AgScape

Leading Agriculture and Food Education in Ontario

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Dig deep into the incredible world of soil with our Soil Sustainability Activity this Local Food Week 2026! Ideal for grades 3-8 classes, this resource will introduce your students to the importance of Canada’s soil for growing the food we eat through an interactive potato activity. 🌱🥔

Thank you for participating in our Local Food Week 2026 programming! We hope you had the chance to explore and celebrate food grown and produced in Ontario by dedicated farmers, producers, and businesses. If you joined us for this week's Virtual Field Trip, there’s still time to submit photos of your students participating for the chance to win a gardening gift basket for your classroom!

Enhance agriculture and food literacy in your class for Local Food Week and beyond! Learn more at https://t.co/zURa7Ai7WM

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Calling all grades 4-6 Ontario educators! Take your students on a food literacy journey this Local Food Week 2026 with our Teacher Ambassador Program (TAP), where Ontario Certified Teachers deliver free, curriculum-linked workshops on agriculture and food topics to your classroom.

In honour of Local Food Week, we are highlighting the Eating Well & Making Food Decisions workshop where your students will:
🍓 Learn about nutritional recommendations and food labels
🍽️ Understand the impacts of their food choices
🌽 Be able to describe local food and its importance

Equip with your students with the skills to make informed food decisions with TAP! Book a workshop at https://t.co/zURa7Ai7WM

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Celebrate Local Food Week 2026 by learning about Ontario’s thriving beef industry with our Exploration of Beef Farming In Ontario resource for grades 7-12 students! This comprehensive resource provides students with an overview of Ontario’s beef industry and guides them through the practices involved in producing beef from farm to table.

Further your students’ understanding of beef farming with tomorrow’s Beef Farm Virtual Field Trip at CC Charolais in Devlin, Ontario! This free virtual adventure will provide your students with a firsthand look at life on a beef farm as explored by two youth hosts. 🧑‍🌾

Take a deep dive into the fascinating world of beef farming in Ontario this Local Food Week 2026! Learn more at https://t.co/zURa7Ai7WM

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Attention grades 7-12 educators in Ontario! Bring agriculture and food literacy into your classroom this Local Food Week 2026 with our Teacher Ambassador Program (TAP), where experienced Ontario teachers will engage your students in free, hands-on workshops.

This week, we are highlighting The Logic Behind Local Food workshop where your students will:
🍎 Build food literacy skills
🥬 Explore local, healthy food
🍽️ Learn how to incorporate local food into their daily eating habits

Enrich your class with local food literacy through TAP! Book a workshop at https://t.co/zURa7Ai7WM

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Local Food Week 2026 is the annual celebration of food grown, produced, and sold in Ontario by dedicated farmers, producers, and businesses. Join AgScape in celebrating Local Food Week with our free programs and resources for educators and youth in Ontario!

To kick off Local Food Week 2026, we are highlighting our Agricultural Innovation Comic Strip Activity made in partnership with @agmuseum, where students can learn about the real-life Ontario farmers, researchers, and innovators tackling today’s biggest agricultural challenges. Your grades 6-12 students will research these innovators and show how they are leading us towards a more sustainable future by creating a comic strip design. ✨🎨

Spark creativity in your classroom this Local Food Week 2026! Download this FREE resource at https://t.co/zURa7Ai7WM

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Want to win a gardening prize for your class? Share photos of your students using our resources, participating in a Virtual Field Trip, doing a TAP workshop, or getting involved in agriculture and food education for the chance to enter! 📸

This basket includes vegetable seeds, gardening tools, and gloves from Country Basket Garden Centre and flower seeds from West Coast Seeds (@westcoastseeds) - all the essentials for growing a vibrant classroom garden! 🪴

Show us how you are bringing agriculture and food into the classroom for Local Food Week 2026! Submit your photos at https://t.co/zURa7Ai7WM

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Earlier this month, we piloted our Biodiversity in Soil workshop over two interactive sessions at Dunlace Public School (@TDSB_DunlacePS) where students learned about biodiversity and its importance in soil health and growing nutrient-rich crops. 🌱

In this hands-on workshop, students became environmental scientists conducting soil biodiversity assessments on local soil samples using microscope and checklist tools. From this scientific investigation, students discovered organisms such as millipedes, mites, spiders, springtails, and more!

We are excited to bring this workshop to your classroom soon - stay tuned for more details! 🪱

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Are you an Ontario Certified Teacher dedicated to empowering your students with agriculture and food education? Each year, in partnership with Canada's Outdoor Farm Show (@outdoorfarmshow), we recognize an Ontario educator for their efforts and achievements in teaching their students the importance of agriculture and food.

All teachers in Ontario can apply or be nominated by a friend or peer for the 2026 Teaching Excellence in Agriculture and Food Education Award. The winner will receive a $1,500 cash award and a certificate recognizing their contribution to agriculture and food in the classroom.

Learn more and apply today at: https://t.co/6Mlmoa0sNZ

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For the past 35 years, AgScape has been dedicated to supporting teachers with hands-on, experiential agriculture and food learning in their classrooms. Our impactful programs, including Teacher Ambassador Program workshops delivered by Ontario educators, Virtual Field Trip experiences to farms and food production sites, and thinkAG Career Competitions with industry experts all provide students with first-hand connections to Ontario’s vibrant agriculture and food sector.

Supporting AgScape allows us to continue to help students understand where their food comes from and see themselves in careers that will shape the future of agriculture and food in Ontario.

