This digital tool is designed to help educators create a living record where all users involved in a school garden can quickly and easily compile their activities. “Growing Success” was created as a spreadsheet workbook to facilitate efficient planning and enhanced communication between educators managing school gardens. Inside the workbook you will find 6 helpful...Read More

In Maple Ridge, British Columbia, you’ll find an Intergenerational Garden that has been nourishing its community for almost 10 years.  Through the garden project, young students, seniors and teachers are growing and learning together. Seniors are passing down important knowledge, and young people are learning how to grow food and care for a garden. The...Read More

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...Read More

Mark your calendar: apply for a Garden Grant starting February 1st! Garden Grants are a great way to kick-start or boost edible education in school communities! Beginning February 1st, our partners at Whole Kids Foundation will be accepting applications for their 2023 Garden Grant Program. These grants support edible education spaces that serve K-12 students...Read More

Holy Heart of Mary High School, St. John’s, NL Grant term 2022-2024 Holy Heart of Mary High School has partnered with Farm to Cafeteria and Fishing for Success to deepen students’ understanding of food security issues through hands-on learning. June 9, 2024: This is our @farm2cafeteria story submission to end our two years as grant recipients....Read More

Inspired by the farm to school Learning Circle model, in March of 2022, the Let’s Gather! event hosted in Canmore, AB encouraged community members in the Bow Valley to connect and spark dialogue around local and resilient food systems by exploring this theme through the lens of school food. This post shares what inspired the...Read More

Photo: Paul Lavoie Two schools in Alberta’s Peace Region are benefiting from a pilot project to establish and grow farm to school in the region in the 2022/23 school year. This project is a collaboration between Alberta Food Matters and Alberta Public Health Association, in partnership with the Public Health Association of BC, the Rural...Read More

Alberta is a proud agricultural province, with the sector playing an important role in its economy. Farm to school activities provide an opportunity for students in Alberta – and across Canada – to access healthy, local food at school, make connections to the people in their community who grow and produce food, and learn about...Read More