Farm to Cafeteria, in partnership with Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations and school communities and guided by a Circle of Advisors, is working to support Indigenous school communities throughout the country to have more capacity to harvest, preserve, grow, and serve more Indigenous food and other nourishing food to children and youth, including harvesting plants, game and fish from nearby lands and waters, and to engage students in Indigenous foodways and gaining food skills. 

We are currently working to:

• Develop and roll out a dedicated grant stream for Indigenous school communities along with peer mentorship opportunities.
• Create a K-12 learning journey for educators and others working in schools, inspired by Nourish’s Food is Our Medicine learning journey.
• Host a Canada-wide Indigenous school foodways gathering and other in-person and virtual events and conversations to support relationship building and knowledge sharing. 

We will also be creating more opportunities for communities to reflect on their work, share their challenges and successes, learn from each other, apply their learnings, and collectively explore how to navigate the many barriers that exist to this work.