Advice and support

Food and drink advice

Most schools' pupils enjoy healthy food, but it's not always healthy for our planet. You can minimise the environmental impacts of your school's food.

Reduce food waste

Find out how to reduce kitchen and dining room waste.

Go fairtrade

Participate in Fairtrade Fortnight with the Fairtrade Foundation or Oxfam. You can even become a Fairtrade School.

Go local

Reduce the school's food miles by buying more local food or getting involved with British Food Fortnight.

Grow your own

Grow vegetables, fruit and herbs in your school garden and use them in school meals. Get advice from the Royal Horticultural Society.

Get cooking

Start a cooking club involving pupils and parents. For advice and resources, look at Let's get cooking.

What we can achieve

improved health and learning
use vegetables grown by children in school meals
more sustainable food and drink purchasing

Further resources

Food Standards Agency projects and resources
Sustain web resources to encourage pupils to eat five-a-day

Part 3Energy advice and support Part 5How to make your garden grow

Page last updated: 16 September 2021

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