activities
We recommend going through the activities in the order listed. “What’s Your Food Story”
grounds the entire curriculum in the personal. The “Food System Brainstorm” shows what a
food system is, and the “5 Values Barometer” will help you gauge participant’s interest in the
different sections of the curriculum. If there is time, do the “Food System Infographic,” which
will help to deepen understanding of the food system and how we are a part of it.
• What’s Your Food Story? (10 min.)
• Food System Brainstorm (20 min.)
• 5 Values Barometer (20 min.)
• Food System Map (10 min.)
SAMPLE AGENDA
TIME: 1 hour 20 minutes
Welcome (5 min.)
Review the overview (15 min.)
Do (50 min)
• What’s Your Food Story?
• Food System Brainstorm
• 5 Values Barometer
Discuss (10 min.)
• Were there similarities between your food story and someone else’s food story?
• What influenced the similarities and differences?
• Were there any components of the Food System Brainstorm that surprised you?
• Do you think there’s something missing from the Food System Brainstorm? If so, what
was it?
• Has your definition of “good food” changed? If so, in what ways?
• In the Five Values Barometer, you were asked to choose a value: do you see how these
values overlap with each other?
Debrief, Closing (5 min.)
(Right) Oakland youth getting a hands-on farming experience with Planting Justice staff. Photo: David Hanks.
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