The Back 40

Farm to School Programs

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Back 40 we spoke with Carolyn Webb (Ontario Edible Education Network Coordinator) and Nicole Hambleton (Ontario Lead for Farm to School) about how Sustain Ontario is helping to bring farm education to the classroom.  Sustain Ontario provides support to classrooms across Ontario to help them develop farm education programs. Their ultimate goal is to transform Ontario’s food system by working collaboratively with schools, farmers, chefs and other industry stakeholders.   Listen to the full episode where Carolyn and Nicole talk about some of the school programs and how Sustain Ontario can help bring farm & food literacy to a school near you. . Additional Resources: Sustain Ontario Website (https://sustainontario.com/) Farm to Cafeteria Canada (http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/) Farm to Cafeteria Canada Resources (http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/resources/f2s-resource-centre/) Farm to School Stories (http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/our-work/farm-to-school-canada/farm-to-school-grants/) 

Episode Notes

On this episode of The Back 40 we spoke with Carolyn Webb (Ontario Edible Education Network Coordinator) and Nicole Hambleton (Ontario Lead for Farm to School) about how Sustain Ontario is helping to bring farm education to the classroom. Sustain Ontario provides support to classrooms across Ontario to help them develop farm education programs. Their ultimate goal is to transform Ontario’s food system by working collaboratively with schools, farmers, chefs and other industry stakeholders. Listen to the full episode where Carolyn and Nicole talk about some of the school programs and how Sustain Ontario can help bring farm & food literacy to a school near you.

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Additional Resources:

Sustain Ontario Website (https://sustainontario.com/)

Farm to Cafeteria Canada (http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/)

Farm to Cafeteria Canada Resources (http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/resources/f2s-resource-centre/)

Farm to School Stories (http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/our-work/farm-to-school-canada/farm-to-school-grants/)