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Nov

The Benefits of Farm to School

November 28, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Featured Resources, Publications, Tools/Toolkit

This fact sheet offers a research-based overview of the benefits of farm to school and provides a list of sources. Stated benefits are provided under 5 themes: (1) Economic Development (Job Creation and Economic Activity; Farmer and Producer Income), (2) Public Health (Student Nutrition Behaviors; Knowledge, Attitudes and Access), (3) Education (Student Engagement and Academic...

Nov

The Business Of Getting Affordable, Local Food onto the Plates Of New Brunswickers

November 24, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Tomavo on Mountain Road in Moncton tries hard to stock as much local produce as it can. Image: Tomavo Facebook page. MONCTON – Businesses are teaming up with non-profit organizations, government agencies, public institutions, community groups and farmers to get healthy, low-cost, local food onto the plates of New Brunswickers. The ways local businesses are trying...

Oct

Five Reasons Why You Should Celebrate Farm to School Month

October 26, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to School, Member Resources, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

Image: The purpose of Farm to School Month is to promote the importance of farm to school activities in helping to improve child nutrition, support local economies and connect children and communities with the source of their food. October is a busy month for both our nation’s farms and our nation’s schools. Farmers are harvesting...

Oct

Forest Grove Elementary

October 19, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Farm to Cafeteria Canada – Grant Report from Forest Grove Elementary – Spring Event Forest Grove Elementary in Burnaby, BC was the grant recipient of $1,500 from Farm to Cafeteria Canada in 2016 where funds used needed to connect students to local food producers (gardeners, farmers, chefs, bakers or cheese makers etc.) On June 6,...

Oct

New Brunswick Acts to Increase the Amount of Local Food in School Cafeterias

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

In 2016, the Government of New Brunswick launched its Local Food and Beverage Strategy, Buy/Achetez NB. Among the strategy’s objectives was improved availability of local food and beverages. Including more local products in schools was identified as an opportunity to that end. As a result, one of the key actions identified within the strategy was...

Oct

Good Food For All: National Summit Unites Campus Students

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Here at Meal Exchange we are celebrating the success of one of our favourite events of the year, the National Student Food Summit! Thes annual national gatherings to support and empower students on college and university campuses across Canada to take an active role in creating a just, sustainable, and resilient food system, and the...

Oct

More Local Organic Food in Quebec Institutions!

October 16, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Équiterre is a Quebec-based organization offering concrete solutions to accelerate the transition towards a society in which individuals, organizations, and governments make ecological choices that are both healthy and equitable. Since its inception, Équiterre has aimed among other things to increase the consumption of local organic food. Through the development and coordination of a network...

Oct

Conducting Food Origin Audits

October 12, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare

A Step-by-Step Guide – St. Joseph’s Health System St. Joseph’s Heath System created a guide to help organizations and institutions conduct food origin audits. The guide includes steps involved in food origin audits, details, and examples for each of the steps, as well as useful tools, such as a template for a letter of endorsement....

Oct

My Sustainable Canada’s Local Food and Ontario’s Long Term Care Sector Report

October 12, 2017F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, Publications, Stories from the field

This report documents the current state of local food usage in Ontario’s long-term care sector. Most of the 600+ homes in Ontario do not track local food usage and many report barriers to adding these items to their menus. With an estimated annual raw food spend in excess of $210 million, Ontario’s long-term care sector...

Oct

Salad Bars and Raw Vegetables: Healthy Eating in Quebec Schools!

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

Published on 18 Sept. 2017 INVITATION TO A WEBINAR As part of a national project with the Farm to Cafeteria Canada network, Équiterre is inviting teachers, food service managers and school stakeholders to attend a free webinar on Wednesday, October 11 from 3 pm to 4 pm . The objective of the project is to increase the...