This week we are diving in to look a little bit closer at our food systems, exploring where our food comes from and those that are involved in all the steps of our food system. Amanda is joining us this week to check in with some of your gardens at home and to talk a little about urban agriculture and get us thinking about what it means to support a local food system.
We also have some very special guests from Vancouver Island, Farmer Mich and Chef Patrick show us an example of how they eat very local food as they invite us to visit them our their farm and in their kitchen to teach us how to make a delicious frittata!
Related Activities:
Food Systems Matching Worksheet - Print this fun worksheet and see if you can match the people and places to the part of the food system they are involved in. (Answer key included).
Thank a Local Food Systems Hero - Our volunteers have come together to share their appreciation for their food heroes. Watch the video of their thank you’s and use our letter template to draft your own thank you, or maybe make a video of your own to share, or draw a picture. If you know the mailing address or social media account of your food hero be sure to share your appreciation with them directly!
Food Systems Hero Art & Colouring Sheet - Who is your food systems hero? Are they a farmer, a chef, a farmer, maybe a beekeeper? Design your own food systems superhero! Thank you to our friends at Daiya Foods for sharing their wonderful hero artwork!
Getting to Know Your Food: Write a Vegetable Biography - Sometimes we have the option to chose local food, sometimes we don’t and that’s ok. The more we know about where our food comes from the more informed decisions we can make to help build and maintain healthy food systems for all. Get to know your food’s story with our fun vegetable biography creative writing activity.
