2019 National Farm to School Conference / Conférence nationale De la ferme à l'é

Carolyn Webb is the Coordinator of Sustain Ontario’s Edible Education Network, a network that brings together groups in Ontario that are connecting children and youth with healthy food systems. The Network’s mission is to better enable these groups to share resources, ideas, and... Read More →

Sprouting Chefs Society is a registered BC charity non profit that has been overseeing the development of a school garden program at Forest Grove Elementary since 2011 as the first edible school garden built in Burnaby School District. The program is now the model for several schools... Read More →

Debra is a food processing expert with over 35 years’ experience in all facets of the food industry. Passionate about food self-reliance and viable food systems, Debra helped develop the Produce Preservation Program, the precursor of PRESERVESafe. In 2018, Debra was awarded the... Read More →

I'm a retired teacher (who created the Pender Island school garden with her students) and a climate change activist with a special interest in permaculture as well as the impacts of climate disruption on food security.

Brit is passionate about communicating the relationships between food, environment, agriculture and health, and is thrilled with the country’s growing recognition that food and farming practices lie at the heart of our most engaging educational opportunities. Brit is the National... Read More →

Jesse is a public health professional with a passion for food security and community building. She brings 10 years of experience managing complex projects across the continuum of care within Vancouver Coastal Health and BC’s Provincial Health Services Authority, including work in... Read More →

Enseignante éducation physique et à la santé, École ChavignyChargée de cours, Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresMembre du C.A. et du chantier alimentation, Lab-écoleÉtudiante au doctorat

I am a Master of Education candidate in the department of Education at Lakehead University. My research examines the impacts of Ontario student nutrition programs on student well-being. I am interested in community-based research, social justice education, and environmental and sustainability... Read More →

I live in beautiful Courtenay BC. I have been running the salad bar program at Huband Park Elementary for three years. We are serving 220 kids every Tuesday with six rotating menus. I love that the kids are eating beautiful, fresh, local, colorful food. Taking it one step further... Read More →