...