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Feb

Traditional Foods in Montana School Meals

February 2, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Nourishing School Communities, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

Toolkit for native foods in Montana school meal programs This toolkit, created in partnership by Montana No Kid Hungry and Indigikitchen, is designed to help school food service professionals identify, procure, and successfully incorporate traditional, healthy foods into their breakfast and lunch programs. It is also a teaching tool to educate those interested in traditional...

Feb

Cultivating ReconciliACTION in School Food Programming

February 1, 2023Jesse VeenstraHome Page Blog Feed

Jan

Farm to School BC Conference

January 26, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Farm to School BC is excited to announce the launch of their 2023 conference website and call for proposals! The 2023 conference, Planting the Seed: Harvesting connections, ideas, and community, will be happening May 17th-19th at the UBC Nest in Vancouver. The conference aims to celebrate the impact of both budding and established school food initiatives and...

Jan

Coming soon: Garden Grants!

January 17, 2023Jesse VeenstraHome Page Blog Feed

Mark your calendar: apply for a Garden Grant starting February 1st! Garden Grants are a great way to kick-start or boost edible education in school communities! Beginning February 1st, our partners at Whole Kids Foundation will be accepting applications for their 2023 Garden Grant Program. These grants support edible education spaces that serve K-12 students...

Jan

New food program gives high school students lessons in sustainability — and tasty tacos

January 13, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Holy Heart of Mary High School, St. John’s, NL Grant term 2022-2024 Holy Heart of Mary High School has partnered with Farm to Cafeteria and Fishing for Success to deepen students’ understanding of food security issues through hands-on learning. June 9, 2024: This is our @farm2cafeteria story submission to end our two years as grant recipients....

Jan

Residents of the Bow Valley Gather for Local School Food!

January 10, 2023F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Inspired by the farm to school Learning Circle model, in March of 2022, the Let’s Gather! event hosted in Canmore, AB encouraged community members in the Bow Valley to connect and spark dialogue around local and resilient food systems by exploring this theme through the lens of school food. This post shares what inspired the...

Dec

Nourishing Change in Schools

December 5, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Nov

Have your say on building a National School Food Policy!

November 30, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Deadline December 16th Until December 16th, the Government of Canada is seeking public input to hear about experiences and views on school food programs and the most important objectives for a school food policy. What they hear in this process will help inform the building of a national school food policy, and could help guide...

Nov

Farm to School Alberta Community Animator Pilot gets underway in Northern Alberta!

November 25, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Photo: Paul Lavoie Two schools in Alberta’s Peace Region are benefiting from a pilot project to establish and grow farm to school in the region in the 2022/23 school year. This project is a collaboration between Alberta Food Matters and Alberta Public Health Association, in partnership with the Public Health Association of BC, the Rural...

Nov

Appetite for farm to school in Alberta grows!

November 25, 2022F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Hydroponics

Alberta is a proud agricultural province, with the sector playing an important role in its economy. Farm to school activities provide an opportunity for students in Alberta – and across Canada – to access healthy, local food at school, make connections to the people in their community who grow and produce food, and learn about...