Canada announced funding of $1.2 million over 3 years to support Farm to School Canada.

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Meeshika Sharma
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Ginette Petitpas Taylor,Canada’s Minister of Health announced today funding of $1.2 million over three years to support Farm to School Canada: Canada Digs In!

This New national program will bring more of the local harvest into school cafeterias.It aims to empower and educate students in schools and on campuses about healthy eating.

Farm to School: Canada Digs in! will bring healthy, locally grown food into schools, and provide students with hands-on opportunities to learn about healthy food options, meal preparation, sustainable food systems, local food production, marketing and distribution.

Program activities will allow children and youth to benefit from greater availability of healthy, local and sustainable foods in schools and on campuses across Canada.

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