F2SBC Conference Registration and Other Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Vicky Serafini
Hello Farm to School BC Northwest Network!
I’m excited to share news of upcoming opportunities and events!
F2SBC conference registration has officially launched!
Our 2023 conference, Planting the Seed: Harvesting connections, ideas, and community, is happening May 18th & 19th at the UBC Nest in Vancouver. Our conference aims to celebrate the impact of both budding and established school food initiatives and programs, welcome diverse perspectives to share their experiences and knowledge, and generate within our community a revitalized sense of connectedness and empowerment.
We anticipate up to 300 attendees from backgrounds spanning education, health, agriculture, culinary arts, policy, research, Indigenous affairs, and youth sectors. Conference themes include school farms, meal programs, Indigenous food ways, capacity building, celebrating culture with food, community connections, youth leadership and training, and more. Register now to avoid missing out on our early bird prices, ending March 15th!
As a reminder, our call for proposals ends February 15th (next week)! Successful applicants will have access to our reduced presenter registration rate for the conference. More information on guidelines and submissions can be found by visiting our conference website.
Indigenous Food Ways: Learning Circle Series – Wednesday Feb 15
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Our next free virtual session of our Northern Indigenous Food Ways: Learning Circle Series for K-12 Educators is happening next Wednesday, Feb 15th 3:15pm-4:30pm.
This session will be led by Dr. Daniel Sims (UNBC) speaking to how contact and colonialism have affected Indigenous food ways.
This series is presented to provide an opportunity for educators within the K-12 education system in gaining or advancing skills and knowledge to apply Indigenous food ways and teachings within their food literacy curriculums and projects. The series is presented to support Northern Educators, but is open to all who would like to learn, connect and witness Indigenous food ways specifically in the Northern context. We’ve had fantastic feedback on our previous sessions from participants!
If you have not yet done so, you can register for the session through our Eventbrite.
School Garden Mentorship Workshop – Designing Your School Garden and Crop Planning
The next School Garden Mentorship Workshop will take place on Tuesday, February 14 from 3:30-4:30PM. We will be discussing garden design, as well as selecting the crops and timing that will best align with your garden’s goals. We are excited to have Megan Zeni join us as a guest speaker! The following discussion group is a chance for educators to connect directly and exchange their questions and experience. You can register for the workshops and discussion groups here.
New Pilot Series: Cultivation ReconciliACTION in school food
F2CC is seeking educators and other school food champions involved in school food and food literacy programming to participate in a knowledge transfer pilot series, beginning Monday, February 27th.
Through this series, we invite participants on a shared learning journey to explore how to get started or advance Truth and Reconciliation in their school food and food literacy activities or programs.
The series will be hosted over Zoom and is free to attend. Space is limited. For full details, and to register, please check out this post.
Please reach out to me with any questions regarding the F2SBC Conference or any other upcoming events!
