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Giving Tuesday 2024
This Giving Tuesday please join us to reach our goal of $10,000 to help provide food education to children, youth and families in London and surrounding areas this coming year.
Global Gastronomy: Event Recap
An incredible evening with Rodrigo Pacheco, Ecuadorian Chef and UN GoodWill Ambassador for Food and Agriculture, was truly a night to remember.
$200,000 OTF Grant from the Ontario Government helps deliver engaging experiential garden education programs
We welcomed London North Centre MPP Terence Kernaghan to celebrate the expansion of engaging experiential garden education programs made possible by the Resilient Communities grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Federal government commits to creation of National School Food Program
CBC News – Government commits to $1 billion over five years
Growing Vegetables for Healthy Children and Futures
There are incredible examples of innovative collaborations where funders and community groups team up to start larger and longer-term projects that tackle difficult and complex issues. They need more support!
What London Can Be – London Community Foundation Podcast
In their first episode of 2023, LCF’s Diane Silva spoke to Andrew about what Growing Chefs! is doing in London to make systemic changes to Ontario’s food systems and education.
Growing Chefs! Ontario is a Living Wage Employer
Growing Chefs! Ontario is proud to be a living wage employer!
Study underscores need for food literacy, national school food program
Western’s HEAL survey shows kids with higher food knowledge likely to eat more fruit, vegetables