by Alexa Pitoulis | Nov 29, 2016 | Press
By Danielle Nierenberg and Allyn Rosenberger Food and nutrition education can empower children to make healthy choices throughout their lives, but most schools do not incorporate food education into their curricula. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found...
by Alexa Pitoulis | Nov 25, 2016 | Press
Learning about Food, Sustainability, and Leadership on Schoolyard Farms by Nichole Bruce, SOYL Graduate When I accepted the placement at SOYL this summer, I didn’t quite know what to expect. Some of my friends had done it the summer before and said it was a lot...
by Fresh Roots | Nov 14, 2016 | Norquay Field House, Stories from the Field
The Pineapple Express breezes through Vancouver, bringing a day full of sunshine and a tease of spring weather. After spending lunch with the Aboriginal Youth Program at Van Tech, I was feeling very soft and charmed by the warm air. So I went outside to our Fresh...