Hello, my name is Mrs. Mehrin and I'm so excited to be learning all about local food with you today.

Let's begin.

Welcome to today's lesson from the unit, Healthy Eating.

Your learning outcome is, I can describe the advantages of eating local food.

Now, I know that learning can sometimes be a little bit challenging, but that's okay because it just means that we are going to work really hard together and we're going to learn some fabulous new things.

We are going to be touching upon some of your previous learning all about sustainability and eating local foods.

Let's begin.

So here are your keywords for today's lesson.

Alongside these keywords are the definitions as well.

I am going to be referring to these throughout today's lesson.

However, if you find it helpful, you can pause the video now and you can jot these down.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

So our lesson is split into two parts.

Let's begin with the first part, local food.

So Jacob is looking at the packaging from his food and he says, "These strawberries were grown in West Sussex.

That is close to where I live.

I can say that these strawberries are locally grown." And here we have a map of England.

We can see that West Sussex is right down in the south of England.

Jacob says, "These apples were grown in New Zealand.

That's very far away from where I live.

These apples are not locally grown." So it's over 11,000 miles from the UK all the way to New Zealand.

It's literally on the other side of the world in comparison to the United Kingdom.

And a fun fact, it can take almost 24 hours, a full day to get from the UK to New Zealand on a plane.

Sometimes it can take longer depending on how long you might have a layover for, where you might stop in another country before you carry on your journey.

So local food does not have to travel far to reach our plate.

How is local food less harmful to the environment than food grown further away? What do you think? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

Well, local foods don't travel far.

This means less fuel is used so there's less pollution and harm to the environment.

So let's have a look at these quotes here from the children.

Who do you think is correct? So John says, "Local food has to travel a long way to reach your place." Aisha says, "Local food causes more harm to the environment when it's transported." And Alex says, "Local food does not have to travel far to reach your plate." Who do you think is correct outta those three children? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

The answer is Alex, local food does not have to travel far to reach your plate.

Now it's Christmas and Alex is at the supermarket and he says, "I can't find any blueberries today.

I bought some here in the summer.

I wonder why they don't have any.

Why do you think it might be that Alex's local supermarket does not have blueberries? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

Well, blueberries are in season in the UK in summer, they are usually harvested.

So they're picked ready to eat between June and September.

Now Alex eventually finds some blueberries and he says, "It isn't blueberry season in the UK.

So how does the supermarket have some at this time of year?" What do you think? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

Well, the label says these blueberries were grown in Peru.

They have travelled a long way to get here.

I'm not sure it's good for the environment for me to buy them.

What do you think? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

Well, it's over 6,000 miles from the United Kingdom to Peru.

And there we have Peru.

To get here from Peru, these blueberries may have travelled on a plane.

Locally grown blueberries do not need to be transported as far, which is much better for the environment.

And Alex says, "I plan to buy foods that are in season now I've learned that eating local food is better for the environment." That's a fantastic choice that Alex has made.

Now let's do a quick check-in of your learning so far.

So true or false.

Eating foods that have been flown in from abroad is better for the environment.

Is that true or false? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

The answer is false.

Now why do you think that might be? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

So eating seasonal, locally grown food is better for the environment because these foods do not have to travel so far.

So here is your first task for today.

It says, explore the food labels of different foods to find out where they come from.

Are they produced locally to you or do they come from other countries? So you could use map or an atlas to find out where different countries are.

So I'm going to give you some time now.

I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go at doing that.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

So Sam says, "I found lots of fruits and vegetables grown near my home, like lettuce, carrots, cherries, blackberries, strawberries, and onions." Izzy says, "I found tomatoes from Holland, melon and lemons from Spain and bananas from Guatemala." So now we are on to the second part of our learning, which is food grown in other countries.

Let's begin.

So most crops that are grown in the UK are grown using water from rain.

And the UK's climate usually means that there will be rain throughout the year.

So we've got potato plants here and corn plants, both of which you can grow in the UK.

Now, some of our food is grown in countries with climates that do not provide enough rainwater for the crops to grow well.

And we can see some pictures here.

So we've got an unhealthy plant and we've got very dry soil because these countries do not have enough rainwater in order to keep the plants healthy and to keep the soil nice and moist.

Now, most of the world's almonds are grown in California, which is an area of America that does not have a lot of rain and almonds need a large amount of water to grow.

So that's quite a predicament.

Rice is grown in many different places, including in Punjab in the north of India.

And there we have Punjab.

Punjab's climate provides very limited and rice requires a lot of water to grow, and areas of Punjab are flooded in order to create rice fields.

Now, countries with drier climates have to use water from other sources like this watering system in California.

So we've got a watering system here on an almond farm, and we can see all of the pipes there where the water is flowing through.

Now, these human-made systems are not as kind to the environment as rainwater is, and they use up a large amount of water that could be used directly by people.

Now, true or false, some foods grown in other countries need lots of water to grow.

Is that true or false? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, the answer is true.

Now, some foods that are grown in the UK and in other countries take up a lot of land to grow.

So here we have some strawberry fields in Thailand and tea leaves as well.

Fields of tea leaves, aren't they both absolutely stunning.

Now, most crops that are grown are cereals.

These are eaten by both humans and other animals.

So China, Indonesia, India, and Pakistan produce a lot of the world's cereal.

And here we have all of the countries all quite close by together.

Now, soybeans are popular crops to grow and are used in human foods as well as food for animals.

And soybeans are grown in many countries, including the United States, Brazil and Argentina.

And again, these countries are quite close to each other.

Now, growing soybeans in Brazil has led to many rainforests being destroyed to make way for planting more crops.

Now, how can this be harmful to the environment? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

So clearing land to plant crops has a negative effect on the plants and animals that already live there, with many of the habitats being destroyed.

And we have got a lot of deforestation that happens across the world.

We've got deforestation in Brazil here, part of the Amazon rainforest where a football field worth of trees is cut down almost every single minute.

So that is a lot, a lot of deforestation happening there and having a massive impact on the animals and on the plants that are already living there because their habitats are being completely destroyed.

And here we have another picture here of cleared land.

Now jaguars and high synth macaws live in the rainforest of Brazil.

And cutting down trees to make space to grow crops means that Macaws lose their nesting places and jaguars have less space to hunt for food.

And Alex says, "This is another great reason to eat local food.

We can help to protect plants and animals that are at risk from losing their habitats.

Now let's do a quick check-in of your learning so far.

Which of these foods take up a lot of land to grow? Is it A cereals, B, soybeans, C, apples, or D, parsnips? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

The answers are cereals and soybeans.

So now we are on to the final part of your learning today, and it says, research common crops that are grown in the UK and common crops that are grown abroad.

What are the advantages of eating foods that have been grown locally? I'll give you some time now.

I'd like you to pause the video and have a go at doing this.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

So Sophia says, "Local food does not have to travel far to reach our plate compared to food that is grown abroad.

Eating food grown locally is less harmful to the environment than food grown further away as it doesn't have to be transported as far.

Food's grown in the UK often use rainwater to grow.

Some other countries don't have as much water available and must use water from other sources to grow crops successfully." So now we are on to the summary of our learning today.

Food grown in the UK does not have to travel as far to reach your plate as food grown in other countries.

Eating local foods, which are in season helps the environment and some foods grown in other countries, take up a lot of land or need lots of water to grow.

You have worked so hard today.

I am really proud of your critical thinking and you've thought really carefully about local food and the impact that it has on us and the whole world when we buy foods that are local to us because it doesn't have to travel as far and it's more eco-friendly.

Well done.