Help us grow agriculture and food literacy for the next 35 years and beyond! Support our mission at https://t.co/FNjucj4WZy

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Find out where your food comes from this Local Food Week 2026 with a FREE Virtual Field Trip to CC Charolais, a 100-year-old family beef farm in Devlin, Ontario! On Thursday, June 4, at 10:00 a.m., Rustin and Ryker, two young farmers, will give your grades 2-8 students an inside look into how their farm operates.

During this interactive session, your students will:
🌾 Discover how the animals are cared for
🧑‍🌾 Experience what daily life on a farm is like from youth
💬 Participate in live discussions and Q&A sessions

All registrants will receive a Digital Activity Kit filled with engaging educational materials for your students to explore. Submit photos of your students watching the Virtual Field Trip or using the Activity Kit for the chance to win a gardening gift basket for your classroom! 📸

Bring agriculture and food literacy to your classroom for Local Food Week 2026! Learn more and register at https://t.co/8sjmujSyCH

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We are pleased to share that in April, AgScape delivered 134 workshops across 24 school boards, in addition to 5 home schools, 1 independent school, and 3 private schools with our Teacher Ambassador Program (TAP).

Last month, we were able to reach over 3,000 students from Kenora to Renfrew County to Essex County through TAP, which connects skilled educators with Ontario classrooms to enhance agriculture and food literacy with free, curriculum-linked workshops.

To learn more about TAP, visit: https://t.co/KD4Byo6ilp

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Gelato: Cow to Cone Virtual Field Trip with Proof Line Farm last week! We hope you enjoyed our sweet adventure into the world of dairy farming and gelato making in Ontario! 🍦

📸 Share photos of your classroom participating in the Gelato Virtual Field Trip or completing the Activity Kit for a chance to win a gardening gift basket for your class. In case you missed this field trip, check out our upcoming Beef Farm Virtual Field Trip in June for another chance to enter!

Learn more and submit your photos at https://t.co/f4QZWhDXA6

[AgScape @AgScapeON]

Celebrate Local Food Week 2026 with a FREE Virtual Field Trip to CC Charolais, a 100-year-old family beef farm in Devlin, Ontario! On Thursday, June 4, at 10:00 a.m., Rustin and Ryker, two young farmers, will take your grades 2-8 students on a tour showing how their farm operates.

During this interactive session, your students will:
🌾 Discover how the animals are cared for
🧑‍🌾 Experience what daily life on a farm is like from youth
💬 Participate in live discussions and Q&A sessions

All registrants will receive a Digital Activity Kit filled with engaging educational materials for your students to explore. Submit photos of your students watching the Virtual Field Trip or using the Activity Kit for the chance to win a gardening gift basket for your classroom! 📸

Bring agriculture and food literacy to your classroom for Local Food Week 2026! Learn more and register at https://t.co/8sjmujSyCH

#loveONfood

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On May 13 and 14, AgScape hosted a two-day thinkAG Career Competition at St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton where 800 grades 7-8 students had the chance to learn about Ontario’s agriculture and food system from industry experts and discover rewarding careers in this thriving sector.

Thank you to St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School for partnering with us for this event! We also want to extend our appreciation to our dedicated volunteers from Worm Wrangler, @OntarioPork, @GrainFarmers, @OntarioFarms, @4HOntario, @GetCracking, @GayLeaFoodsCoop, @DairyMuseum, @OntarioDairy, @BeefFarmersON, @niagaracollege, and @PremierEquip1. Thank you for your work in shaping the next generation of agriculture and food leaders in Ontario!

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Join AgScape and Proof Line Farm on a FREE Virtual Field Trip where your K-6 students will explore the incredible world of gelato and dairy farming. On Wednesday, May 20, at 10:00 a.m., we will be touring Proof Line Farm, a sixth-generation, family-run dairy farm in Ilderton, Ontario.

During this interactive session, your students will:
🥛 Meet the farmers and learn about the farm’s regenerative agriculture practices
🐄 Discover how the dairy cows are cared for
🍦 Learn how milk and other ingredients are transformed into gelato right on the farm
💬 Participate in live discussions and Q&A sessions

All registrants will also receive a Digital Activity Kit filled with engaging educational materials for your students to explore.

Bring agriculture and food literacy to your classroom with this Virtual Field Trip! Register today at https://t.co/xHz8jrhuot

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Thank you to all of our in-person and virtual attendees, supporters, and partners for your continued and dedicated support. We also want to show our appreciation for our AGM sponsors, @OntarioDairy, @GetCracking, @ParrishHeimbeck, @GrainFarmers, @TrouwNutr_CA, @VeggieFamilyPac, @FCCagriculture, @GayLeaFoodsCoop, @LitherlandCo, @UofGuelphOAC, @OntarioMutuals, @TrilliumMutual, @TD_Canada, Dominion Farm Produce, @floradalefeed, @RLBLLP, and @kawarthadairy. Thank you for your making this year’s AGM a success and for your support as we grow into the next 35 years!

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On May 7, 2026, AgScape hosted its 2026 Annual General Meeting at The Arboretum at the University of Guelph. The theme for this year’s AGM, “Rooted in the Past, Growing into Tomorrow,” guided the meeting as we honoured our 35th anniversary milestone and looked towards the thriving future of agriculture and food education in Ontario.

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Our keynote speaker, Daniel Kunanec, Assistant Curriculum Leader and Educator at Don Mills Collegiate Institute (@tdsb), gave an insightful presentation sharing his work integrating hands-on agriculture and food literacy at his school and the impact this has had on his students, their communities, and career aspirations. Thank you Dan for inspiring the next generation of agriculture and food leaders in Ontario!