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Animating the Farm to School Movement :

The role of community animators in school food systems transformation

This program is supported by the Province of British Columbia and the Provincial Health Services Authority

Outline

Introduction of Farm to School BC Northwest Region Animation Kamloops Region Animation Closing (Q&A)

Presenters

Margo Peill Northwest Region Animator Addie de Candole Kamloops Region Animator Richard Han Provincial Manager BC SD 54, 82 SD 73

Vision & Mission

Vision: Healthy, local and sustainable food on the plates and minds of all students in BC Mission: Working with communities and partners, F2SBC seeks to empower and support schools [and communities] in building comprehensive F2S programs that support vibrant, sustainable, regional food systems, develop student food literacy and enhance school and community connectedness

Farm to School BC

• F2SBC is a FRAMEWORK that supports

food literacy through a collective impact approach of catalyzing and convening sectors interested in achieving the same goal

• F2SBC is a NETWORK dedicated to

bringing local healthy food into schools

• F2SBC is a PROGRAM administered by

the Public Health Association of BC and supported by the Province of British Columbia and the Provincial Health Services Authority

Core Elements of Farm to School

Community Animation

“Animators place local people at the centre of all they do, believing that sustainable solutions are only ever developed when the support of a local community is strongly evident. Animation is about helping communities to help themselves and empowering the individuals within it to make their community a beautiful place to live and work.” Unlocking Potential: A Handbook for Community Animators

Animators

Schools School District Parents Public Health Dietitians & Health Authority Community Partners Farmers

Community Animator Recap

“Animation is the stimulus to the mental, physical, and emotional life of people in any given area which moves them to undertake a wider range of experiences through which they find a higher degree of self-realization, self expression and awareness of belonging to a community which they can influence” – Report of European Cultural Foundation, 1973 “Animators place local people at the centre

• f all they do, believing that sustainable

solutions are only ever developed when the support of a local community is strongly

• evident. Animation is about helping

communities to help themselves and empowering the individuals within it to make their community a beautiful place to live and work.”

The Art of Animation

Case Study #1

Northwest Region

Garden Box Paradox

• Starting vs. sustaining
• Working with existing

assets

• Engaging in broad

networks

Support of School Administration

• Building systems change around (i.e. PAC,

teachers, School Board)

• showing not telling

Case Study #2

Kamloops Region

From microgreens...

...to garden

Celebrating Learning

Kamloops Spring Celebration Curriculum Development Initiative

Questions:

Can you apply examples that the Animators provided? How can you be an Animator within your own complex adaptive system?

Richard Han Provincial Manager Prov.manager@farmtoschoolbc.ca

Health Authority Region Leads

Northern BC Emilia Moulechkova Population Health Dietitian Emilia.moulechkova@northernhealth.ca Vancouver Island Janelle Hatch Healthy Schools Coordinator Janelle.hatch@viha.ca Interior Simone Jennings Public Health Dietitian SimoneJennings@interiorhealth.ca Greater Vancouver Vanessa Lam Public Health Dietitian Vanessa.Lam@vch.ca Sunshine Coast Meghan Molnar Public Health Dietitian Meghan.molnar@vch.ca Fraser Nadia Guirguis Population-PH Dietitian Nadia.Guirguis@fraserhealth.ca

Farm to School BC Network

Regional Hub Animators

Capital Regional Hub Marcus Lobb (SD 61, 62, 63, 64) capitalregion@farmtoschoolbc.ca Kamloops Regional Hub Addie de Candole (SD73) kamloopsregion@farmtoschoolbc.ca Greater Vancouver Regional Hub Samantha Gambling (SD 38, 39, 44, 45) vancouverregion@farmtoschoolbc.ca Nanaimo-North Regional Hub Marcus Lobb (SD68, 70) nanaimonorthregion@farmtoschoolbc.ca Northwest Regional Hub Margo Peill (SD 54, 82) northwestregion@farmtoschoolbc.ca Surrey Regional Hub Claudia Paez (SD 36) surreyregion@farmtoschoolbc.ca Addie de Candole Communications Coordinator communications@farmtoschoolbc.c a

Provincial Team

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