Food for Thought: Design context

Every day in the UK, we consume huge amounts of food that:

• has travelled thousands of miles to reach our shop shelves
• has been treated with a range of chemicals, including pesticides, artificial fertilisers, antibiotics and other drugs.
• has been packaged in loads of plastic, tinfoil etc.

Transporting food around the world is using up precious fuel, causing pollution and making our climate change. The chemicals that many farmers use are polluting our water and soil, and can damage our health. The packaging used is non-biodegradable and ends up in landfill sites.

As a result, more and more people are now looking for food made using organic, locally grown ingredients.

Design brief

Design and make a product using local and/or organic ingredients.

Keywords

Nutrition, Disassemble, Equipment, Product, Mass, Protein, HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control), Weigh, Healthy, Carbohydrates

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