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Mar

Case Study Series Highlights Local Seafood at Colleges, Schools & a Hospital in New England

March 4, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

At institutions throughout New England, dining staff are beginning to look to the sea as another source for local foods. Institutions from across health care, colleges & universities, and K-12 school systems are incorporating locally caught seafood into their meals for a variety of reasons and through a variety of procurement models. FINE set out...

Feb

Evaluation of the Community Capacity Building Strategy

February 17, 2016F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

The Farm to School Salad Bar is a new and innovative initiative in British Columbia (BC) designed to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables amongst students and raise awareness of the health benefits of doing so. Although the concept of farm to school appears simple, it has multiple planning-related objectives including adopting a comprehensive...

Jan

Manitoba on the Menu

January 18, 2016F2CC CommunicationsEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Publications, Stories from the field

Schools, post-secondary, healthcare institutions and Crown corporations collectively purchase millions of dollars’ worth of food annually, yet little is known around how much local food has been purchased. At the same time, their large purchasing power and role as public facilities put institutions in a unique position to be positive drivers for growing our local...

Reconnecting with Indigenous culture through local foods

Oct

Reconnecting with our Culture Through Local Foods

October 13, 2015English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Beyond connecting with local farms and farmers, Haida Gwaii schools are incorporating hunting, gathering, foraging, gardening and greenhouses into their schools’ food supply. This idea emerged naturally in a place where wild foods are so plentiful and the culture of feasting and sharing food is central to the island culture. This remote archipelago along the...

Oct

Health Authority Staff Help Students get Dirty to Grow Interest in Healthy Food

October 13, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field, Videos

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority dietitians and public health nurses are helping students get interested in growing and enjoying healthy food. They are members of the Farm to School Vancouver Area Regional Hub (F2SVA) that oversee Farm to School activities in the Vancouver area. A Vancity credit union grant provided the funds to hire a local...

Oct

Bayridge Students Experience Farm to Table First Hand

October 13, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Students in the Baking and Business Focus Program at Bayridge Secondary School in the school’s new vegetable garden. Farm to table is a trend that has increased over the past few years; many people are finding great satisfaction in growing and cooking their own food and this is definitely the case for students in the...

May

Lettuce Rejoice: Salad Bar Program Launches at St. Bonaventure’s

May 20, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field, Videos

Some parents may struggle to get kids to eat their greens, but at St. Bonaventure’s College in St. John’s students are excited about a new salad bar featuring local seasonal vegetables. Students lobbied for a wider variety of healthy options in the school’s cafeteria and applied for the Farm to Cafeteria Canada program — which they got....

May

Farming School Grounds

May 15, 2015English, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Yun Leong Something shifted in 2010. Two cities that had been overcoming barriers to school gardens and getting local foods in classrooms now found themselves starting farms on school grounds. These farms added one more educational and food production tool to the complicated puzzle of Farm to School. Some wondered if school farms would be...

May

Volunteers Help David Thompson School Garden Grow

May 8, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

For the volunteers who came out April 12 to prepare the garden beds at David Thompson secondary school, it was about supporting environmental causes in any way they could. Volunteer Barbara Bradbury said there’s a huge need for individuals to help out. “The Vancouver Park Board doesn’t have enough money,” she said. “They can’t hire...