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28
Oct

Inglewood’s New Tradition

Inglewood School, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB Grant term 2022-2024 Inglewood School is a small suburban school servicing 115 grades 3-5 students. It is situated in picturesque Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick along the magnificent Saint John River. This tightly-knit school values families and prioritizes students’ well-being. Families commute to nearby Saint John for work and activities. Students...
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28
Oct

Let’s Feed the Feeder School

Arden Elementary, Courtenay, BC Grant term 2022-2024 Arden Elementary’s video shows the power of partnerships and of using a Community School as a Hub for helping feeder/other schools.  Community and family volunteers have come together to make this amazing project possible, facilitating everything from healthy eating and opportunities for students to try new foods to...
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28
Oct

Land Based Learning and Indigenous Food Sovereignty at KWSS

Kâpapâmachakwêw – Wandering spirit school, Toronto, ON Grant term 2022-2024 Kâpapâmachakwêw – Wandering Spirit School is an Indigenous cultural survival school in the heart of Toronto’s east end. KWSS serves just over 120 students that range from k-12. Their land-based learning program was started in September 2022 and centres itself on Indigenous food sovereignty, traditional...
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24
Jul

Four Directions Program Supports Healthy Eating and Having Greater Access to Food for Students

Beaver Brae Public School, Kenora, ON Grant term, 2023-2024 The Four Directions Program at Beaver Brae Secondary School in Kenora Ontario has been the source of food for students in high school for the last few years. With a decrease to lunch programs within high schools, students’ only other option for food is the cafeteria....
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23
Jul

William Gillet Academy Greenspace

William Gillett Academy, Charlottetown, NL Grant term, 2023-2024 William Gillett Academy is a small K-12 school in Charlottetown, Labrador and has a student enrolment of about 46 students. As a school we wanted to teach our students about gardening and living off the land so we started a small community garden in 2023. With the...
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23
Jul

Growing Together at Dalhousie Regional High School

Dalhousie Regional High School, Dalhousie, NB Grant term, 2023-2024 Check out Dalhousie’s new tower garden and salad party in their video below!
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16
Jul

Oilfields High School Vertical Farming All Year Round

Oilfields High School Black Diamond, AB Grant term, 2023-2024 Oilfields High School started a junior and senior course at the beginning of the school year, September 2023.  The senior’s course is from grades 10-12, their work is applied by research assisting challenges with the Vertical Farm has been replacing the flooring, irrigation, solar panels, production,...
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16
Jul

Who knew that salad-tasting parties could be so much fun?

École Bishop Savaryn School, Edmonton, AB Grant term, 2023-2024 Who knew that salad-tasting parties could be so much fun?  For the students at École Bishop Savaryn School tasting and eating salads has been one of the highlights of the spring.  Our school, located in North Edmonton, Alberta, is situated near fertile farmland; however, our students...
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16
Jul

Learning Hydroponics at Tecumseh Public School

Tecumseh Public School, London, ON Grant term, 2023-2024 Tecumseh Public School is a K-8 school with under 400 students located in Old South in London, Ontario. The staff, students, and community are extremely supportive of new school initiatives that provide authentic and experiential learning experiences for the Tecumseh community. The grant was used to purchase...
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05
Jul

HM MacDonald’s Success Stories

H.M. MacDonald Elementary, Antigonish, NS Grant term, 2023-2024 We sincerely appreciate the funding provided to our school through the Farm to Cafeteria Canada grant.  With these funds we were able to successfully complete multiple projects this year.  Our hopes for this funding were to help our students gain a better understanding of where their food...
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