Farm to School initiatives bring healthy, local food into schools, and provide students with hands-on learning opportunities that foster food literacy, all while strengthening the local food system.
84% of our communities do not have a full-service grocery store, and rely heavily on their corner stores for food. This project was created to improve the selection of healthy, affordable food in such communities.
The St. John's Food policy Council was created to sit key players and policy makers around the same table, so they could work together and help the food system flourish in St. John's.
The annual Good Food Challenge was founded by Food First NL to encourage people to discuss and learn more about food, food systems, food security, and food issues, as a way toward healthier eating for people and their planet.
