Eating for Local Food Literacy: Sign up for our FREE Webinar
Posted: February 1, 2017
Categories: Edible Education Network / GoodFoodBites / News from Sustain Ontario / Schools / Webinars
As the 2nd in our free Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series, this webinar – Eating for Local Food Literacy – will focus on how to use school meals (including cafeteria lunches, hot meal days, hospitality classes, and your school’s Student Nutrition Program / breakfast program) to enable local food literacy education.
When: Wednesday February 22, 2017, 3:30 – 4:30 pm EST
Packed with hands-on tips and resources, our speakers from Roots to Harvest, Ecosource, and the Ontario Student Nutrition Program-Southwest Region, will share:
- Case studies of schools in Ontario that are using more local foods in their menus and offerings, as well as meal programs that are involving local food education in their mandate.
- Ideas for how to get students excited about local food
- How to engage all those involved – from school staff to students to farmers
- Curriculum connections for various grade levels and subject areas including sample lesson menus and models
- Answers to common questions
- Case study examples
Did you miss the first webinar in the series? Check out the recording, slides, and tipsheet here: Teaching Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools – Webinar Recap