Critters in the Garden
This lesson explores the wildlife that lives in the garden, mostly bugs! Get into pollinators and learn about the habitat of the garden. This lesson offers educational activities to deepen the learning experience of planting a garden.. This resource is part 4 of a Garden Lesson series. Check out the full series at nourishns.ca/resource/garden-lessons-1-8
Starting Seeds Indoors
This lesson on starting seeds in a classroom offers detailed educational activities to deepen the learning experience of starting seeds for a garden indoors. This resource is part 2 of a Garden Lesson series. Check out the full series at nourishns.ca/resource/garden-lessons-1-8
Planning a garden
This preliminary garden lesson will help youth plan a garden where everything can thrive. This resource is part 1 of a Garden Lesson series. Check out the full series at nourishns.ca/resource/garden-lessons-1-8
Guide to Starting a School Cooking Club
The Cooking Club Toolkit was developed in partnership with UpLift. This Toolkit will prepare you to start a Cooking Club with students in your school.
Positive Food Environment Toolkit
Positive food environments are supportive and inclusive spaces where young people can build positive relationships with food and their bodies. This toolkit is filled with learnings, information, and activities to support you to navigate this topic, increasing your confidence and ultimately impacting the children and youth you care about.
Apple Tree Guild: How-to Guide
Learn about how to plant a Food Forest and Apple Tree Guild. Planting and tending to an apple tree guild offers youth the opportunity to engage with a biodiverse ecosystem that produces food for people and pollinators.
Guide to Starting a School Garden Club
This Guide to Starting a School Garden Club is designed to help an educator or extra-curricular facilitator get started with a school-wide garden club at an Elementary school (ages 5 to 12) or Junior High school (13 to 16).
Information Sheets – Beet
The Farm to School Snack Information Sheets highlight how each vegetable and fruit is grown, how it is enjoyed around the world, fun facts, and creative ways to explore the snack. To enhance the taste testing experience, these resources can be shared during morning announcements or read aloud by the classroom teacher as students enjoy their snack.
Information Sheets – Apple
The Farm to School Snack Information Sheets highlight how each vegetable and fruit is grown, how it is enjoyed around the world, fun facts, and creative ways to explore the snack. To enhance the taste testing experience, these resources can be shared during morning announcements or read aloud by the classroom teacher as students enjoy their snack.
School Food Programs in Canada- 15 Promising Cases
Now that Canada has a National School Food Program, these promising school food programs illustrate the innovation that is already happening to support the health, education and overall well-being of children and youth.