Kindergarten Question: Where Does Your Food Come From?
Today I went to my son’s end of the year celebration for his kindergarten class at Carrie Busey. A consistent theme in the classroom throughout the year has been food. What is healthy food? How do we make it? What do farmers do? The kids even planted a garden and tended it all Spring.
Outside of their classroom are a number of wall posters with photos of the kids throughout the year. At the top of one was the question, “Where Does Your Food Come From?” Below were pictures of every student with a speech bubble for their answer. Most of the answers were related to seeds, farmers etc., but a few were not. More than one specifically stated, “Walgreens,” which stuck with me.
Would their answers have been different if the questions was, “Where Does *Our* Food Come From?” I don’t know, and I also don’t want to make sweeping generalizations based on a simple observation. Food is such a complex issue, but these answers reminded me that many people in our community still do not have access to fresh, nutritious and affordable food.
