Our theme of food production has been a really fun and interesting one. I think that the kids going to the Royal Winter Fair was a great way to start to explore this theme. We have used many things as inspiration for our conversations. For example, the other day while walking to Ossington and Dundas, we saw a truck zoom by that happened to be a meat truck from butchers shop. We talked about how it could be going to a major grocery store, or could be going to some restaurants or a smaller local store. We have been really trying to discuss and track how the food we eats ends up in our stomachs. For show and tell, one of the kids did an amazing job telling the other kids how an apple starts out and makes its way into our homes and tummies. Not only do we talk about the growing process of some goods, but we have also been discussing how much some of our food travels to make its way into our local stores and major grocery stores. This week, we will continue to explore how our food ends up in our hands, and we will start to talk abot the importance of farmer's markets and buying local. This has been a lot of fun so far and I can't wait to continue this topic with the kids!
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