March is
Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month
March 2026
Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM), celebrated annually in March, is dedicated to learning about and celebrating Canada’s incredible agriculture and food story. In the NWT, we are celebrating CALM 2026 with a repeat of last year's successful art contest for NWT students and teachers. This year we are also opening it to the public. All submissions will be featured in a virtual online gallery. Prizes for participation and support will be handed out.
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We will also be partnering with Agriculture in the Classroom Canada to support Mission Explorium - an online national classroom competition on sustainable agriculture. https://missionexplorium.ca/.
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March 2025
Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM), celebrated annually in March, is dedicated to learning about and celebrating Canada’s incredible agriculture and food story. In the NWT, we are celebrating CALM 2025 with an art contest for NWT students and teachers on what is NWT food.
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How to get involved
Calling all young artists! Tell us what NWT food means to you!
Consider creating artwork that showcases:
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Where food comes from – hunting, fishing, gathering, farming greenhouses
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How food is grown & produced – from traditional practices to modern innovations
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The role of animals in food systems – caribou, fish, livestock
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Who is involved – farmers, hunters, fishers, Elders, and community members
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The culture & traditions behind food – traditions, Indigenous foodways, family meals, celebrations.
Prizes for top entries in different age groups! K- Grade 3, Grade 4-6, Grade 7-9, Grade 10-12 or School Educator
Save your file as (your name and grade) in jpg, png or pdf format and submit to coordinator@nwtagrifood.caby April 20, 2025. Entries will all be posted to an online virtual art gallery that you can visit!
What kind of art is eligible? If you think its art, its eligible!
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Here are some ideas - Colorful drawings, paintings, digital art, detailed artwork of traditional foods, sustainability, and earth-to-table scenes, sculpture, dioramas, 3D art, digital storytelling ,instagram reel, Minecraft farm, poem, song, fibre art.