Very little food in the UK comes from truly local sources.
Many journeys are made to provide food that is out of season in the UK.
Even food from the UK may have travelled hundreds of miles by road.
Click on places on the map to see some examples of the journeys that food has made before it reaches our kitchen.
Resources
- Where do Bananas come from?
- A partial (and simplified!) life cycle analysis for imported bananas. Includes teacher's notes, table and cards, and pupil worksheet
- Where do tomatoes come from?
- A comparison of the impact of imported and UK grown tomatoes. Includes teacher's notes, tables and cards, and pupil worksheet
- Food labels survey
- Finding out where food comes from using food labels
- Food Map Presentation
- Interactive PowerPoint 'quiz' version of map (may be used offline)
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Additional Presentations
- From Source to Sale
- Presentation that looks at food sources and how choices can help reduce carbon dioxide emissions
- Teachers notes
- To accompany Food Sources presentation
- Feeding my Family
- Presentation that examines how we can make sure there is enough food in the world
- Teachers notes
- To accompany the Feeding my Family presentation
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