Farm to School BC: Edible Adventures Guide

This resource is intended to support elementary and secondary level educators looking to engage their classes and school community in hands-on food literacy opportunities: schoolyard stations, field trips, in-school feasts, and everything in between. This guide is designed to equip you with helpful planning considerations, including tips and checklists, as well as resources and activities to engage students during your event and continue the learning back in the classroom. 

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Offering hands-on food experiences to students is an incredible way to build community, ground and connect to the land, and expose students to local agriculture. These activities provide a chance to highlight local producers and teach skills and lessons across subjects and competencies. We hope this guide offers inspiration and manageable steps to creating a memorable (and tasty!) experience for your school community.

Curriculum Connections

The activities offered in this guide provide a variety of ways for students to develop Core Competencies, as well as grade-specific curricular competencies and content connections as outlined in the BC Curriculum. Examples of “Big Ideas” for each subject and grade listed in the guide can provide support and inspiration for connecting activities to curriculum-based learning. 

Webinar Recording

We officially launched this guide on October 7, 2025, to kick off Farm to School Month! Watch the webinar recording on YouTube for a walkthrough of everything this resource has to offer. The event also featured a special presentation from this year’s Island Region Pollinator Award recipient, Eric Schofield from Stelly’s Secondary. Eric shared how receiving a Farm to School BC grant helped him build new relationships and connect his students to local food. To connect with Eric, email eschofield@nullsaanichschools.ca. 

Watch the Webinar Recording (YouTube)

Sections Available for Download

1. Full Guide including appendices
2. Food Field Trips
3. In-School Feasts
4. Appendix A: Pre-trip Organizing and Communication Checklist
5. Appendix B: On the Day Schedule (Fillable)
   

Authors and Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge that the funds for this project were provided by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s Food Security: (Provincial Initiatives) Fund through the Victoria Foundation, and the Province of British Columbia, through supporting the Farm to School BC program.

A special thank you to the team at Farm to School BC for creating and writing this guide, for their review and support in curating resources, linking curriculum connections, and offering their own regional and lived experience. Thank you to Simplelife Designs for making this guide beautiful. Many thanks as well to the Young Agrarians team and the PHABC team for their contributions.

With gratitude, we want to acknowledge the many organizations referenced throughout this document for sharing their resources and ongoing work supporting school food and food literacy. Lastly, a big thank you to the passionate educators who helped review and offer feedback on earlier iterations so this document could be a useful tool for other educators across the province.