Are looking for more information about your food literacy program? Check out the topics below, and click on the button on the left to be taken to a page with lesson plans, articles, and more information that will support learning in your classroom!

 

	Farm to School BC School Garden Crop Planning Guide Farm to School BC School Garden Summer Maintenance Green Thumbs at School: SPEC Food Garden Lesson Book Starting a Schoolyard Market Garden School Year Gardens – A Toolkit to Grow Food from September to June School Garden Guide – Vancouver School Board Creating an Outdoor Classroom – LifeCycles West Coast Seeds – Regional Planting Charts Planning for Urban Pollinators For more information and resources on School Gardens, visit our information page.
	How to build a growing station to start seeds (video and instructions) How to Grow Microgreens at School West Coast Seeds – How to Grow Microgreens Lesson Plans from Tower Garden For more information and resources on Growing Inside, visit our information page.
	Fresh Crunch in School Lunch Toolkit Farm to School BC Budget Calculator – includes 2020 salad bar equipment and price lists Farm to Cafeteria Canada resource For more information and resources on Salad Bars, visit our information page.
	Full Circle: Metis, Inuit and First Nations Ways of Knowing First Principles Protocols Land Acknowledgement in Vancouver Schools Native Infusion drinks Native Plants and Wildlife (Lower Mainland) For more information and resources on Indigenous Foods, visit our information page.
	Compost Education Centre Factsheets BC Ag in the Classroom: Pop Bottle Composter Guide for Student Composting Think, Eat, Save Toolkit For more information and resources on Composting, visit our information page.

 

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Financing the Program

Check out the Fresh Crunch in School Lunch guide (p. 47-50) for some ideas about how to finance the operation. Use this Farm to School BC Budget Calculator to help order equipment for a variety of program models.