Some parents may struggle to get kids to eat their greens, but at St. Bonaventure’s College in St. John’s students are excited about a new salad bar featuring local seasonal vegetables. Students lobbied for a wider variety of healthy options in the school’s cafeteria and applied for the Farm to Cafeteria Canada program — which they got....Read More
Global Toronto features the aquaponics project at Bendale BTI in partnership with FoodShare Toronto. Published on Oct 23, 2012 FoodShare Toronto Read More
Take a deeper look at the food justice movement through FoodShare’s School Grown program — a schoolyard farming project that employs students in running urban market gardens, while transforming the way young people think about food. Published on Jan 19, 2015 Irina Grozavescu [youtube height=”400″ width=”700″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxT-s2loDEM[/youtube]Read More
Support the School Grown program by contributing to our IndieGoGo crowd funding campaign in May 2014. Details: www.foodshare.net Published on Oct 16, 2013 FoodShare TorontoRead More
Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society is an enterprising non-profit. They grow organic produce in market gardens in Vancouver, a few of which are half-acre sites located at local schools. They are expanding their model of working with institutions to transform those organizations’ underutilized grounds into community-engaged spaces for growing food and educating the public. Published...Read More
Food For Thought is a great example of how many of the food-related programs commonly found in Vancouver’s schools- from gardening, to cooking, to healthy eating- can be combined to give students a garden-to-plate look at an essential topic. Published on Jan 9, 2013 Vancouver School BoardRead More
Photo: The Durham District School Board is now buying six items for its high school cafeterias from Ontario farms, part of the board’s Cafeteria Connects Project. Latha Raguram prepared some fresh salads for lunch in the cafeteria at Sinclair Secondary School. February 18, 2015. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland DURHAM — When local students grab a container of veggies...Read More
Are you thinking of digging in a new garden in the spring, or looking for ideas on how to expand your impact? Are you dealing with some challenges with garden design, summer care and connections to school curriculum? Be sure to join the Ontario Edible Education Network for this exciting discussion on School Food Gardens. Sunday...Read More
Farm to Institution New England (FINE) assembled a team of experienced “supply chain facilitators” in 2013 and 2014 to conduct research on FSMC operations and practices. They interviewed 35 current and former officials of FSMC and other food system leaders, and compiled regional and cross-sector information about the food purchasing policies and procedures of the...Read More
The first of a series of Canadian Farm to School Conversations brought to you by Farm to Cafeteria Canada and Nourishing School Communities. Join our Farm to School leaders as they provide their insights and perspectives into running a successful Farm to School Soup and Salad bar program. When: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM (Atlantic Standard Time) (WEBINAR...Read More
