F2CC admin, Author at Farm to Cafeteria Canada

By

F2CC admin

Mar

Penticton Elementary School Engages in Food Forest Project

March 15, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

A Penticton man is working on a unique farming project in Penticton with a local elementary school. Ryan Foster has founded an organization known as the Food Foresters of Canada Society, working to develop local food forest projects in Penticton and area. A food forest project is currently underway by Parkway Elementary School after teacher...

Mar

Webinar: The role of policy in changing the menu for school food in Canada

March 11, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

Date: March 23, 2016 Time: 1:00–2:00 (EST – Eastern Time) Sign Up for Webinar Continuing the conversations from the Changing the Menu National School Food Conference, this webinar is an opportunity to continue to work together to change the menu for school food in Canada. This webinar session will provide an opportunity to learn about:...

Farm to School Salad Bar Webinar Final Feb 18

Mar

Farm to School Salad Bar Webinar: Applying for the National Farm to School Grant Program

March 10, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Funding, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit, Webinar

Applying for the National Farm to School Grant Program? Watch this Farm to School salad bar webinar! Webinar Materials: Recipe for Success: Learn how St. Bonaventure’s College in Newfoundland started their Farm to School salad bar Information session on the National Farm to School Grant Program: Joanne Bays, National Manager Farm to Cafeteria Canada Farm...

Mar

Yarrow Students Serve up Smoothies Though Pedal Power

March 9, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

What’s green and healthy and made on two wheels? A blender bike smoothie, of course. They are the latest sensation at Yarrow elementary, and are whipped up every Tuesday morning by the students, for the students. At about 9 a.m., one chosen class makes their way to the school’s lobby, where all of the ingredients...

Mar

Case Study Series Highlights Local Seafood at Colleges, Schools & a Hospital in New England

March 4, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

At institutions throughout New England, dining staff are beginning to look to the sea as another source for local foods. Institutions from across health care, colleges & universities, and K-12 school systems are incorporating locally caught seafood into their meals for a variety of reasons and through a variety of procurement models. FINE set out...

Feb

Evaluation of the Community Capacity Building Strategy

February 17, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

The Farm to School Salad Bar is a new and innovative initiative in British Columbia (BC) designed to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables amongst students and raise awareness of the health benefits of doing so. Although the concept of farm to school appears simple, it has multiple planning-related objectives including adopting a comprehensive...

Feb

Farm to Cafeteria Canada News February 2016, Issue 4

February 17, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Newsletters, Stories from the field

In this Issue: 2015: A year of huge leaps! Looking ahead: 2016 Year of the Monkey National Funding Opportunities New Leadership Team Upcoming Events

Feb

Hamilton Tastebuds Student Nutrition Collaborative: Edible Education Guide

February 2, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Member Resources, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

Tastebuds’ Edible Education Guide is for administrators, teachers and staff to have a one-stop shop for food literacy programming and resources that is available for their school, classroom or after-school program. Tastebuds’ Edible Education Guide offers food literacy programs that address curriculum requirements to all Hamilton schools, as well as resources around school gardens, nutrition...

Jan

Back to the Basics: Children need to learn about food

January 25, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Take the numbers six and 16, put them together and you have the formula for improving youth nutrition through education, improved food skills and better understanding of local food, one Ontario farm and food organization says. Six by Sixteen is an initiative of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and is part of the comprehensive...

Jan

Healthy Snacks Become Lessons on Nutrition in Madison Schools

January 16, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

When REAP’s Farm to School program provides a healthy snack, students not only receive a serving of fruits or vegetables but also an information sheet about the snack. This is because REAP’s Farm to Food program is as much about teaching students healthy, local food in schools as it is about feeding them. The Farm...