text/x-generic wp-config-sample.php ( PHP script, ASCII text ) Comments on: Where in the World is your Food From? (Food Mapping!) https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/ Activities that help young minds go global Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:37:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: kidworldcitizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-22677 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:37:27 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-22677 In reply to Elaine.

I m so glad you liked it!!! I hope your little ones look at food differently:)

]]> By: Elaine https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-22673 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:19:18 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-22673 Hi Becky! Love this idea and used it for inspiration while working with my 3.5 year old. I’m linking back to this for my readers, what an amazing resource! Check out the post here (going live on Jan 12): http://plantingpeas.com/exploring-north-america-with-my-preschooler. Thanks for the resource!

]]> By: kidworldcitizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-16842 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:01:57 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-16842 In reply to Bonnie Newcomb.

Your idea sounds so cool!!! 🙂

]]> By: Bonnie Newcomb https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-16754 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:15:36 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-16754 I am studying primary education and had an idea for my students to design and create their own veggie garden and I was looking for ideas on how to link this to geography and digital technologies with an interactive world globe that I have. So when I saw this it was exactly what I was thinking and has assisted me with many more wonderful ideas on really how to extend this block of learning for my future students! Thanks 🙂

]]> By: natalietanner https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-14903 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:18:26 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-14903 What a great post! Love this activity! Keeping the kids learning makes everything more fun!

http://www.theeducationaltourist.com

]]> By: Bronwyn Joy @ Journeys Of The Fabulist https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-5195 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:15:08 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-5195 In reply to kidworldcitizen.

Definitely right! And sometimes it can be the small variations – Thai basil is so much easier to look after here than sweet basil – you can really begin to appreciate how that difference must look on a large scale, as opposed to just my one pot!

And yet you can often substitute one for the other much of the time and no it’s not *the same* but it’s still very tasty (some purists probably still see it as heresy).

We’ve become perhaps a bit too lazy about adapting to our environment, instead of the other way around.

Interesting about the transport from NZ vs US. Not a result I would have expected at all. Would love to unravel that story – I might have to look it up.

]]> By: kidworldcitizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-5194 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 01:43:38 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-5194 In reply to Bronwyn Joy @ Journeys Of The Fabulist.

You are totally right. I heard a great story on NPR a while back that highlighted green transportation practices from New Zealand, that actually had less of a carbon footprint than veggies transported on land across the US. I think getting the conversations started helps us open our eyes to the different scenarios and at least begin thinking about where our food comes from. On a little tangent- I think this goes hand in hand with my yard and gardening- I’m always looking for plants that grow well in my garden that don’t require excessive care:). Whatever has grown naturally here for thousands of years must be able to survive without fertilizer and excessive water, right? 🙂

]]> By: Bronwyn Joy @ Journeys Of The Fabulist https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-5193 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 01:05:05 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-5193 Definitely a great activity. One of the fascinating areas to me in this is the opportunity to highlight the different inputs of environmental impact – it’s not just about buying local, you also have to buy things that grow *well* locally – otherwise you might be doing less damage by importing.

And the other thing I love to think about is the history of food – where it was first produced, and how it came to be popular in other places.

]]> By: kidworldcitizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-3567 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:11:22 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-3567 In reply to Parandeh.

Oh good, glad you found us! Lots of good stuff on here once they get to preschool. 🙂

]]> By: Parandeh https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-3566 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 06:23:26 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-3566 What a great idea!

My son is still a bubba, but I’ve bookmarked this page and your blog for future reference!

]]> By: kidworldcitizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-3335 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:32:50 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-3335 In reply to Lori.

I’m so glad you liked it!:)

]]> By: Lori https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-3334 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:55:23 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-3334 What a wonderful idea! I am going to do this with my daughter!

]]> By: kidworldcitizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-3295 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:28:42 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-3295 In reply to julie mladic.

Ooh, that’s a great idea! I wonder what the difference of price was between the New Zealand apples and the Chilean apples, vs those from California? Interesting.

]]> By: julie mladic https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-3294 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:18:34 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-3294 Great ideas! I think kids (and adults) just take for granted where our food comes from. To take this a little further, you can talk about prices, and why food prices fluctuate. It also teaches them about climate as well.

]]> By: kidworldcitizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/where-in-the-world-is-your-food-from/#comment-3273 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:31:52 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2711#comment-3273 In reply to Mud Hut Mama.

Of course in many countries, this would be a moot point. Someone once asked me how to say farmer’s market in Spanish- it’s just the market:). It’s the every day market with tons of people selling and buying. I think in some countries buying local is the natural, inexpensive way, and it’s the huge box stores that come in and start importing from countries far away.

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