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William Gillet Academy Greenspace

July 23, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

William Gillett Academy, Charlottetown, NL Grant term, 2023-2024 William Gillett Academy is a small K-12 school in Charlottetown, Labrador and has a student enrolment of about 46 students. As a school we wanted to teach our students about gardening and living off the land so we started a small community garden in 2023. With the...

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Growing Together at Dalhousie Regional High School

July 23, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

Dalhousie Regional High School, Dalhousie, NB Grant term, 2023-2024 Check out Dalhousie’s new tower garden and salad party in their video below!

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Oilfields High School Vertical Farming All Year Round

July 16, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

Oilfields High School Black Diamond, AB Grant term, 2023-2024 Oilfields High School started a junior and senior course at the beginning of the school year, September 2023. The senior’s course is from grades 10-12, their work is applied by research assisting challenges with the Vertical Farm has been replacing the flooring, irrigation, solar panels, production,...

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Who knew that salad-tasting parties could be so much fun?

July 16, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

École Bishop Savaryn School, Edmonton, AB Grant term, 2023-2024 Who knew that salad-tasting parties could be so much fun? For the students at École Bishop Savaryn School tasting and eating salads has been one of the highlights of the spring. Our school, located in North Edmonton, Alberta, is situated near fertile farmland; however, our students...

Jun

Farm to School Canada Grant: A dream come true for Port Elgin Regional

June 28, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

Port Elgin Regional School, Port Elgin, NB Grant term 2022-2024 I just can’t imagine our school and kitchen without receiving the Farm to School Canada grant. It has been such an added bonus to our work area by giving us the opportunity to purchase all the added equipment and small appliances that have turned our...

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School Food Programs in Canada: 15 Promising Cases

June 24, 2024F2CC adminFeatured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Evidence and Impacts, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

May 24, 2024 Publisher: University of Saskatchewan and Coalition for Healthy School Food This report responds to a need for insight into the operational details of school food programs that exist to meet the diverse needs of communities across Canada. It is the first in a series that will form a how-to guide for school...

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Fishing school takes students out of the classroom and out on the water

October 31, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

Thank you to CBC News NL for recognizing the great work of the 2022 Farm to School Canada Grant recipient Holy Heart of Mary High School in St. John’s, NL. Journalist Amanda Greer covered the school’s recent Sea to School field trip. Read the full article, or listen to the interview on The Signal, links...