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Dec

Hamilton’s St. Jean de Brebeuf students sample new salad bar

December 3, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, F2S Grants, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Hospitality students Lucas Blake and Adrian Kobylt prepare the free taco bowls handed out to St. Jean de Brebeuf students Nov. 29 as part of the celebration of a grant from Farm to School Canada to launch a salad bar in the student-run cafeteria. – Metroland staff New initiative started after Farm to School Canada...

Nov

A Recipe for Successful Cooking Workshops

November 20, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field, Webinar

PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COOKING WORKSHOPS Developed as part of the Schools Take Root project in collaboration with several partners, this practical guide is aimed at facilitating and maximizing the benefits of cooking workshops. It offers participants support for the organization, planning and conducting of these activities, as well as for post-activity reviews. The proposed steps and their...

Oct

The South Shore School Food Project

October 30, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Videos

We get an update on the South Shore School Food Project and find out how interactive learning opportunities with food can promote confidence in kids to try new things. The South Shore School Food Project We get an update on the South Shore School Food Project and find out how interactive learning opportunities with food...

Oct

Chef Lancers Lead the Way with a Lean Green Gardening Machine!

October 18, 2018Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Cardinal Leger Secondary School, Brampton ON 2017-2018 (Year 2) Three inspiring chefs working together on a massive task is usually a recipe for a disaster. Here at Cardinal Leger the only recipe was WORKING WELL AS A COMMUNITY! This year Cardinal Leger’s Hospitality program was faced with a massive task. The three Chefs/Teachers found out...

National Farm-to-School Month: Highlighting 30 Innovative Programs from Across the Globe

Oct

Highlighting 30 Innovative Farm to School Programs from Across the Globe

October 12, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, In the News, Stories from the field

October is national Farm-to-School Month in the United States. Thousands of schools, education sites, and organizations across the world, are embracing food education through school gardens, educational farms, and school meals filled with nutritious, local, and seasonal ingredients. It’s time to celebrate farm-to-school organizations from around the globe. Farm-to-school programs can help bring locally sourced and nutritious...

Oct

Who Puts the Farm in Farm-to-School?

October 10, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, Farms, Stories from the field

Amy Ouchterlony, Farmer & Co-owner of Fiddle Foot Farm in Mulmur Township, has been supplying vegetables to the Farm to School: Canada Digs In! Salad Bar Program since its beginning. The farm, run by Amy and her partner, has been in business since 2011. For most of that time, they have been supplying nutritious and...

Oct

Salad Bar Grant Recipients Share F2S’s Impact in Ontario

October 1, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Nobel Public School A number of schools across Ontario are entering the third year of their Farm to School Salad Bar Grants, and the Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) blog has been blooming with their 2018 stories and updates, touching on everything from food literacy and local food procurement, to student nutrition, sustainability education and more. Whether it’s...

Oct

Fresh Ideas in Farm to School

October 1, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Summer Salad Bars at the Farmers’ Market in New Denver BC Salad bars…in the summer?! Yes please! Inspired by the Farm to School (F2S) salad bar, the Healthy Community Society of the North Slocan Valley (HCS) created a healthy and innovative pilot project this summer. Read about how one BC Farm to School program spurred...

Oct

Enhanced New Brunswick School Nutrition Policy Calls for More Healthy, Local Food in Schools!

October 1, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Photo: École Cambridge-Narrows, Cambridge-Narrows (N.-B.), Marcy Malloy On June 13, 2018, New Brunswick’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) released its newly enhanced public school nutrition policy (Policy 711) to ensure all New Brunswick students have access to healthier foods and moreover, creating healthier school food environments in all New Brunswick public schools. “Offering healthier food choices...

Sep

Reframing Healthy Food in Health Care Webinar

September 13, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Videos, Webinar

The question of what qualifies as “healthy” food is highly contested in health care and beyond. This conversation is alive and well in our leadership cohort, and we want to engage it publicly. At the Reframing Healthy Food in Heath Care webinar we brought together diverse perspectives from three thought-leaders to explore how hospitals and...