School food program spotlights

Publication date: March 3, 2025

Explore how some schools and districts around B.C are innovating their school food programs and using Feeding Futures funds.

Read about initiatives below, or contact us to share what’s happening in your area.

Three adult women standing with trays of buns and servings of soup, ready to be delivered to classrooms.

Sourcing local ingredients

Read about how the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District is producing Souper Meals with 90% local ingredients.

Children reaching with utensils to serve themselves at a salad bar.

Student involvement

Students are involved in every aspect of preparing and serving meals at LunchLAB, an innovative program in the Vancouver School District.

Plates of breakfast including sausage, scrambled eggs, potatoes and fruit.

Flexible, local solutions

The Nechako Lakes and Prince George School Districts are working together to find flexible solutions for unique challenges in Northern B.C.

Two girls serving themselves at a breakfast cart.

Inclusive and accessible meals

Reducing stigma in school food programs is a core priority in the Sea to Sky School District and there are several strategies that have made this possible.

Two volunteers preparing food in a commercial kitchen.

Partnering with community organizations

School food programs in the Cowichan Valley and Pacific Rim School District are thriving thanks to their partnership with Nourish Cowichan.

Canning jars filled with salmon

Incorporating traditional food

The Haida Gwaii School District shares how they are incorporating traditional food practices into schools and providing life skills beyond the classroom.

Contact information

School Food Programs team
ECC.SchoolFood@gov.bc.ca

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