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Food Stories
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Teaching Geography
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April 1, 2008
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- Jackson, Peter
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Copyright informationCopyright Geographical Association Spring 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Children are often accused of not knowing where their food comes from or how it was produced. Stories proliferate about consumer ignorance, and parents often seem indifferent to government advice about healthy eating. Childhood obesity is at the top of the public health agenda, with changes in school meals and national targets for fruit and vegetable consumption. Recent scares, from BSE ('mad cow' disease) to bird flu, have led to growing anxieties about food safety and calls to re-connect producers with consumers. What can be done to help students find out more about these issues without 'blaming the victim' or adopting a 'teacher knows best' approach? Food Stories, a new web-based ...
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