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• Ontario Webinar: School Food Infrastructure Fund Projects

  Join the Ontario Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food (hosted by Sustain Ontario) on December 8 at 1:00 ET to learn about some of the exciting projects being funded this year through the federal School Food Infrastructure Fund across Ontario! From school gardening, to in-school meal programs, to food warehouse and infrastructure supports, you […]

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• The ‘nourish to flourish’ impact

  Our first round of “nourish to flourish” grantees (2024/2025) has wrapped up, and over the summer, each grantee sent us a story about how they spent the funds. We hope you’ll browse through our blog here to see the exciting impact these grants have had so far! Also check out the grant stream’s summary Impact […]

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• Indigenous Foodways in the Classroom webinar with Farm to Cafeteria Canada

  Farm to Cafeteria Canada is hosting a webinar workshop on Indigenous Foodways in the Classroom on October 15, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. ET. This is their second workshop with Laurie LaBrecque (access the recording of the first webinar here), who will share how to create cross-curricular connections to land-based learning, and participants will explore strategies […]

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• Resources to Help Educators Use Food as a Tool to Teach the Curriculum

  With school back in full swing, Sustain wants to remind educators across the province of our Food is Science website, which was developed to support Ontario educators in teaching the curriculum through food! Sustain Ontario’s Food is Science website includes cross-curricular lesson plans, learning videos, and background readings on food literacy. Find resources to teach […]

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• Advocates call on Ontario to grow their school food investment

  With millions of students returning to school earlier this month, Stuart Benson from The Hill Times has highlighted Ontario’s opportunity to join other provinces and territories in increasing their investment in kids and families through school food. Benson reports that Ontario is spending less per capita on school food than almost every other province. As […]

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• Fresh from the Farm 2025 school fundraiser campaign

  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 […]

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• A Promising Step Forward for School Food in Canada: federal-provincial-territorial agreements published

  The federal government has recently published all the National School Food Program agreements with every province and territory, marking the first time governments from coast-to-coast-to-coast are aligning around a shared vision for a national school food program. Backed by $1 billion over five years, the federal-provincial-territorial agreements lay the groundwork for healthier students, stronger communities, […]

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• Simcoe County Webinar: Growing School Food and Food Literacy

  Join school gardeners from the Lakehead Farm Lab, who will share creative, hands-on ways to integrate gardening and food-focused learning into core subjects like math, science, and French. This webinar is for teachers, students, parents, administrators, and anyone passionate about garden-based learning and growing a healthy school food environment.  All are welcome! When: Wednesday, June 11th, 7:00 […]

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• A reminder for schools – apply for a nourish to flourish grant by June 13th!

  A reminder that Sustain is currently accepting applications for the second round of nourish to flourish school grants, in partnership with Farm Boy and Farm to Cafeteria Canada. In 2025, the nourish to flourish grant program will award $161,000 in one-time grants (between $1,000-$10,000) to an estimated 46 Ontario schools to support in-school meal programs […]

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• Accepting applications for 2025 nourish to flourish school grants!

  Sustain Ontario is now accepting applications for our second round of nourish to flourish school grants, in partnership with Farm Boy and Farm to Cafeteria Canada! Full details can be found here. About the grants: With a vision to develop an ecosystem where children not only eat nourishing food but also develop a deep understanding […]

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