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REYNOLDS L.U.N.C.H. Program inspired by BC FARM TO SCHOOLAll the photos come from our own courtyard garden except one was taken at Madrona Farm
VISION FOR REYNOLDS
Farm Fresh
L.U.N.C.H. L OCALLY
UNITED for
NUTRITION and
COURTYARD
HARVEST
Goals
Connect to local organic farms Provide healthy salad bar lunch option
once a week to staff and students at Reynolds
Have a course where students could run the program
Showcase at least one item each salad bar from our own courtyard garden
Educate about; local organic food, food security and healthy choices
Local farmsLocal farms
Courtyard GardenCourtyard Garden
Canteen KitchenCanteen Kitchen Salad BarSalad Bar
Special Needs Class-SoupsSpecial Needs Class-Soups
IDSIndependent Directed Studies for 6-8 students to run the salad bar
Where are we at?
We held an evening meeting for interested students, staff parents and community members winter 2010
We created a steering committee We created a Vision We connected to experts
Ken Nakano– Island Chefs Collaborative Joanne Bays– Farm to School Program Expert Tracy Cullen – VIHA Marnice Jones– Healthy Schools Coordinator Madrona & Healing Farms Emma Lansdowne-- Gardener
We raised money to upgrade our canteen We purchased a salad bar device We are in the process of getting our Courtyard Garden
Really Producing
Key Partners...
Principal Alana Charlton
Supports everything we do Advocate for healthy eating, green space
and supporting local farms
Marnice Jones
Coordinator Healthy, Safe and Caring Schools
Victoria School District #61 Helps us coordinate meetings, gives input
on steering committee, important resource
Tracy Cullen
Community Nutritionists Vancouver Island Health Authority Primary liaison with Farm to School program Important resource for health regulations
Emma Lansdowne, Matt Ashmead, Erich Nahser-Ringer Local gardeners/learners and horticulturalist Knowledge and expertise in helping us with
our own garden
Heather Coey with Student team (Aldyn Chwelos, Alastair Kierulf, Emma Kinakin, Griffin Marsh, Samantha Norton, Callie Warden, Meaghan Dinney, Marketa Hlavon, Klara Hlavon, Danielle McLean, Lochlan Ellis)
Environment & Sustainability Coordinator, Reynolds Secondary School
Organize the “Nuts & Bolts”...or “Roots & Shoots” of the program
Local Farm Partners
Madrona Farm (http://madronafarm.com/ ) Healing Farm (http://www.healingfarm.ca/
Ken Nakano– Island Chef’s Collaborative http://www.iccbc.ca/public/index.html Ken was very helpful in helping us to know how much
produce we were going to require for our needs He has agreed help get the students running the program
a work experience placement in an ICC restaurant.
Joanne Bays—Farm to School Programhttp://www.phabc.org/modules.php?name=Farmtoschool&pa=showpage&pid=40 Current Co-Chair of the Vancouver Food Policy Council Co-Investigator in a community based research project exploring
the impact of school food systems on climate change. Over the past two years has lead the development of a province
wide Farm to School Network linking farm to school activity in urban, rural, remote, and aboriginal communities.
Time Line—Take it slow...get it right April – June 2010... COMPLETE
make connections to local farms create steering committee design infrastructure with farm partners source and obtain equipment needs, access grants as
needed Sept 2010- June 2011
work to have courtyard fully functioning and producing Create IDS (Independent Directed Studies) for 6-8
Students to operate the salad bar get parents involved test run
Sept. 2011 Full Roll out with goal to have 1 salad bars offered per
week by January 2012
Stay Tuned to Hear How the Salad Bar Turns out! (yes we were eating local organic pizza )