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• Join the #OntF2S Discussion on Twitter!

  To generate some discussion before our upcoming Farm to School (F2S) Workshop on Thursday, February 28, Farm to School in Ontario: Exploring Solutions to Common Challenges, we’re going to be sending out some F2S questions on Twitter over the next few weeks! The questions are open to anyone on Twitter who is interested in Farm […]

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• Agenda posted for Farm to School Workshop: Exploring Solutions to Common Challenges

  Our upcoming interactive workshop with the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts at George Brown College, Farm to School in Ontario – Exploring Solutions to Common Challenges, is now just a few weeks away, taking place on Thursday, February 28! We’re currently busy planning for the day around the responses given in the registration survey so […]

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• Sign the Petition to Nourish Kids Now and Invest in School Food

  At the end of last year, the Coalition for Healthy School Food launched a petition to the federal government, calling for “an adequately-funded national cost-shared universal healthy school food program.” (The petition aligns with Senator Eggleton’s Motion No. 358, which was introduced in June 2018.) Over the past month, the petition has picked up steam and is […]

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• Workshop to explore solutions to common Farm to School challenges Feb. 28

  On Thursday, February 28, 2019, we invite you to join Sustain Ontario and the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts at George Brown College for an interactive workshop focused on exploring solutions to common Farm to School challenges in Ontario. Audience: Schools, school boards, Student Nutrition Programs, non-profits, public health, and everyone who supports and […]

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• Ecosource’s 2019 Advanced Teacher Training program: approaches to educating for sustainability

  Ecosource has announced their newly-updated Advanced Teacher Training program for 2019, run in partnership with York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies. The program offers hands-on learning and professional development for educators interested in the latest tools and strategies for environmental education. There are four different modules offered, each with two days of hands-on workshops and […]

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• Online Survey for SNPs and Child Care Centres on Local Food Awareness and Food Literacy in Snack Programs

  The Nutrition Resource Centre is collaborating with the Greenbelt Fund on a research project, in partnership with the Food Innovation & Research Studio (FIRSt) at George Brown College (GBC) and the Helderleigh Foundation, to gain an understanding of local food awareness, utilization and food literacy in meal and snack programs targeted to young children in […]

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• 2019 National Farm to School Conference seeking Youth Proposal Submissions

  The website for the 2019 National Farm to School Conference is now live! The conference, hosted by Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC), is taking place in Victoria, B.C. from May 15 – 17, 2019. Stay tuned for registration details. If you have ideas for a workshop, presentation, short talk or abstract, the conference Call for […]

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• A New Practical Guide for School Cooking Workshops

  A new, free guide for organizing cooking initiatives in schools has been released, A Recipe for Successful Cooking Workshops. The guide was developed through the collaboration of several partners: Équiterre, Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM), Dairy Farmers of Canada and the Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal, as part of the Schools Take Root project. […]

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• Webinar Recording: Roots to Harvest ‘Forest Meets Farm’ School Food Pilot Project

  The first webinar in a two-part series on Roots to Harvest’s Forest Meets Farm school food pilot project was held on October 30, 2018, and you can now view a recording of the webinar (also below) and download the webinar slides. Be sure to register for the second webinar in this series taking place on Thursday, December […]

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• The Benefits of Farm to School: Evidence from Canada

  As part of 2018’s Farm to School Month celebrations, Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) has released the much-anticipated fact sheet, The Benefits of Farm to School: Evidence from Canada. For the first time, this new resource brings together the results of Canadian studies showing that Farm to School activities increase students’ consumption of vegetables and […]

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