SCHOOLS FOOD WEB
Creating Food Citizens of the Future
We are really pleased to have been awarded a Zero Carbon Fund Grant, in partnership with Let's Go Zero, to explore and implement a Schools Food Web across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. We are looking for 20 schools to take part in a School Food Audit. We would love to involve pupils, staff and parents in this and will create a roadmap that will help your school to decarbonise through food, offering workshops, mentoring, resources and micro grants going forward. With this you are encouraged to register for Let's Go Zero, kick starting adviser visits and further support.
If you are interested in how any of the below areas can help your schools journey to decarbonisation, please get in touch.
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Growing - gardens supply ingredients for school meals & cookery classes
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Procurement – more locally sourced produce into school meals
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Cooking – skills and confidence in preparation of fresh food
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Eating – taste-testing, discovery of new low carbon foods
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Food waste – from valuing food to reducing waste and composting
WHY A SCHOOLS FOOD WEB?
Schools Food Web - Opportunities
Impact of the Schools Food Web
CO2e emissions reduction quantified from different activities
Local growing and gleaning: Contribution to school/home plate
Procurement: Percentage of locally sourced or sustainably produced
food items in school meals; energy consumption reduction
e.g. linked to food miles, seasonality, production practices
Cooking: Energy consumption during food preparation/ from shift in
food sourcing
Eating: Shift to local carbon foods
Food waste: Reduction in total weight/ volume of food waste
generated.
Behaviour change: Shift in attitude towards and adoption of climate
friendly food practices at individual, home and school level
THE PILOTS
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Meet our workshop partners who are passionate about promoting healthy eating and sustainable food practices in schools across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. This workshop prospectus is currently available to those involved in the Schools Food Web project it will be available to all schools, will remain relevant and be continually developed after the the SFW funding has ended. Please get in touch if you would like to be added to the prospectus. If you would like to find out more information, please email; emma@shropshiregoodfood.org
The Prospectus
Partner Farms
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Greenacres Farm
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Havenhills Field & Kitchen
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Tom Adams Fruit Tree Nursery
Our partner farms would all be happy to welcome you for a visit, they can offer a wealth on knowledge and insight in to the food system, sustainability, agro ecological farm, agri-forestry and lots more