School District 47 Food Literacy Program

School District 47 Food Literacy Program

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General Information

The School Food Literacy Program aims to provide SD47 students with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices – for themselves, their community and the environment. It primarily provides garden-based learning and kitchen-based food skills activities for students, and resources school staff to develop and maintain food-related programming. This includes garden-based and kitchen-based learning across all grades.


School Food

What region do you serve: School District 47

How do you provide food literacy education:

  • At the school
  • Field trip / in the community
  • Educational resources / curriculum documents

What schools do you provide services to: I provide food literacy education and resources to all six elementary schools in the Powell River region: Kelly Creek, Texada, Westview, Edgehill, Henderson and James Thomson.


Services

  • Supplying local food
  • Teaching/Resources - growing food
  • Teaching/Resources - fishing/gathering/harvesting
  • Teaching/Resources - cooking
  • Teaching/Resources - food systems
  • Teaching/Resources - food waste/composting
  • Teaching/Resources - nutrition
  • Teaching/Resources - Teacher training

Activities

  • Growing food - garden
  • Growing food - indoors
  • Hydroponics (i.e., just plants)
  • Harvesting/gathering - land
  • Seed saving
  • Sustainable food production
  • Cooking
  • Preserving
  • Tasting activities
  • Sharing cultural foods
  • Learning from local food producers & providers
  • Other