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Stay Tuned: Check out the School Food Garden Policies that our local school boards now have.

During March and April of 2012, the School Food Gardens committee presented to all three school boards in Thunder Bay about adopting a Statement of Support, and a process for the development of school food gardens. Here is the statement - If you have any feedback, please get in touch with us:







TAKING ROOT! Last spring, three Thunder Bay school boards were asked to develop a statement of support for school food gardens within their board policies, as well as outline a process for schools to follow when starting a school food garden. All boards have responded positively! ||  ||   || District School Board has drafted a school garden policy which includes both a support statement and process for school food gardens. It has been reviewed by the Board’s Environmental Stewardship Team (BEST), and is currently being circulated to principals for further feedback. Some BEST members have recommended that this new policy be incorporated into a larger school greening policy to include school grounds, food gardens and outdoor classrooms. || The Conseil scolaire de district Catholique des Aurores boréales has reviewed its board policies, and believes the creation of school food gardens fits within the community engagement pillar of its strategic plan. In order to start a school food garden, interested groups and/or individuals are asked to complete the board’s planning tool “Grille d’analyse pour activités communautaires” (analytical framework for community activities), which can be accessed at: http://www.csdcab.ca/internet/ appels_doffres This tool ensures that those wishing to undertake any schoolrelated project have [1] planned out the project; [2] reflected on the intentions of the activity (e.g. what will it bring to the students and school community?); and [3] evaluated the success and sustainability of the project. || The Lakehead Public School Board has struck a committee that hopes to meet in the near future to look at including a statement and supporting process for school food gardens in its board policy. ||
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