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Taking Action Here’s some useful logos to look out for when you are choosing your food:
One Planet Picnic
What is a One Planet Picnic? Who can we have a One Planet Picnic
A One Planet Picnic is a picnic that’s with?
good for you and our planet. We are Anyone! You could have one with
encouraging people to use ingredients your class in school, your family, your
that are local and seasonal, organically friends, your colleagues or just by
grown or ethical (Fairtrade, sustainably yourself.
grown or sourced) whilst also making
sure you minimise your food waste and
packaging.
How can we plan for a One Planet
Picnic?
• Use a refillable water bottle for • Try and choose organic if you are
your drink (16 June is also World able as this ensures that artificial
Refill Day - Refill - Join the Refill fertilisers, pesticides and additives
Revolution) are avoided. It also ensures wildlife
is encouraged on the organic farm.
• Use a lunch box, wax wrap or other
multi use packaging to store your • How much will you eat? Think about
food. what you really want and try not to
have lots of leftovers that will create
• Try to avoid any single use waste.
packaging.
• Try and avoid processed foods as
• Think about the food you are eating, the ingredients could come from
can you plan for more than four anywhere and could be linked to
colours? deforestation or damaging farming
practices. Sharing your picnic
• Plan your meal, can you use food We’d love to hear all about how your picnic goes, what delicious food you
locally sourced and in season? Use • Try and choose foods with a low have, any exciting places you choose to picnic and especially your top tip One
this list of seasonal products to help carbon footprint, so maybe a little Planet Picnic recipes. You can share with us using #OnePlanetPicnic on Twitter,
you plan. less meat and a little more plant- Facebook or Instagram. Email us on Eco-Schools@keepwalestidy.cymru
based foods.
