Interested in finding out more?
USEFUL other RESOURCES
Climate Change Food Calculator - What's your diet's carbon footprint?
Seasonality Table from the BBC - See what's in season year-round, and plan your shopping to suit using this web-tool.
Impact Score Shopping app - A mobile app that helps you find sustainable, healthy and ethical products.
Food Carbon Quiz - Tips on how to reduce your carbon "foodprint."
OLIO - Connecting neighbours, local shops & cafes so that surplus food and other items can be shared, not thrown away.
GAMES AND videos
Food Miles - Video from BBC Bitesize, explaining food miles and why local food is often a more sustainable option.
Grow Garden - A game to teach kids organic gardening and sustainable farming.
FURTHER READING
Food and Climate Change Without The Hot Air by Professor Sarah Bridle. A book aimed at the general public, about how different foods contribute to climate change.
Joseph Poore's research seeks to increase our understanding of the environmental impacts of agriculture and create solutions to mitigate these impacts. Read articles by him here.
Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered. New York Times article on how your diet affects climate change.
Food writer Jay Rayner on the increasing demand for food and its implications for the environment.
Environment Reports - Food Matters - Briefings on the most pressing environmental challenges facing the world today.
Climate-Smart Food" by Dave Reay. Read about the contributions to and impacts of climate change for a range of important foods
Download the slides from some of Professor Sarah Bridle's food talks here: Bluedot2019, University of Manchester Special Topics in Physics, Manchester Museum, Transition Wilmslow You can also watch a recording of Sarah's Bluedot 2019 talk.
OTHER USEFUL ORGANISATIONS
WRAP
The Waste and Resources Action Programme. WRAP is working with organisations in the food and drink industry to create economic and environmental value from reducing food waste and tackling issues around water scarcity across the supply chain.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme. WRAP is working with organisations in the food and drink industry to create economic and environmental value from reducing food waste and tackling issues around water scarcity across the supply chain.
TABLE is a global platform for knowledge synthesis, for reflective, critical thinking and for inclusive dialogueon debates about the future of food.
LEAP - Livestock, Environment & People - The LEAP programme aims to understand the health, environmental, social and economic effects of meat and dairy consumption to provide evidence and tools for decision makers to promote healthy and sustainable diets.
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Resources on mental health, suggested by psychologist Dr Chantal Basson: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/my-feelings/eating-problems/