F2SBC Webinar HubUPCOMING WEBINARSMore webinars coming soon.
PAST WEBINARSFlourish! A Community-Rooted Approach to School Food with Matthew KemshawDate: April 3, 2025 Flourish! School Food Society envisions a world where every student has access to nourishing food and opportunities to learn through hands-on experiences (growing, harvesting, preparing, sharing, and composting food). In this webinar, Matthew Kemshaw, Executive Director of Flourish!, offers a behind-the-scenes look at their newly developed Open Source Guide to Building a Community-Rooted School Food Program. Tune in to hear the story behind the founding of Flourish! School Food Society, explore promising practices in school food programming, and get a quick overview of this valuable new resource. 🍏 Watch the recording on YouTube: Click here
Growing a Sustainable School Meal Program with Fatima Da SilvaDate: February 20, 2025 Nourish Cowichan began providing school meals in 2016, and now they provide hundreds of nutritious, delicious meals to 33 schools. Join us for an informative F2SBC webinar with Nourish Cowichan’s Executive Director and Executive Chef, Fatima Da Silva. Hear first-hand how Nourish Cowichan develops school meal programs, works closely with schools and school districts, and how they started. If you want to start a school meal program in your district, this webinar will both inspire and outline some tangible first steps. 🍏 Watch the recording on YouTube: Click here
Building a Successful School Farm with Krystle tenBrinkDate: January 30, 2025 Watch this webinar with Krystle tenBrink, Executive Director of Squamish Climate Action Network, as she shares insights from over a decade of experience in building educational farms and strengthening community food systems. Gain practical tips on developing a shared vision, assembling strong teams, navigating school district approvals, integrating farm-based curriculum, and exploring sales models for sustainability. Be inspired by Krystle’s journey, including co-leading the Downtown School Farm and advocating for community food assets throughout the Sea-to-Sky region. Whether you’re dreaming of a school farm or ready to dive in, this session will equip you for success! 🍏 Watch the recording on YouTube: Click here
2024 Grants Info SessionDate: October 23, 2024 Looking for guidance on the application process or fresh ideas for your school? Watch the recording of our Grants Information Session webinar hosted by our F2SBC Grants Coordinators, Roanne Whitticase and Megan Viszlai. We covered:
Discover how to kickstart or expand your farm to school activities. Bring your questions and ideas to this collaborative presentation!
Hydroponics and Indoor Growing with Farm to Cafeteria CanadaDate: January 31 and February 7, 2024 In partnership with Farm to Cafeteria Canada, we hosted a 2-part webinar series aimed at helping schools make the most of hydroponics and other types of indoor growing systems.
Farm to School Approach to School Food ProgramsDate: June 8, 2023 Learn how to develop nourishing school food programs rooted in local food systems. Presented by Matthew Kemshaw (Farm to School BC, Flourish! School Food Society) and Sam Gambling (BC Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food, PHABC). This webinar will present key considerations for building a school food program that is responsive to your local food system and rooted in evidence-based health promotion practices. Presenters will share some key overarching Farm to School principles before taking a deeper dive into emerging good practices for producing, procuring, distributing, cooking and sharing nourishing food in BCs K-12 schools. Resource Links:
Hands on Food: Use Food to Teach the BC CurriculumDate: April 27th, 2023 We officially launched Hands on Food with an informational webinar hosted by project leads Simone Jennings, Registered Dietitian and Addie de Candole, BC Elementary Teacher. In this webinar recording, Simone and Addie give an overview of the Hands on Food website, navigate lesson plans, and discuss how to use food-based learning to teach the BC curriculum such as PHE, Science, and ADST. BC School Eco Clubs: Youth action in environmental sustainabilityDate: May 11, 2021 Tune in to meet young environmental activists making a difference in their schools and communities. From school gardens to recycling programs, hear from students about the work of Eco Clubs and Green Teams and learn what motivates these students to be environmental leaders at their schools. Curious to start an Eco Club at your school? Be inspired by these examples to initiate youth action at your school.
