The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is working with the Ministry of Education and Child Care and partners to incorporate Feed BC into new and expanded Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) school food programs as part of the province’s Feeding Futures Program.
This Feed BC guide is designed to provide school districts, schools, and food program delivery partners across British Columbia (B.C.) with information and resources to support the use of B.C. food in school food programs, with a focus on sourcing B.C. foods. Specifically, this guide:
- Introduces the Feed BC program including a recommended definition of B.C. food and targets;
- Offers tips for sourcing B.C. foods and increasing their use over time;
- Highlights commonly available, everyday B.C. foods that can be incorporated into programs and menus; and,
- Showcases local food successes and inspirations from school food programs across B.C.
This guide is for adults involved in developing, coordinating and/or delivering school food programs across B.C. with the responsibility for food sourcing or purchasing decisions or oversight. It is intended to support districts at different stages of school food program development and delivery to increase use of B.C. food incrementally as school food programs grow in capacity.
