Hellmann’s Real Food Movement Winners
Hi all,
A little while back I posted about a fantastic program hosted by Hellmann’s called the 2011 Real Food Grant Program. They were giving away $110,000 in funding for local projects that share Hellmann’s vision of helping Canadian families learn about and experience real food.
They received over 400 applications, which shows that communities are really beginning to care about the food we eat. It is about time we got more involved, not only in ensuring that our children get good nutrition, but also that we support our Canadian farmers, who grow the food we put on our plates. Local food is the best food we can get and we in Canada have such an abundance of fresh produce available to us.
This year Hellman’s awarded Real Food Grants to twenty four recipients from Newfoundland to British Columbia, in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The winning initiatives include school lunch programs, real food festivals and even the provision of new kitchen appliances to a school committed to changing its cafeteria menu so it can provide students with real food every day.
Here are a couple of other examples of creative thinking: In Calgary, the Greenstart Project is using a grant for a mobile greenhouse that travels to schools in Alberta, providing children with a hands-on learning experience with mini-gardens and snacks. The University of Guelph is teaching elementary school students about healthy and sustainable eating practices through its Garden2Table program.
Hellmann’s also gave $4000 to fund a locavore School Lunch Program, London, ON. Locavore means as much local produce and products are used as possible. Yeah London and yeah Hellmann’s for recognizing the importance of an initiative like this.
Celebrity Chef Chuck Hughes has been working with Hellmann’s on the Real Food Movement program. Visit Facebook.com/HellmannsCanada to hear more about this year’s grant recipients, see what Chuck is up to or share your thoughts with the real food community.
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