Create your Personal Foodscape Map

• Use at least 6 locations from your interview and your story
• Use symbols or drawings to represent each place you go to enjoy food
• Your map must include:
• Title
• Legend
• Explanations
• North arrow / compass rose

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• Write a short explanation of each place
• Go global: pick at least 2 locations and show where that food comes from with a brief description.

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My Foodscape: Where I Eat and Buy My Food

Home, where my mom prepares most of our food

Grocery store; we get most of our groceries

at Smith’s

Restaurants; my favorites are Royal India

and Blacksmith Ice Cream

Ingredients

Blacksmith gets its milk and fruit from Cache & Box Elder counties in Utah

7000+ miles away

900 miles away

76 miles away

Blacksmith Fork Ice Cream is my favorite; we eat here for celebrations or family outings

Royal India has really good lamb coconut kurma; we only eat here on special occasions

My mom usually cooks for us, but I like to make chocolate chip cookies

Ways to Make Your Foodscape Smarter

Pick one or two ideas you can try:

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• Learn where your food comes from — Check labels or ask questions about where your food was grown or bought.
• Support local food producers — Buy from a farmers market, local farm, or garden when you can.
• Reduce food waste — Take only what you’ll eat, and save leftovers instead of tossing them.
• Choose seasonal foods — Pick fruits and veggies that are actually in season.
• Eat a variety of foods — Try foods from different places and cultures, not just the familiar ones.
• Think about packaging — Choose less packaging when you can, and reuse or recycle what you’ve got.
• Plan meals and snacks — Think ahead instead of grabbing whatever’s easiest, to cut down on waste.
• Grow some of your own food — Even a few herbs or a small garden counts.
• Pay attention to transportation — Notice how far your food traveled to reach you.
• Be an informed consumer — Think about the health, environmental, and community impact of what you choose.