Activity: Where Does Your Food Come From?

Students consider a meal they’ve eaten recently, possibly their lunch that day. They try to trace one or more food items all the way back to their origins, accounting for all energy and resources they think went into getting the food into their lunch.

Suggested Films

Primary Schools:
• Dirt! The Movie
• Growing Cities
• Revolution
• What’s On Your Plate?
• Just Eat It – A Food Waste Story

Secondary Schools:
• Dirt! The Movie
• Growing Cities
• Revolution