2016-1017 (Year 1) Lord Roberts Elementary School is a diverse, urban school in the West End of the Downtown Vancouver Peninsula. With support from Farm to Cafeteria Canada and in partnership with Growing Chefs and Fresh Roots, two innovative charities that have been supporting schools to grow and cook in the Vancouver School Board and...Read More
Sydenham High School, Sydenham, ON 2018-2019 (Additional Story) Sydenham High School is in a rural setting yet holds about 700 students. It was very fortunate to receive a beautiful new kitchen as part of a renovation a few years ago. In collaboration with our neighbouring elementary school, Loughborough, we have been helping to provide local...Read More
Carleton Village Sports & Wellness Academy, Toronto ON 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) As a Sports & Wellness Academy, Carleton Village school in Toronto, has an enhanced curriculum and school wide commitment to student well-being and healthy living, making it an ideal fit for incorporating a Farm to School Approach. Every student participates in experiential workshops...Read More
Riverview Middle School, Riverview, NB 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Thanks to a partnership with Farm to Cafeteria Canada, we can offer students healthier food options. As an alternative to their traditional hot lunch options, student can now order customized subs and salads sourced from locally sourced produce and meat. In order to address the region’s short...Read More
(photo: Notice our youngest are using china dishes and washable forks!) “Best thing the school has ever done” – Liam gr. 7 Brooklyn Elementary School, Comox, BC 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) It was a brand-new Kindergarten parent at Brooklyn Elementary who proposed and led the Salad Bar idea. Maurita Prato, who also works for LUSH Valley,...Read More
Cambridge-Narrows Community School (C-NCS) Cambridge-Narrows, NB 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) The small Village of Cambridge-Narrows is located in South-Central New Brunswick and their community school is home to a thriving Farm to School initiative which benefits students from kindergarten to grade 12. Originally part of F2CC’s Nourishing School Communities initiative, this school is still going...Read More
Bruce Peninsula District School Lion’s Head, ON 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Bruce Peninsula District School is a JK – 12 school that already had a daily Cafeteria Program, school wide composting program and a school and community garden. When the opportunity to apply for the Farm 2 Cafeteria Salad Bar grant came to our attention...Read More
Jeremy Eaton · CBC News Apr 28, 2023 Gotta get me moose, b’y: N.L. middle school serves up moose burgers School Lunch Association believes moose on the menu to be a 1st Students at Clarenville Middle School were treated to a feed of moose as part of the School Lunch Association’s vision of seeing more local food...Read More
Loughborough Public School, Sydenham, ON 2017-2018 (Year 2) We make the call on the announcements for each of the three divisions and listen for the thunder of feet to rush down to our foyer where the locally provided food awaits. Prepared just across the road by culinary students from our neighbouring high school, this food is...Read More
Lake Trail Middle School, Courtany, BC Total Number of Students: 331 in our school 2017-2018 (Year 2) The heart of Lake Trail School’s Weekly Salad Bar program is a core group of incredibly dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. This group of 10 volunteers show up religiously every Tuesday to prep the salad bar ingredients for service...Read More
