Call for Advisors – Nourishing Indigenous Food & Foodways in Schools
Posted: February 14, 2024
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Farm to Cafeteria Canada, in partnership with Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations including Sustain Ontario, is looking for around 10 community members from across Canada to join its Circle of Advisors to inform its Nourishing Indigenous Food and Foodways in Schools initiative. The partnership is looking for Advisors who can bring experience and/or interest in supporting Indigenous food and foodways in schools in a collaborative way.
Where do you need to be located? Anywhere in Canada/Indigenous Territories
How much time will it involve? Between 3-8 hours per month beginning in March 2024 (with a break in December, July and August). Advisors are being invited for a 1-year term to start, with the potential to extend for longer (the full initiative is 4 years).
Compensation: $300/month ($500 for the months of March and April 2024 for project startup)
Advisors will, as time and interest permits:
- Participate in project meetings (one or two per month of around 1.5 hours each).
- Inform the development and implementation of engagement, communications and evaluation plans.
- Inform our project processes, including reciprocal agreements and protocols regarding ethical review, knowledge gathering and sharing, and data sovereignty.
- Advise on the development of a dedicated grant stream to support schools that are located in Indigenous communities, or that serve many Indigenous students, to serve more Indigenous and other healthy foods and more fully integrate Indigenous foodways into their school food systems.
- Participate in Nourish’s Food is Our Medicine learning journey and advise on the development of an adapted program for the K-12 school setting.
- Participate in project working groups and circles and help advance the project in other ways.
