The EcoSchools program introduces an environmental perspective to schools and classroom programs. The Waste Minimization Guide provides a set of…

This study looks at food waste awarness and attitudes among residents using responses from a national U.S. survey. Among other…

This tipsheets provides a number of opportunities for schools to celebrate Ontario's 3rd local food week (June 6-12, 2016).

In this podcast, Erin Beagle discusses how Roots to Harvest engages children and youth in local food education. Erin gives…

How does enhancing our connection to nature link to food literacy and food security? Carolynne Crawley from FoodShare provides insight…

This short activity guide offers a range of ideas for celebrating local food in the classroom including structured taste testing…

This game, targeted towards grades 1-6, is a fun, energetic way to think about food miles. 'Food miles' refers to…

A submission, on behalf of Sustain Ontario and the Ontario Edible Education Network, to the Ontario Ministry of Education in…

The Ontario Food Collaborative aims to bring together stakeholders from across the food system and take a holistic food systems…

Apendix F shows th attendance of INFRA Stakeholders 1 and 2 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 D shows th attendance of farmers 5 and 6 at the Local Food Procurement Education Workshop.

FoodShare's Great Big Crunch invites students, teachers, educators and all good food enthusiasts to learn about healthy eating through the…

This toolkit is designed for community organization, local governments and others interested in reducing food waste. The implementation guide teaches…

On June 10th 2016, Coreen Jones of Ecosource and Jody Mitchell of Roots to Harvest hosted a lively conversation with…

Tastebuds' Edible Education Guide is for administrators, teachers and staff to have a one-stop shop for food literacy programming and…

A memory game that explores where food comes from by matching cards.

A hands-on activity for students to find items in the garden and in the schoolyard and then measure the items…

A hands-on activitiy where students explore the garden and observe the different things in the garden (garden plots, compost bins,…

Through the Alternative Avenues to Local Food Procurement project, Ecosource and Roots to Harvest worked with teachers, students and food…

This curriculum guide offers a rich set of resources to open meaningful conversations with secondary students about our local food…

The garden can be a powerful tool for meeting learning objectives across disciplines. Given how important it is for teachers…

Want to know what's involved in building the raised beds that Growing Up Organic has helped established in schools? It's…

Growing Up Organic's fundraising toolkit includes everything needed to start raising money to cover your school garden costs, whether you…

There is great concern that certain elements of trade agreements limit local/sustainable food procurement. This article examines various trade agreements…

The Good Food Purchasing Program launched in LA in 2011. The program is a comprehensive and metric-based food procurement policy…

In 2011 the Good Food Purchasing Program developed an innovative local food procurement policy aimed at building local markets for…

The City of Thunder Bay is a leading example of sustainable procurement in Ontario. This bylaw, although not specific to…

The Government of Nova Scotia implemented an Environmentally Responsible Procurement Policy in 2005. This document explains sustainable procurement, and its…

Ten of the largest public institions in Grey Bruce participated in the Instituional Local Food Project. This case study highlights…

This report encompasses a set of recommendations for provincial ministries (eg OMAFRA), food suppliers (farmers), and healthcare personnel with the…

This case study highlights Humber College's transition to local sustainable food, as a Mentee in the 3P Purchasing Program. Humber…

This document highlights 4 case studies from the 3P Mentorship Program. The case studies feature a hospital, long-term care home,…

This 63-page report details the market opportunities and chalenges involved in purchasing fresh food in hospitals, schools and childcare institutions…

This paper outlines the potential and the challenges for economic growth and development in the agri-food sector. Examples are outlined…

This educational package will be useful to your planning and teaching about food crisis and food security. it includes Food…