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11
Jun

Let’s Grow Together!

McCrosson-Tovell School, Sleeman, ON Grant term, 2023-2024 McCrosson-Tovell School is in Bergland. A small town in Northwestern Ontario near Lake of the Woods. We are a K-3 school with eleven students. Our gardening journey began with the goal of introducing the students to the joys of growing their own food. With the support of the...
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11
Jun

Nourishing Roots: The Vital Role of Community Learning and Food

École Secondaire Cochrane High School, Cochrane, ON Grant term 2022-2024 Our small Northern Ontario high school has benefited immensely from receiving a Farm to School grant in 2022!  Though there have been so many positive highlights, we are especially proud of how our students’ understanding of Indigenous connections to land and food sources has significantly...
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08
Aug

Resources for Culturally Appropriate School Food Programs

Photo: Enseigner la nourriture d’abord video, BC Public Service The School Food Development Project (SFDP) is a partnership initiative in Saskatchewan that is working to support schools in the designing and implementation of universal, culturally-appropriate school food programs. As part of this, the project partners have compiled a list of resources ranging from menu plans...
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02
Feb

Traditional Foods in Montana School Meals

Toolkit for native foods in Montana school meal programs This toolkit, created in partnership by Montana No Kid Hungry and Indigikitchen, is designed to help school food service professionals identify, procure, and successfully incorporate traditional, healthy foods into their breakfast and lunch programs. It is also a teaching tool to educate those interested in traditional...
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14
Nov

From Planters to a School Food Forest

Kâpapâmahchakwêw – Wandering Spirit School – Toronto, ON Grant term 2022-2024 Toronto’s Kâpapâmahchakwêw Wandering Spirit School has big plans for a sustainable food system Ismaila Alfa from CBC’s Metro Morning in Toronto met with a class at Toronto’s Kâpapâmahchakwêw Wandering Spirit School, a 2022 Farm to School Canada grant recipient. He spoke with the Outdoor...
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26
Oct

Webinar Recording: Serving Traditional Indigenous Food In Schools

A recording is now available of the Indigenous School Food Circle‘s recent webinar on how school food programs are serving traditional Indigenous foods: The webinar features the following speakers: Clifford Gladue, Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority Scott Hall and Bruce Cutknife, Maskwacîs Education Schools Commission Candace Weir, Shelly Crack and Elizabeth Moore, Haida...
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24
Jun

Food Sovereignty in 3 Grow Projects at Sturgeon Lake School

Photo: Grade 4/5 students planting potatoes eyes Sturgeon Lake First Nation School, Valleyview, AB Grant term 2020-2022 Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation School, home of the Eagles, is located in northern Alberta, and is part of the Treaty 8 area. There are 126 students from K4 – Grade 12 and many of them love to hunt,...
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