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Farm to Cafeteria
Food Matters Manitoba is a proud member of Farm to Cafeteria Canada - an emerging national network supporting Farm to Cafeteria policy and programs from coast to coast to coast. Farm to Cafeteria programs connect farm to tray bringing local, nutritious and sustainably produced foods into public agencies - places where we learn, work, are healed and play.
Farm to School, Farm to University, and Farm to Hospital are all Farm to Cafeteria programs. These programs are an essential component of strong, resilient, and sustainable, regional food systems. As a member organization of Farm to Cafeteria Canada, Food Matters Manitoba is contributing to a growing network that is maximizing and spreading Canadian expertise, knowledge, and innovation to get local food onto local trays. Check out and contribute to the resources and discussions being generated on the Farm to Cafeteria Canada Facebook page.
Farm to Cafeteria is an ongoing, 15-month project that works to develop a network of rural producers, potential new farmers, food processors and food distributors to help institutions across Manitoba to access local food.
On February 20th, 2010 the all-day Farm to Cafeteria Forum brought together more than 60 people—including 30 farmers—to network, learn about successful Farm to Cafeteria initiatives, and to explore some of the challenges and potential solutions in scaling up current farm to institution sales. Presenters from Local Food Plus, Augustana College-University of Alberta, Diversity Food Services and Harvest Moon Local Food Initiative shared their stories and perspectives.
The Farm to Cafeteria project funded in part through Rural Secretariat of Canada, and which will be developed in partnership with Organic Food Council of Manitoba, Heifer Canada and others.