Food and the Environment

Scotland has been a Fairtrade Nation since 2013, but people around the world have been campaigning for Fair Trade for a lot longer. Fair Trade is about responsible production and consumption – respecting people and the planet.

A One Planet Picnic is a picnic that is good for you and good for the planet. It is a fun way to make your food and drink choices environmentally friendly.

A Pocket Garden is a miniature garden that uses edible plants, plants that attract wildlife, and that reuses something which would otherwise have been thrown away. Each year, we invite young people to send in their designs for a colourful and exciting environmentally friendly, pocket-sized garden. Pupils who send in the winning designs are then invited to build and grow their gardens to display. 

Don't Waste Our Future was a two year project directed at European young people and local authorities to raise awareness of issues around food waste and the right to food and encourage more responsible models of consumption and development.