food environmental impact

Seasonality

Seasonality

Objectives: To promote more awareness on ethical and sustainable issues related to consumption patterns; To gain better understanding of the importance of consuming natural seasonal local produce versus imported processed food for sustainable development; To enhance understanding of the carbon…

Sustainable Consumption?

Sustainable Consumption?

Objectives: To promote more awareness on ethical and sustainable issues related to consumption patterns; To enhance understanding of the difference between nutritious natural food and unhealthy processed and packaged food products; To critically appraise the message promoted by commercial advertisements…

Food and Technology

Food and Technology

Objectives: Learning about the main technological innovations in the agricultural sector, throughout history; Understanding the impact (both positive and negative) of these innovations for sustainable development; Learning about GMOs and their impact on the food production system; Learning about the…

Food and Transportation

Food and Transportation

Objectives: Learning how food items are handled by several intermediaries on their way from the producer to the consumer; Assessing the impact of food miles; Considering the negative consequences of long supply chains; Learning about the exploitation of resources and…

Sharks

Sharks

Objectives: To understand facts about sharks, the importance of biodiversity and its link with the food chain; To show animals in a habitat are interdependent, animals depend on other animals; To learn that the extinction of an animal causes the…

Food Waste

Food Waste

Objectives: To create awareness of food waste: how it happens, how it can be avoided and why it is important for a sustainable future; To show that parts of food we usually throw away can also be eaten; To launch…