Issue of the week: Food Miles

http://www.foodmiles.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KuHU2X7gQ0

What are food miles?

Find out what food miles are:Calculate your food miles:

What is the problem with food miles?

Pollution from transport causes the greenhouse effect and global warming.

As a tutor group can you plot items you have eaten this week on the map.

E.g. _______ had a Banana from the Caribbean for

lunch

… … now imagine how far they travelled to reach you … … and all the pollution that created

How can we solve the problem of food miles?

Grow your own

Farmer markets always sell

locally produced food

Buy seasonal food that has been grown in this

country.

Food grown in this country will not have as many food miles. Check the label in the supermarket

Issue of the week: Food Miles The Beacon School has its own

garden and is growing its own food … … with no food miles!

Open Garden Invitation… …When …

• Thursday 7th November (Lunch time)

Where …• The school eco-garden is behind

West Block (and T1 and T2)

Play in the Boule competition

For more information see Mr O’Hanlon (A27)