Sustain Ontario
@SustainOntario
Sustain Ontario is a province-wide, cross-sectoral alliance that advocates for a food system that is healthy, ecological, equitable and financially viable. 🌱
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In advance of the application period (starting May 29), information is available for Ontario Trillium Foundation’s 2024 Seed Grants, which help organizations build resilience and enhance their ability to deliver programs & services that directly benefit community members: sustainontario.com/2024/04/22/ont…
Are you a youth (16-30) who’s passionate about activating positive change within our food system? The Toronto Youth Food Policy Council (TO Youth Food Policy) is back and looking for new members! The deadline to apply is Sunday, May 12th. sustainontario.com/2024/04/23/tyf…
We’re excited to be featured at the Sustainability Network's inaugural Climate Solutions Innovation Forum to discuss our collaborative farmer-led approach to advancing low emissions, high resilience practices in #CdnAg .
Register free for the virtual event on May 28: sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/inaugur…
Calling all farmers and people who work with seed and grain! There is 1 week left to provide feedback on the CFIA Winter 2024 Seed Regulatory Modernization Consultation. To learn about what’s at stake here, we encourage you to visit the National Farmers Union nationale des fermiers blog: sustainontario.com/2024/04/23/sha…
How will we shop? Food Secure Canada has launched a new project, Advancing a food systems lens on affordability — read about it here: foodsecurecanada.org/2024/04/11/pre…
On April 20 Black Creek Community Farm is hosting an Earth Day Celebration for a day of community building & land stewardship. It will be a chance for the community to take part in a farm clean up, seed exchange, plastic upcycling workshop + more centered on urban agriculture & waste reduction.
Join Farm to Cafeteria and HSI/Canada on April 16th to learn about their Forward Food program and how you can incorporate sustainable, healthy & inclusive plant-powered foods within childcare and K-12 school food programs, as well as in the classroom! sustainontario.com/2024/04/10/web…
In a new report, researchers at Ivey Business School offer evidence-based research, best practices and critical recommendations for advancing #RegenerativeAgriculture in Canada: online.flippingbook.com/view/102207193…
The CBC looks at what we know — and don't — about the #NationalSchoolFoodProgram : cbc.ca/news/canada/na…
The deadline for Expressions of Interest for grants offered through Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Youth Opportunities Fund is April 17th! Learn more: sustainontario.com/2024/03/29/dea…
🗣 | CBC News
Last Saturday, our very own Debbie Field, National Coordinator of the Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada), spoke with CBC's Deana Sumanac-Johnson to talk about the announcement of a National School Food Program.
She explains how this historic program will help…
Registration is open for Ignatius Farm's New Farmer Training Program, which is free again in 2024! Term 1 webinars begin on April 9th. sustainontario.com/2024/04/02/ign…
DYK that universal free school meals have been shown to have an impressive return on investment at 2.5x - 7x the return in human health and economic benefits?
The economic rationale for investing in school meal programs: theconversation.com/beyond-the-caf…
Amberley T. Ruetz, PhD Coalition for Healthy School Food
📰| 'What needs to happen next for Canada to have a successful school food program?'
In a recent article published in the The Conversation Canada by researchers and co-chairs of the Canadian Association for Food Studies’ School Food Working Group, Dr.Amberley T. Ruetz, PhD and Dr.…