Welcoming Pollinators to your School Garden School Eco ClubsDate: April 27, 2021 How can pollinators become part of a school garden? Choosing plants, garden designs, and timing can impact the abundance and diversity of creatures you share your outdoor learning space with. Experienced bee experts Erin Champion and Lori Weidenhammer (author of Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees) will discuss how to create a garden that welcomes these important beneficial insects and can be enjoyed by you and your students. The techniques might surprise you! Conduct a Waste Audit at your SchoolDate: April 13, 2021 Get on your rubber gloves and become a waste detective! A waste audit lets students investigate waste diversion practices and identify the gaps and opportunities in their school (and home) to reduce waste. Teachers will learn how to organize a waste audit, as well as helping students brainstorm a waste reduction action plan. Ready to go! Soil, Seeding, and CareDate: March 10, 2021 Spring is around the corner in BC and we are rolling up our sleeves eager to get our hands dirty. Healthy soil is a must for healthy crops, and in this webinar, Pablo will explain how to prepare the soil for the season, seed directly, and tackle gardening issues especially with seeds. Presenters: Pablo Vimos, organic master gardener and founder of Roots2Grow Starting Seedlings in your SchoolThis presentation highlights the steps needed to establish a fully functional seedling growing operation in your school – with tips on how to grow with your students and the potential for your grow station to become a fully sustainable fundraising learning opportunity! Date: February 24, 2021 Presenter: Marcus Lobb, Capital Region Animator, Farm to School BC
Reaching Our Potential Together: Evaluation, Impacts, and PartnershipsEnjoy a joint presentation between Farm to School BC and Farm to Cafeteria Canada where you will discover the impact of the farm to school model in British Columbia and throughout Canada, and learn about how these network partners work together to promote local and healthy food. Date: December 3, 2020 Presenters: Jesse Veenstra, National Director Farm to Cafeteria Canada & Richard Han, Farm to School BC Provincial Manager 6 Steps YOU can do to prevent a global food apocalypse.Date: June 10, 2020 Presenter: Dr. Tammara Soma, SFU Food Systems Lab Local Food 2 School program on Haida GwaiiDate: June 3, 2020 Presenters: Shelly Crack (Northern Health) and Sheri Disney (Local Food 2 School) Unpacking school lunchDate: June 17, 2020 Presenters: Jennifer Black and Sinikka Elliott, UBC Connecting around Food During COVID-19: Nutrition Education Home Learning OpportunitiesDate: May 27, 2020 Presenters: Nicole Spencer (Vancouver Coastal Health) and Emilia Moulechkova (Northern Health)
Learn to make ricotta cheese and bannock at home with a professional chef!Date: May 20, 2020 Presenter: Wade Rowland (Cheakamus Centre)
Food Literacy Resource DatabaseDate: May 13, 2020 Presenter: Sherry Stade, SD73 (Kamloops area), Health Promoting Schools Coordinator Small but Mighty: Farm to School in a Rural-Remote Context on Gabriola IslandDate: April 29, 2020 Presenter: Kenda Chang-Swanson, Food Programs Coordinator, People for a Healthy Community (Gabriola Island) Orchestrating a growing movement in the City of Victoria.Date: April 22, 2020 Presenters: Aaren Topley (Can You Dig It) and Alex Harned (City of Victoria)
Plant in a square – A way to grow at school!Date: March 31, 2020: Presenter: Pablo Vimos (Roots2Grow) Make the Outdoors your Classroom!Date: February 19, 2020 Presenters: Jennifer Hegan and Helene Fleury (Groundbreakers Agriculture Association)
Supporting Healthy Eating at SchoolDate: January 28, 2020 Presenters: Emilia Moulechkova (Northern Health) and Nicole Spencer (Vancouver Coastal Health)
Seed the City Youth Program, Victoria, BCDate: November 26, 2019 Presenter: Leah Seltzer, Program Manager, Life Cycles
Influencing the Influencers: How to make #foodwaste reduction go viralDate: October 24, 2019 Presenter: Dr. Tammara Soma, SFU Food Systems Lab
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