Presentation

The presentation went really well and the group I was in offered some really useful feedback.
In my presentation I highlighted the issues that come with importing food as I think it is something people are unaware of. I pointed out the fact that a packet of trimmed beans sold in Morrisons had travelled 2,300 miles from Morocco just to get to us, everyone agreed that this wasn't necessary. It was suggested that I could try highlight this and potentially look at redesigning packaging so that people were aware of how far their food has travelled.
The two ideas I had were to either encourage people to shop more locally or to encourage people to grow their own fruit and vegetables. The majority of people thought that encouraging people to grow their own would be more useful. A lot of people thought that seeds weren't easily accessible and said they wouldn't know where to find them/ where to buy them from. Whereas other people believed it would be difficult to grow fruit and veg from scratch, however I told them I had done some research and knew there were certain fruits and vegetables that were easy to produce. People said after hearing this that they'd be more likely to try and grow their own. People suggested that I created more exciting packaging for seeds which was simple and gave simple instructions on how to look after seeds and grow them well. They thought it would be a nice idea to aim this at families and make it more of a sociable activity as well as doing something good for the environment.
It was also suggested to me that I researched into a primary school that grows their own fruit and veg in a garden which is tended to by children at the school. This fruit and veg is then served to the children in the school canteen.