Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) is a charitable organization that exists to transform how food is experienced, learned and celebrated in all schools across Canada. Our work centres around four strategic pillars: Growing, Connecting, Funding, and Informing policy. We take a partnership-based approach to grow the capacity of diverse school communities to foster vibrant school food systems that connect students to food and the people and places that produce it. We do this by focusing on three elements: 1) providing access to healthy local and culturally appropriate food at school; 2) engaging students in hands-on food literacy; and 3) connecting students to their broader communities, including those involved in their local food system. We call these elements the “farm to school” approach, or, to better reflect the diversity of local and traditional foods that can be enjoyed in schools from coast to coast to coast, the “local food to school” approach. Why schools? Schools are at the heart of our communities, and we believe that by supporting positive change in school food systems we can achieve broader change for good in our communities. Learn more about our beliefs on our website.