Farm to School Canada: Farming School Grounds
“Something shifted in 2010. Two cities that had been overcoming barriers to school gardens and getting local foods in classrooms now found themselves starting farms on school grounds. These farms added one more educational and food production tool to the...
SOYL Summer Internship
Grow Food! Cook! Get to know your city! Build your Resume! Have plenty of fun! SOYL: Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership is looking for interns for its summer 2015 session! Over the course of the internship, you will build, manage, and advocate for school...
Train the Trainer for Youth Workers!
Are you ready for the summer? Do you want a food and garden engaged out trip for your day camp or summer group? We are partnering with Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House to host a “one of a kind” workshop specifically for youth and child care workers to bring...
Get Outside and Grow with Fresh Roots!
Spring is here in full swing and the gardens are bursting with new growth, meaning volunteer season is back! Are you looking to take your first steps into the world of urban farming or support schoolyard-grown produce? Do you want to learn how to grow your own food,...
What’s For Lunch?
It’s a question asked every day, thousands of times by students everywhere. What’s for breakfast? What’s for lunch? What’s for snack? And food is critical. It’s essential to students who are growing, learning, playing, and beginning their journey to adulthood. It’s...
Project Spotlight Series: Fresh Roots Urban Farm
Farm to Cafeteria put out a post about our project spotlight series feature! “Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society is an enterprising non-profit. They grow organic produce in market gardens in Vancouver, a few of which are half-acre sites located at local schools....