Fresh from the Farm: Healthy Fundraising for Ontario Schools

Since its launch, the program has helped over 3,000 schools sell more than $6 million worth of Ontario grown fruits and vegetables, equating to over five million pounds of product. This has resulted in $2.2 million being raised by schools and $3.5 million being returned to local farmers.

Fresh from the Farm: Healthy Fundraising for Ontario Schools

Since its launch, the program has helped over 3,000 schools sell more than $6 million worth of Ontario grown fruits and vegetables, equating to over five million pounds of product. This has resulted in $2.2 million being raised by schools and $3.5 million being returned to local farmers.

Why is Fresh from the Farm so successful?
  • Fresh from the Farm is the only school fundraiser eligible to public, private and First Nation's schools and registered child care centres in Ontario, providing Ontario grown fruit and vegetables.
  • Provides schools a profitable fundraising model that aligns with Ontario’s School Food and Beverage Policy thereby enabling a more supportive nutrition environment
  • Provides opportunities for introducing the related topics of agriculture, food, and healthy eating into the school environment.
  • Benefits Ontario farmers and stimulates the provincial economy through the promotion and sales of fresh, Ontario fruit and vegetables, and supports higher achievement of children and youth by promoting health and well-being through the increased consumption of fruit and vegetables within the local community.

Who can participate each Fall?

Ontario based public, private and First Nation schools within our delivery zones.

Registered child care centres within our delivery zones.

What Ontario-grown products are sold?

14lb Vegetable Bundle contains: 5 lb potatoes, 3 lb carrots, 3 lb onions, 3 lb sweet potatoes

8lb Apple Bundle contains:
8 lb Ambrosia apples

What's the timeline?

• Register between June 6 to September 26

• Set up your customized online sales page between August 18 and September 26

• Product orders on your school's order webpage can be set anytime between September 2nd and October 17

• Product delivery to schools or child care centres     scheduled between November 3 and December 4

Questions?