John J Sark Memorial Elementary School, Lennox Island First Nation, PEI Grant term, 2023-2024 We had two main goals with this grant money. Our first was to give students an opportunity to experience a variety of food sources that our local lands and waters provide. The second was to teach a variety of ways of...Read More
Ottawa Technical Secondary School, Ottawa, ON Grant term 2022-2024 Our Farm to Cafeteria program has been a resounding success and we are so grateful for the support. Ottawa Technical Secondary School serves a diverse student population, many of whom live with food insecurity and in living situations that don’t enable a connection to the land...Read More
Cobequid Consolidated Elementary School, Old Barns, NS Grant term 2022-2024 Our Farm to School Experience Cobequid Consolidated Elementary School is located in the community of Old Barns, Nova Scotia, a picturesque rural farming community that borders along the Bay of Fundy. Our school serves approximately 165 students ranging from Pre-Primary to Grade 5, from the...Read More
Inglewood School, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB Grant term 2022-2024 Inglewood School is a small suburban school servicing 115 grades 3-5 students. It is situated in picturesque Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick along the magnificent Saint John River. This tightly-knit school values families and prioritizes students’ well-being. Families commute to nearby Saint John for work and activities. Students...Read More
Arden Elementary, Courtenay, BC Grant term 2022-2024 Arden Elementary’s video shows the power of partnerships and of using a Community School as a Hub for helping feeder/other schools. Community and family volunteers have come together to make this amazing project possible, facilitating everything from healthy eating and opportunities for students to try new foods to...Read More
Kâpapâmachakwêw – Wandering spirit school, Toronto, ON Grant term 2022-2024 Kâpapâmachakwêw – Wandering Spirit School is an Indigenous cultural survival school in the heart of Toronto’s east end. KWSS serves just over 120 students that range from k-12. Their land-based learning program was started in September 2022 and centres itself on Indigenous food sovereignty, traditional...Read More
Beaver Brae Public School, Kenora, ON Grant term, 2023-2024 The Four Directions Program at Beaver Brae Secondary School in Kenora Ontario has been the source of food for students in high school for the last few years. With a decrease to lunch programs within high schools, students’ only other option for food is the cafeteria....Read More
William Gillett Academy, Charlottetown, NL Grant term, 2023-2024 William Gillett Academy is a small K-12 school in Charlottetown, Labrador and has a student enrolment of about 46 students. As a school we wanted to teach our students about gardening and living off the land so we started a small community garden in 2023. With the...Read More
Dalhousie Regional High School, Dalhousie, NB Grant term, 2023-2024 Check out Dalhousie’s new tower garden and salad party in their video below!Read More
Oilfields High School Black Diamond, AB Grant term, 2023-2024 Oilfields High School started a junior and senior course at the beginning of the school year, September 2023. The senior’s course is from grades 10-12, their work is applied by research assisting challenges with the Vertical Farm has been replacing the flooring, irrigation, solar panels, production,...Read More
