Food Initiatives Greenhouse
504 Resources
Types: Lesson Plan, Recipe
Date: June 2012
From this lesson students will recognize their individual sense of taste with a fun, group literacy activity.
In this lesson students will explore the components of soil as well as different soil types through hands on investigations…
This lesson will allow students to learn about the importance of community when eating, growing and sharing food; students will…
Type: Lesson Plan
Teaches students to identify that many of the foods we eat (across different cultures) are made with grains. During this…
This resource supports students to learn about the importance of bees in the food system, looking specifically at pollinating squash…
Type: Teacher Toolkit/Guide
Date: 2014
This resource is available in a print format (Fact Book) as well as an interactive website (www.allaboutfood.aitc.ca). A variety of…
Types: Curriculum Link Resource, Lesson Plan, Teacher Toolkit/Guide
Date: June 2014
Interactive game that explores the regions and counties of Ontario to discover the variety of locally grown agricultural products, the…
Date: Sep 18, 2016
These lessons will introduce students to exciting ingredients, cooking techniques and tasting experiences using vegetables and fruits (local when possible),…
Type: Campaign
Date: Sep 15, 2016
This website showcases Intermarch_'s campaign to reduce food waste by selling imperfect fruits and vegetables and a cheaper price and…
Type: Website
A collection of residential food waste reduction tools hosted by British Columbia's Ministry of Environment.
This website was founded by researchers from the University of Guelph to post updates about their research and highlight other's…
Type: Toolkit/Guide
The EcoSchools program introduces an environmental perspective to schools and classroom programs. The Waste Minimization Guide provides a set of…
Type: Academic Literature
Date: July 2016
This study looks at food waste awarness and attitudes among residents using responses from a national U.S. survey. Among other…
Date: 16-Jun
This tipsheets provides a number of opportunities for schools to celebrate Ontario's 3rd local food week (June 6-12, 2016).
Date: 42531
How does enhancing our connection to nature link to food literacy and food security? Carolynne Crawley from FoodShare provides insight…
In this podcast, Erin Beagle discusses how Roots to Harvest engages children and youth in local food education. Erin gives…
Date: 01-Jun-16
This game, targeted towards grades 1-6, is a fun, energetic way to think about food miles. 'Food miles' refers to…
This short activity guide offers a range of ideas for celebrating local food in the classroom including structured taste testing…
Date: 26-May-16
A submission, on behalf of Sustain Ontario and the Ontario Edible Education Network, to the Ontario Ministry of Education in…
Type: Strategic Plan
Date: 42461
The Ontario Food Collaborative aims to bring together stakeholders from across the food system and take a holistic food systems…
Type: Report/Working Paper
Date: 2016-03-23
Apendix D shows th attendance of farmers 5 and 6 at the Local Food Procurement Education Workshop.
Appendix E is a chart from October, 2014 that shows the availability of fruits and vegetables throughout the year by…
Apendix F shows th attendance of INFRA Stakeholders 1 and 2 at the Local Food Procurement Education Workshop.
Date: 01-Mar-16
FoodShare's Great Big Crunch invites students, teachers, educators and all good food enthusiasts to learn about healthy eating through the…
Date: Feb 2016
This toolkit is designed for community organization, local governments and others interested in reducing food waste. The implementation guide teaches…
Type: Survey
Date: no date
The Local CFC participant survey is designed to capture information from participants before they begin a program. This information can…
Type: Investment Strategy Strategic Plan
The investment strategy outlines the six funding streams of OTF and the priority outcomes within each of the six areas.…
Type: Curriculum
Date: 2016
This educational package will be useful to your planning and teaching about food crisis and food security. it includes Food…
Type: Webinar
Date: Jan 1, 2016
This paper outlines the potential and the challenges for economic growth and development in the agri-food sector. Examples are outlined…
This 63-page report details the market opportunities and chalenges involved in purchasing fresh food in hospitals, schools and childcare institutions…
Type: Program-Initiative
This document highlights 4 case studies from the 3P Mentorship Program. The case studies feature a hospital, long-term care home,…
This case study highlights Humber College's transition to local sustainable food, as a Mentee in the 3P Purchasing Program. Humber…
This report encompasses a set of recommendations for provincial ministries (eg OMAFRA), food suppliers (farmers), and healthcare personnel with the…
Ten of the largest public institions in Grey Bruce participated in the Instituional Local Food Project. This case study highlights…
The Government of Nova Scotia implemented an Environmentally Responsible Procurement Policy in 2005. This document explains sustainable procurement, and its…
Type: Policy
The City of Thunder Bay is a leading example of sustainable procurement in Ontario. This bylaw, although not specific to…
In 2011 the Good Food Purchasing Program developed an innovative local food procurement policy aimed at building local markets for…
The Good Food Purchasing Program launched in LA in 2011. The program is a comprehensive and metric-based food procurement policy…
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