Food and its relationship with the environment is often overlooked. 50% of the food we buy is imported to the UK and a third of it never gets eaten. During this 20 minute assembly pupils learn how far food travels by tracing the global journeys of different varieties of fruit and vegetables. We discuss together how food is grown, the benefits of fresh food, seasonal eating and the responsibility we all have to reduce the huge amount of wasted food and excess packaging which is produced every day.

Rich images, videos and lively Q&A with pupils draws together many of the key issues relating to food miles, enabling everyone to leave the assembly feeling inspired to play their part in reducing food waste.