Discovering the Food System Step 5: Sharing Food System Stories with Your Community

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Printer-friendly .pdf version of this page Summary Now that we have learned about our food system, researched a topic, conducted interviews and carried out a survey, it is time for us to share the results of all this fine work. This final step in the process allows us to gather all of the food system information together into an interesting story. Results can be displayed in creative ways. Stories from food system people are often new and interesting to the broader community, and the attitudes and interests of consumers within a community will be important to leaders and community stakeholders alike. Included in this section are various techniques for presenting what we have learned. Also included are ideas of settings in which to share information about the community food system. In sharing what we have learned with others, we can create or increase awareness among others about the community food system. Like the other aspects of Discovering the Food System, this activity can be as simple or complex as you would like to make it. Through similar projects across the country, students have brought about real change in their communities as their work has led to actions on important public issues. Although in many ways, this is the most "wide open" of the activities, it can also be the most meaningful and empowering. The sky is the limit! We may make important discoveries about ourselves and our power to inspire and create change! Learning Objectives Prepare information for sharing, exhibiting or presenting in various ways Share our presentations with the community to increase food system awareness Identify ways we can help improve our community food system Key Concepts Presentation Bar graph Pie chart Results Student Assessement Activities See Printer-friendly .pdf version of this lesson for complete actvities, background information, handouts, etc. Presenting the Food System Facts Presenting the Interview Experiences Presenting the Survey Results Reaching Out Wrapping Up Food for Thought Journal Websites used in this lesson: None