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Aug

Farm to School Sprouts in British Columbia

August 25, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

Farm to School programs have taken root in British Columbia and continue to proliferate championed by the Public Health Association of British Columbia, and with solid support from the Ministry of Health and a variety government and non government organizations and individuals. But how did this buzz of activity begin? Who planted the seeds? Where...

Aug

Little Chefs Learning the Joys of Cooking

August 19, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Little Chefs program helping local children develop healthy cooking skills and nutrition literacy. Source: Kawartha Lakes This Week Journalist: Catherine Whitnall Date: 08.15.14 Click here to see the full article.

Jul

Students begin farming to help the Abbotsford Food Bank

July 15, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, In the News

Abbotsford News/ Abbotsford Students at Eugene Reimer Middle School are growing vegetables to support the Abbotsford Food Bank. As part of the “Farm to Food Bank” program, which begins with an interactive workshop, students will grow and nurture starter plants and seeds. Click here to see the full article Source: Abbotsford News Journalist: Staff Writer Date: July 4,...

Jul

At the University of Winnipeg, Food Service With a Social Conscious

July 3, 2014English, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Photo above: Diversity Food Services chef Ben Kramer, “I’d rather buy raw food and pay people to process it.” Ben Kramer never thought he would end up working in a cafeteria kitchen. The chef started his career at Vancouver restaurants that catered to a clientele willing to pay top dollar for fresh and local food....

Apr

Foods Work: Doing What Comes Naturally in Haida Gwaii

April 15, 2014Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

Place-based learning. Culturally Responsive Education. Experiential learning. Life-long learning. Nice ideas, now what does that look like in the classroom? Come and see how two teacher’s explorations into connecting students with their learning evolved into a Foods Program that spills across curriculum and enlivens the campus of a rural BC high school on the islands of Haida Gwaii. In the...

Jun

Farm to School: Stories From the Field in Greater Vancouver

June 18, 2013English, Publications

[gdl_gallery title=”GALLERY_TITLE” width=”IMAGE_SRC” height=”IMAGE_HEIGHT” ] Hot off the press – a brand new booklet providing an overview of Greater Vancouver’s first six Farm to School programs. Learn about the people, their schools, and their successes and challenges implementing Farm to School programs. Thanks to the collective efforts of the school communities, farmers, and partners from...

May

Farm to School Gets Growing in Powell River

May 23, 2013English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Farm To School is a well-established health promotion program that has been sprouting up all over Canada for some years now. Farm to School programs aim to connect schools and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals, improving student nutrition, providing educational opportunities and supporting local small scale farmers. In the last five years, the Public Health Association of BC has...

Apr

Farm to Cafeteria: BC Communities Share Paths to Success

April 11, 2013F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications

Designed to inform and inspire, this resource provides an overview of key Farm to Cafeteria concepts and models. It illuminates innovative and successful Farm to School, Farm to Campus, and Farm to Hospital programs in 5 urban, rural, remote, and aboriginal BC communities. Download: F2C-PathsToSuccess

Nov

Dig In Webinars will return in November! Click to see the archives.

November 14, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Videos, Webinar

The Dig In Webinars have been put on hold for the summer months. Please stay in touch as they will be resuming in November. Save the dates – “Dig In” mini webinars will be offered on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 3 pm EST. Previous Webinars: April 16th, 2013: “Institutional Procurement in a Free...

Oct

Halifax students garden, cook for World Food Day

October 21, 2012F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to School, In the News

Source: CBC News-October 16, 2012 Hundreds of students at Saint Catherine’s School in Halifax are enjoying a free lunch made by their schoolmates in honour of World Food Day. Earlier this week, Grade 5 students at the school on Connolly Street picked the remaining food from the school garden and made a potato soup with...