Upcoming Events and Grants

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Weykt! A lot happening around school food and gardens right now!

Decolonizing Your Garden webinar (March 2nd, 12:30pm PST-)

The Edible Education Community of Practice is hosting an upcoming webinar for those of you who are looking for ideas on how to appropriately incorporate Indigenous plants and ways of knowing into your teaching gardens.  

Food for the rest of us film screening (March 1st - 8th)

The National Farmers Union is excited to be hosting a virtual film screening of the film Food for the Rest of Us, which tells the story of four food and farming people from the BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ+ communities. We invite you to take part in the FREE virtual film screening (open March 1-8) and post-screening discussion (March 8, 7:30pm EST), . Learn more here.

The Shuswap Seed Swap is happening this Saturday, March 5th from 10-2 at the Enderby Lion's Gazebo.

Farm to School BC School Garden Mentorship Program

If you are starting a school garden, or looking to revitalize your garden - this series is for you! Free monthly workshops held after school on Tuesdays. The next one is coming up next Tuesday, March 8th  at 3:15 on Crop Planning and Classroom Growing!

 Great Big Crunch is March 10 at 10:00-10:30! The Canada-wide movement brings together students, teachers, parents and others passionate about food to crunch into apples and other crunchy fruits and veggies to make noise for healthy school food! Includes activity toolkit: Celebrate healthy school food using our Great Big Crunch activity toolkit! You'll find fun curriculum-linked activities to bring the Crunch to life for children of all ages. Virtual Canada-wide crunch: Register for the Canada-wide Great Big Crunch For any questions, feel free to contact Sam at greatbi...@healthyschoolfood.ca.

Black History Month: Ancestral Foodways and Culinary Legacy 

Listen to Heritage Radio Network's Black History Month: Ancestral Foodways and Culinary Legacy features conversations with historians, documentarians, educators, and advocates that demonstrate the power in unearthing the past and highlight the immense amount of work that remains to be done. 

Food Connection and Sovereignty "Food as Medicine" - Love, Land and Spirit Podcast 

In this episode, host Amelia and co-host Niibin explore the topic of food and how culture is a medicine for healing with: Inez Cook, a proud member of the Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola, the owner of Salmon n’ Bannock Bistro and the author of The Sixties Scoop, a children’s book, and Jess H̓áust̓i, a Haíɫzaqv mother, writer, and land-based educator.

Grants

Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grant Program

Kids who grow veggies, eat veggies, so school gardens can make a big difference. Through our Garden Grant program, schools and non-profit organizations turn outdoor spaces into powerful hands-on learning gardens that connect kids with food, spark their curiosity and support classroom curriculum. Our Garden Grant program provides a $3,000 monetary grant to support a new or existing edible educational garden located at either a: K–12 School or Registered Charity in Canada that serves children in the K-12 grade range. 

Deadline: March 11th; Amount: $3,000

Natures Path Gardens for Good Grant

The Gardens for Good grant program supports community gardens across North America that are growing organic food and doing good in their communities. To spread the love a little further in 2022, we will award 22 garden projects with $5,000 each this year!

Deadline: March 25th; Amount: $5,000

Research Participation Opportunity: 

Have you ever wondered about the environmental impact of your local food to school or farm-to-school program? Here’s your chance to find out!

We are a group of SFU-UBC researchers looking for data on the sources, types, and amounts of food purchased by farm to school or local food to school programs such as records, tracking sheets, invoices, or receipts. We will use the data to calculate the total amount of foods purchased, the types, and transport distances to determine potential greenhouse gas emissions, water impacts, and other indicators. In return, we will provide a confidential report of your school or program’s results. *If you need assistance with compiling the data, we can provide administrative support!

Do you want to know more? Please see the poster attached and/or send an email to research.c...@farmtoschoolbc.ca