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Local Foods to School: Reconnecting the children of Haida Gwaii to their land and their food.

Dec

Foods From the Islands: Changing the Way We Feed Our Kids

December 1, 2017English, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories, Stories from the field, Videos

A beautiful 8-minute documentary sharing how the people of Haida Gwaii have come together through a Learning Circle to transform the systems that feed their kids. This video showcases the efforts of the Haida Gwaii Local Foods to School initiatives that are bringing local foods and traditions into schools by connecting students and staff with...

Oct

Good Food For All: National Summit Unites Campus Students

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Here at Meal Exchange we are celebrating the success of one of our favourite events of the year, the National Student Food Summit! Thes annual national gatherings to support and empower students on college and university campuses across Canada to take an active role in creating a just, sustainable, and resilient food system, and the...

Oct

Farm to School Alive and Well in Saanich

October 13, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

I remember the feel of that bean in my hand, so smooth and shiny. We planted them into the soil in the white styrofoam cups and then lined them up along the windowsill in our classroom. Even though we knew it was going to happen, it seemed a wonder to see the first sprout push...

MP Julie Dabrusin, Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, CPHO Dr. Theresa Tam, Kim Herrington from Whole Kids Foundation, and Joanne Bays from F2CC planting a tree at Norman Johnston Alternate School to celebrate Just Dig In.

Oct

2017 Farm to School Month Canada Photo Gallery

October 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Canada’s Minister of Health Digs in to Launch Farm to School Month Canada and a New panCanadian Farm to School Initiative Norman Johnston Alternative School, Glouchester, Ontario. Subjects in Photo (left to right): Julie Dabrosin, MP Toronto-Danforth, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Canada’s Minister of Heaith, Dr Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Kim Herrington, Program Director, Whole Kids...

Sep

Growing Local Food Literacy – Webinar Recap

September 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

By Carolyn Webb, Sustain Ontario As the 4th in our free Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series, this webinar – Growing Local Food Literacy – will focus on how to teach local food literacy while engaging students in developing gardening skills in various educational settings. Packed with hands-on tips and resources, our speakers from Ecosource (Region of Peel), Growing...

Aug

Five Big Ideas for a Better Food System

August 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Policy, Stories from the field

A PROPOSAL FROM FOOD SECURE CANADA FOR THE NATIONAL FOOD POLICY Canadians are concerned with the health and sustainability of the food they eat, and, as more and more people struggle to put good food on the table, our food system has become an issue of increasing priority. Unhealthy diets claim more lives than any...

Jun

“The Salad Bar Was A Huge Hit Today”

June 16, 2017Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay , Queen Charolotte, BC “The salad bar was a huge hit today. Local carrots, kale salad with Hollyhock dressing, 3 potato salads -a traditional, a wasabi & a vinaigrette; (our vegan option) Amazing nut & bean veggie burgers, baked Halibut with sea asparagus tartar, and barbequed teriyaki spring salmon. Phew! Student prepared,...

Jun

Grandview Grows!

June 14, 2017Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Uuqinak’uuh Elementary School, Vancouver, BC Grandview / Uuqinak’uuh Elementary School is a very special place! This Inner city school in Vancouver, British Columbia is lucky to have a lovely, expansive green space with many large trees, and a well established school garden and our open longhouse structure provides an outdoor teaching space (interrupted by a...

Nourish: The future of food in health care

Mar

Food is Health: Capturing the full value of food in care

March 15, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field

We are in an era of incredible pressure on the Canadian healthcare system. The silver tsunami and a growing burden of chronic disease are forcing a conversation around the next big innovation since medicare. From systems that are centralized and hierarchical, the MaRS Market Insights’ Transforming Health report finds a shift to new models of...

Increasing Indigenous children's access to traditional foods report release

Jan

Increasing Indigenous Children’s Access to Traditional Foods in Early Childhood Programs

January 18, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

Indigenous cultures and identities are closely connected to the lands and waters where traditional foods are obtained. Harvesting, preparing and sharing traditional foods are important practices of Indigenous cultures, and traditional foods are part of a healthy diet. The Population and Public Health program, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and...