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What is Healthy Food in Healthcare?

July 31, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field, Webinar

The question of what qualifies as “healthy” food is highly contested in healthcare and beyond. In June, we brought together the varying perspectives of dieticians and chefs for a rich discussion with Nourish innovators around how hospitals can lead the charge in expanding the definition of how food is produced, prepared and consumed for patient,...

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Community Garden at The Gathering Place

July 31, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Providing food, structure and meaningful work for guests at St. John’s facility. Photo: Tell me Charles, how does your garden grow? By the looks of it, quite well. Charles Noseworthy, celebrating his 36th birthday on Monday, was on hand to celebrate the second year of The Gathering Place garden, which this year will see its wares...

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Winlaw School Plants for Bees and Borscht

July 23, 2018F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Winlaw Elementary School, Winlaw, BC 2017-2018 (Year 2) Winlaw is a small town in the middle of the Slocan Valley in B.C.’s West Kootenay region. As part of our Farm to School program, we have had our school garden for two years. This fall, we were excited to see what grew over the summer. We...

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2018 F2S Funding for NL – Stories in the Media

July 20, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News

(Photo courtesy of VOCM article) The 2018 Farm to School funding announcement created quite the buzz around the country, and we were excited to add Newfoundland and Labrador to our list of funded provinces. It seems they were as well! Check out the media stories throughout their province: The Northern Pen http://www.northernpen.ca/news/clarenville-middle-school-receives-farm-to-school-grant-221594/ CBC Newfoundland-Labrador https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/federal-grants-for-middle-school-food-programs-1.4722341...

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Organic Vegetables at CHU Sainte-Justine

July 16, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field

The Sainte-Justine Hospital Centre has taken a big step towards healthier food options for its patients, visitors and staff members. Beginning this summer, Délipapilles, the hospital’s food service, will be using local organic vegetables to prepare its meals. Through a partnership with Équiterre, Délipapilles is working directly with three Quebec organic farms from the Bio Locaux collective,...

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3 Schools in NL to Receive “Farm to School” Grants from National Program

July 13, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC), the Whole Kids Foundation, and Food First NL have announced a second round of Farm to School Canada grants. Valued at up to $10,000 each, these grants will be delivered to 33 schools across the country, including 3 schools in Newfoundland & Labrador. The goal of F2CC’s Farm to School program is to...

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École Robb Road’s Salad Bar is Growing!

July 3, 2018F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Ecole Robb Road, Comox, BC 2017-2018 (Year 2) Our second year of Salad Bar has been a delicious meal to count on every Tuesday at École Robb Road Elementary in Comox, British Columbia. We are so fortunate to live in the Comox Valley, to be able to enjoy the bounty of our veggie growing community...

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Primrose Elementary School & Local Food … A Love Story

July 3, 2018F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Primrose Elementary School, Primrose, ON Total student enrollment: 520 2017-2018 (Year 2) The Salad Bar at Primrose ES has made a big impact at the school. Starting with the visual impact, it is served in our main foyer, where people coming in and out of the school see it in progress, enjoy the bright colours...

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Local Farms Branching into Local Health Care System in NL

June 29, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Stories from the field

Pilot Project Underway Many of Food First NL’s projects overlap on a common goal: to make the healthy choice an easy choice for residents of Newfoundland & Labrador. Likewise, we also want to see the local choice become the easy choice. A key step toward reaching these goals is to get more healthy, local food...

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Volunteers Make Salads Zing

June 28, 2018F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Lake Trail Middle School, Courtany, BC Total Number of Students: 331 in our school 2017-2018 (Year 2) The heart of Lake Trail School’s Weekly Salad Bar program is a core group of incredibly dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. This group of 10 volunteers show up religiously every Tuesday to prep the salad bar ingredients for service...