Collège Massawippi (secondaire), Ayer’s Cliff, Québec 2018-2019 (Grant Year 1) Au Collège Servite, le projet De la ferme à l’école s’inscrit dans la poursuite du programme de jardinage alimentaire et du changement de politique alimentaire amorcé en 2016. L’établissement a été porteur de plusieurs initiatives : un jardin scolaire entretenu par les élèves du comité...Read More
On the heels of Canada’s First Farm to School Conference in May, we are taking action on your request for policy tools to advance Farm to School. In order to do so, we need your help! The USA have had Farm to School policies in place for over a decade, and recently released the “State...Read More
Join the Youth Movement to Prevent Food Waste, Protect Our Environment and Help Save the Planet Montreal, 11 April 2019—Youth can make a positive difference to prevent food waste, from small initiatives at home to more ambitious efforts that involve the whole community, by using the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) new Food Matters Action...Read More
PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COOKING WORKSHOPS Developed as part of the Schools Take Root project in collaboration with several partners, this practical guide is aimed at facilitating and maximizing the benefits of cooking workshops. It offers participants support for the organization, planning and conducting of these activities, as well as for post-activity reviews. The proposed steps and their...Read More
October 22 & 23, 2018 Maison du développement durable, Montreal # attendees: 27 Theme/overall purpose: First training session for the first cohort of Quebec F2S schools! Event description: Our training session for the Quebec F2S grantee schools was a huge success! Thank you to all participants, guest speakers and partners! #Farm2School #DigInCanada http://equiterre.org/en/project/local-food-procurement/farm-to-school-canada-digs-in What were people saying?...Read More
More than 20 local farms will supply 74 schools with organic baskets this fall! The Schools Take Root project aims to create awareness about local, organic food in Quebec schools by implementing the sale of organic vegetable baskets grown by local farmers as a fundraising event. This helps get children and their families interested in...Read More
The Sainte-Justine Hospital Centre has taken a big step towards healthier food options for its patients, visitors and staff members. Beginning this summer, Délipapilles, the hospital’s food service, will be using local organic vegetables to prepare its meals. Through a partnership with Équiterre, Délipapilles is working directly with three Quebec organic farms from the Bio Locaux collective,...Read More
Hayley Lapalme I have long wondered if it’s a coincidence that the kitchens in hospitals are often in the basement. Prioritization of food in healthcare is often pit against clinical priorities, rather than seen as complementary. Common refrains I’ve heard from healthcare include, “It’s food or the MRI,” or “If a patient is well enough...Read More
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...Read More
Fundraising Campaigns Offering Local, Organic Vegetables in Schools! Montreal, November 17, 2016 – Two Montreal schools have chosen to innovate this year by launching a new type of fundraising activity for their projects. Thanks to the project Schools Take Root: For Healthy, Local and Sustainable Food, these schools are giving youngsters and their parents a...Read More
