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28
Oct

Let’s Feed the Feeder School

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...
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28
Oct

Land Based Learning and Indigenous Food Sovereignty at KWSS

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...
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16
Oct

Cooking in Two Worlds: A Process Guide for Incorporating Indigenous Foods into Institutions

This guide was produced by the Feed BC Program to support public institutions to incorporate Indigenous foods in a good way. It contains valuable learnings that can be applied in K-12 schools in BC and across the country.   We are raising our hands for this guide in relationship building, reciprocity, and humility in acknowledging where...
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08
Oct

Connecting to Culture Through School Food Webinar

  October 23rd, 3:30 pm-4:30 pm PST This event is part of Farm to School Month in Canada. Farm to School Month happens each October and is a time to showcase the many ways farm to school, also called local food to school, activities come to life. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the impacts of...
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01
Oct

The School Food Development Project: Lunch Lessons Learned

The School Food Development Project (SFDP), hosted by a team out of the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine’s Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, explored the intersection of food and culture in schools. The goal was to centre First Nations and Métis students, their families and their communities (both on and off reserve) in...
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26
Aug

Depth of Field: Films About Farming

Depth of Field is a series of 40 short documentaries produced and presented by the National Farmers Union and March Forth Creative. Over the years, educators have shared with us that they appreciate short evidence-based resources that help make connections between food systems and the curriculum. We’ve heard that short videos can be especially helpful,...
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26
Aug

Involving Youth in School Food Programs- Webinar Recording and Resources

Learn about: The value of meaningful youth engagement and participation; Strategies for youth engagement in program design and implementation; A framework to support student engagement; and Ideas, challenges, and opportunities for engaging students in schools This webinar and its resources ar part of a series hosted in spring 2024 by the Public Health Assocation onf...
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