In Evan's class they have been learning about food and farming. On Tuesday, I joined him and his class to do some research about where our food comes from. Our first stop was our local grocery store, Supersave. The kids had to find 10 foods and find out whether they were imported or local. Most of the imported food from here is imported from Australia. It gave me a good chance to actually read the labels.
After boarding the bus we headed to our local market. This market has recently been built and is a huge upgrade from the previous location. The picture on the left is the fish market. Twice a day the area is filled with fish. We have been enjoying shopping for fresh fish lately. Evan especially loves fish. He wanders around the vendors and picks a fish that he wants for dinner. The right hand side of the photo is where the fresh fruit and vegetables are sold.
As the kids looked around the stalls, there were many foods that were new to them. The highlight of the market was the tiger shark that was for sale. I think it weighed in at around 20 kilos. We were able to touch it's skin. It felt exactly like sand paper. So neat to see up close, but I can't imagine slapping it on my plate for dinner!
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