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Sep

Growing Local Food Literacy – Webinar Recap

September 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

By Carolyn Webb, Sustain Ontario As the 4th in our free Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series, this webinar – Growing Local Food Literacy – will focus on how to teach local food literacy while engaging students in developing gardening skills in various educational settings. Packed with hands-on tips and resources, our speakers from Ecosource (Region of Peel), Growing...

Sep

Cooking Up Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools – Webinar Recap

September 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

By Carolyn Webb, Sustain Ontario The recorded webinar and presentation slides from our Cooking Up Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools are now available! This webinar was the third in our Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series. Recorded on March 22, 2017, this webinar focused on how to teach local food literacy while engaging students in preparing...

Sep

Eating for Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools – Webinar Recap

September 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

By Carolyn Webb, Sustain Ontario The recorded webinar and presentation slides from our Eating for Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools are now available! This webinar was the second in our Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series. Recorded on February 22, 2017, this webinar focused on how to use school meals (including cafeteria lunches, hot meal days,...

Sep

Teaching Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools – Webinar Recap

September 6, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

By Carolyn Webb, Sustain Ontario Did you miss our Teaching Local Food Literacy webinar? It’s not too late! The recorded webinar and presentation slides are now available for you to view. This webinar was the first in our Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series. Recorded on November 30, 2016, this webinar provides tangible lessons for...

Jun

The Corny Tour at Covert Farms

June 16, 2017Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, English, Farm to School, Farms, Stories from the field

SenPokChin Elementary School, Oliver, BC How to make your Farm to School Program more exciting than recess? Take your students to the great outdoor classroom for a food adventure! Recently, Sen Pok Chin students from Oliver, BC took part in The Corny Tour at Covert Farms Organics Family Estate. Students in grades kindergarten to grade...

Jun

Grandview Grows!

June 14, 2017Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Uuqinak’uuh Elementary School, Vancouver, BC Grandview / Uuqinak’uuh Elementary School is a very special place! This Inner city school in Vancouver, British Columbia is lucky to have a lovely, expansive green space with many large trees, and a well established school garden and our open longhouse structure provides an outdoor teaching space (interrupted by a...

Apr

Immaculate Heart of Mary Finds a Clear Vision

April 13, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

With blowing snow advisories still in effect in Corner Brook, Newfoundland students and teachers at Immaculate Heart of Mary school may not have great visibility of their greenhouse, but their Farm to School vision sure is clear! Immaculate Heart of Mary School is an independently operated, private school with approximately 200 students from Junior Kindergarten...

Clare, Emily, Sarah, Casey, Mia. Forest Grove Elementary Students, BC.

Nov

Forest Grove Elementary, BC is a Farm to School Month Canada 2016 Winner!

November 25, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Forest Grove Elementary won the grant for: Connecting students to local food producers such as farmers, gardeners, chefs, bakers, cheese makers etc. A value of $1500. Congratulations! Their Farm to School Month Story: From Oct 3 to October 7th, 2016, Forest Grove Elementary participated in a number of seed to table experiences. The Kindergarten and Gr....

Oakwood Public School, ON. Photo: Kaitlyn Visser

Nov

Oakwood School, ON is a Farm to School Month Canada 2016 Winner!

November 25, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Oakwood School won the grant for: Increasing the amount of local foods served and eaten in the school cafeteria. A value of $1500. Congratulations! Their Farm to School Month Story: Our journey to THINKING and EATING local at Oakwood Public School began rather unexpectedly in the fall of 2015. We had registered with OPHEA Healthy Schools...

Nov

St. Bonaventure’s College, NL is a Farm to School Month Canada 2016 Winner!

November 25, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

St. Bonaventure’s College won the grant for: Engaging students in growing, cooking or preserving local foods at school. A value of $1500. Congratulations! Their Farm to School Month Story: Thanksgiving is a time of year that brings family and friends together. It knits a community, however loosely, to a sense of the season. And nothing...