In this Issue: Canada’s 3rd annual Farm to School Month Campaign has been gathering steam this October as stories pour in from across Canada. ALBERTA: Grow Your Own Soup QUEBEC: Montérégie Daycares are Putting Local Foods on the Menu! HAIDA GWAII: Transforming the Systems That Feed Our Kids NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR: Farm to School Gathers Steam at Newfoundland and Labrador’s First Provincial School...Read More

In this Issue: Farm to Cafeteria Canada is excited to launch Canada’s 3rd annual Farm to School Month Campaign. How to get your preschool or school involved! NEW BRUNSWICK: Local Food Student Initiatives areTaking Root ONTARIO: 100,000 Students Crunching ONTARIO: Get Fresh Cafe Puts More Local Food on the Tray BRITISH COLUMBIA: Dr. Suzuki Responds to Letter [button color=”#ffffff” background=”#00938b” size=”large” src=”http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=ec9d2bbf4ce1bf9cd66d7dbe4&id=fc1f59eaf6&e=45ee8b4d91″]READ THE NEWSLETTER[/button]Read More

Local Food, Social Procurement and Grow-to-Order Contracts with Publicly Funded Institutions By Sandra Hamilton Project Lead, FEED Comox Valley at North Island College A vision to increase supply of local food in public institutions is behind the Food, Environment and Economic Development (FEED) Comox Valley project, one of eight national initiatives funded by The J.W....Read More