Fresh from the Farm 2025 school fundraiser campaign
Posted: September 9, 2025
Categories: Edible Education Network / GoodFoodBites / Schools
Looking to raise funds for your Ontario-based school or registered child care centre while supporting Ontario farmers and the local economy? Enrollment is open for the fall 2025 Fresh from the Farm fundraising campaign.
Since its launch, the program has helped over 3,000 schools sell more than $6 million worth of Ontario grown fruits and vegetables, equating to over five million pounds of product. This has resulted in $2.2 million being raised by schools and $3.5 million being returned to local farmers.
Why is it so successful?
- Fresh from the Farm is the only school fundraiser eligible to public, private and First Nation’s schools and registered child care centres in Ontario, providing Ontario grown fruit and vegetables.
- Provides schools a profitable fundraising model that aligns with Ontario’s School Food and Beverage Policy thereby enabling a more supportive nutrition environment
- Provides opportunities for introducing the related topics of agriculture, food, and healthy eating into the school environment.
- Benefits Ontario farmers and stimulates the provincial economy through the promotion and sales of fresh, Ontario fruit and vegetables, and supports higher achievement of children and youth by promoting health and well-being through the increased consumption of fruit and vegetables within the local community.
Learn more and sign up on the Fresh from the Farm website here.