SUSTAINABLE FOOD Health for people and the planet

What does really ‘sustainable food’ mean and how we can become more ‘sustainable’ in few easy steps? What’s that all about?

What actually is ‘sustainable food’?  Food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage for the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities.  It’s enviormentally frindly, socially just and economically beneficial

Principles os sustainable food  Exclude fish species identified as most 'at risk‘; choose those from sustainable sources  Choose Fairtrade - certifade products  Promote health and well-being  Use local, seasonally available ingredients  Specify food from farming systems that minimise harm to the eviorment  Avoid bottled water  Limit foods of animal origin

What are the main problems of our enviorment and our planet? How can sustainability help us solve them in an easy and healthy way? We can do better

Eat the seasons!  Food is being transported further than ever  Wide range of ready- prepared and exotic out-of-season produce  Buy seasonal food  Buy fresh products from farmers’ markets  Ask for food from your country  Join a food co-op What’s the problem?What can we do about it?

Farming for the planet  Industrialised agriculture has caused many damages as soil erosion, water pollution & damage to wildlife by using pesticides or intensive farming techniques  Ensure that you are buying food accredited to a recognised standard, which guarantee that the legal minimum standards (or higher) have been met What’s the problem?What can we do about it?

Meat and dairy products: less is more  Animal farming causes emission of more greenhouse gases  Intensive production of meat, with n regards for animal welfare  Eating red meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer  Reduce the amount of red and processed meat you use  Try out more vegetarian options  Buy only certified meat What’s the problem?What can we do about it?

Plenty more fish in the sea...?  Poor ‘feed conversion ratio’  Pollution  Animal welfare problems  Destruction of natural habitats  Don’t buy fish from overfished stocks or badly managed fisheries  Support organisatios that promote sustainably cought fish What’s the problem?What can we do about it?

Fair Trade  Market prices of crops are falling below the cost of production  Bad working conditions, farmers are unable to afford basic necessities (food, education, healthcare)  Buy Fairtrade certified products  Support Fairtrade: ask for Fairtrade products in restaurant, use them at work, recomend to colleagues What’s the problem?What can we do about it?

Don’t bottle it!  Bottled water is much more expensive, envioremental costs (energy costs of production and transport & disposing or recycling the bottles)  In restaurants and canteens ask for tap water  Buy water from brands supporting development projects (One Water, Frank Water) What’s the problem?What can we do about it?

Well-being of you and your family  Obesity crisis  Fatty, sugary & salty diet leads to many diseases, some of them are deadly  People don’t care about their food to be healthy  Be more concerned about what you eat  Cut back on salt, fats and oils  Offer children smaller portions of normal dishes  Don’t eat many snacks What’s the problem?

Social issues We’re all in it together

How many? There are 1.1 bilion people working in agricultural production. Nearly half of which labour for wages. Add to this the numbers in processing, distribution and preparation. That totals ¼ of the world’s workforce.

How much? Producers are getting less and less of the price you pay for food. In UK producers get ¼ of the price, but the overseas ones get only about 10% or less (coffee or banana growers). Farmers from Africa get about 17%; about 45% of the price goes to supermarkets.

For what? Working conditions are very tough; some of producers have to work 24/h, in factories, without sunlight or fresh air. Mostly are on minimum wages, rely on tips. They don’t have a chance to change something.

Buy Fairtrade certified food, make sure you know what you’re eating, don’t be afraid to talk about enviormental and social problems; together we can solve them. Sustainability isn’t about being green; it’s a process, a target which we should be trying to reach. It’s not only about us, it’s about the whole planet. We CAN help

THANK YOU Paulina Stencel Dominika Szenkelbach

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