Farm to School BC - June Newsletter 🌞

[Erin Champion]

 

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.     JUNE 2022 In this issue: School Garden Mentorship Program Community Garden Accessibility Toolkit New Resources: Crop Planning Calendars & Cards Resources: Spring Learning Activities Resource: Learning from the Land toolkit     Join Farm to School BC's 2022  School Garden Mentorship Program   Farm to School BC is running a free mentorship program for K-12 educators in BC on school gardens! Our next workshop is on Summer Maintenance & Long-term Sustainability, taking place on Tuesday, June 7 at 3:15 PM PST. Save your spot below!     Find out more   Sign up for the rest of the series here! Click on each of the event posters below to learn more about the workshop. Register today to save your spot for each session!       Resource Community Garden Accessibility Toolkit   Are you looking at finding ways to make community gardens more physically accessible? The Public Health Association of BC’s Can You Dig It program launched a Community Garden Accessibility Toolkit as an easy-to-use guide for garden coordinators. The purpose of the Community Garden Accessibility Toolkit is to explore how Universal Design principles can be applied to the physical, built environment in community gardens. It provides an easy-to-use guide for garden coordinators to develop more physically accessible gardens. This toolkit was made in partnership with the City of Victoria and through a Whole Cities grant. Access the toolkit here: https://bit.ly/3ygtxxp   Get the resource here!       New School Garden Crop Planning Resources   Looking for support to help you plan your school garden? Farm to School BC has developed a series of crop planning resources specifically for school gardens that shifts traditional planting times to align with the school year, focusing on a spring and fall harvest while minimizing work in July and August.   Fall Harvest Crop Cards Learn about planting and growing fall crops with these fun crop cards that include information and classroom activities about tomatoes, peppers, basil, carrots, potatoes, winter squash, beans, peas, and garlic.   Spring Harvest Crop Cards Learn about planting and growing spring crops with these fun crop cards that include information and classroom activities about radishes, lettuce, bok choy, kale, and spinach.   Regional Spring & Fall Crop Planning Calendars Make planning your school garden a breeze with these regional spring crop planning calendars. Includes calendars for: Northern BC, Interior BC, Coastal BC   Click for the resources!     British Columbia Curriculum-Based  Spring Learning Activities   Farm to School BC has put together a curated list of fun food-related activities to do with your students this spring. This list includes activities for both indoor and outdoor learning.   Click for the resources!     Kitimat City High is a grade 10-12 alternate education school in Kitimat. Through the generous support of community partners, students have been able to establish a garden project beside the school building! 🌱With fun activities led by FarmFolk CityFolk, East Kensington Elementary School in Surrey will start planting the first seeds of the School Seed Stewardship pilot project.     Learning from the Land Resources and stories for K-12 schools engaging with Indigenous plants and pedagogy   The Learning from the Land Toolkit is a compilation of resources and stories highlighting programs related to Indigenous plants and pedagogy within schools located in what is colonially known today as British Columbia, Canada.    Access the resource here     Regional Online Discussion Groups Join the community!   Farm to School BC's regional discussion groups are a great way to stay connected with people in your community interested in farm to school initiatives. Share resources, network, ask questions, troubleshoot problems, and celebrate successes with others in your region. Join an online community today!    Vancouver Area Region (SD 38, 39, 44, 45) Surrey Region (SD 36) Capital Region (SD 61, 62, 63, 64) Central Island Region  (SD 68, 69, 70) Northwest Region (SD 52, 54, 82) North Central Region (SD 28, 57, 91) Kamloops Region (SD 73, 83)   Farm to School BC is a program of the Public Health Association of BC and is supported by the Province of British Columbia Copyright © 2022 Public Health Association of BC, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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