Organic Food - Greece, General Lyceum of Nigrita
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GENERAL LYCEUM OF NIGRITA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT « Organic food in the county of Serres, Greece . The production, the demand, and the beneficial effect in our health .»
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A presentation of the etwinning project "Organic food around Europe!", from the students of General Lyceum of Nigrita, Greece. School year 2008-2009
Transcript of Organic Food - Greece, General Lyceum of Nigrita
GENERAL LYCEUM OF NIGRITA
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT
«Organic food in the county of Serres, Greece. The production, the demand,
and the beneficial effect in our health.»
THE STUDENTS OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM
FOOD SCANDALS
dioxins
foot-and-mouth disease in pork
scrapie of sheeps
sun oil contaminated with mineral oils
genetically modified animals and plants
nitrate in
vegetables
Does the nature take its revenge?
Organic food
• it is produced according to the requirements of the regulation 834/2007 of the European Union
• it is strictly prohibited the use of chemical pesticides - fertilizers and hormones • it should be packed and certified
• organic vegetables are sold only in their season
high concentrations of vitamins, trace elements, salts, ethereal oils and sugars
Advantages of organic food
bigger content than conventional food in vitamin C
rich in precious antioxydant substances
it offers protein of higher biological value
they contain low concentrations of nitric salts that have been connected with the appearance of the cancer of stomach
MEETINGS • TEAM WORK
• SEARCH FOR MATERIAL
• DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROJECT
• WRITING OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES FOR PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS AND PEOPLE WORKING IN CENTERS THAT CHECK AND CERTIFY ORGANIC FOOD
• KEEP ACTIVITIES’ DIARY
• EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT
• PRESENTATION OF OUR RESULTS
e-twinning Project
FOUNDING SCHOOLS General Lyceum of Nigrita (Greece) ISIS Don Gnocchi Maddaloni (Italy)
PARTNER SCHOOLS
EPAL Nigritas (Greece) Gymnasium of Lefkona (Greece) ITCG "L. Maitani" (Italy) Grup Scolar de Chimie Industriala "TERAPIA" (Romania) Liceul Teor. "O. C. Taslauanu" (Romania) LP Gustave Eiffel (France) National Economic College "Theodor Costescu" (Romania) Ozel Istanbul Cevre Okulları (Turkey) Rīgas Uzņēmējdarbības koledža (Latvia) Kuressaare Gymnaasium (Estonia)
Visit of the president of the chairman of organic food farmers’ union, of our county, in our school, on 23-2-2009.
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Visit of our environmental team to the organic food certification centerDIO 26-2-2009
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Do you believe that non organic food has some bad consequences in your health?
80%
20%
yes
no or I don’t know
56%
44%
0% 20% 40% 60%
yes
no
Do you purchase organic food?
Diagrams that have been created from the questionnaires of the consumers.
28%
72%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
yes
no
Have there been any doubts about the production and/or certification of these foods?
16%
56%
28%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
very much
much
a little
not at all
How much do you trust organic food generally?
Diagrams that have been created from the questionnaires of the consumers.
Do you believe that organic food costs more than its real value?
12%
88%
yes
no
92%
0%
8%
0% 50% 100%
yes
no
I don't care
Do you like the variety and quantity of organic food to be increased?
Diagrams that have been created from the questionnaires of the consumers.
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Results from the questionnaires of the consumers :
• most of the consumers trust organic food
• most of the consumers regard organic food as safer and more nutritious than conventional food
• the percentage of cunsomers, who buy organic food, is not so high, due to low availability and high prices, in comparison with conventional food
responsible of a well-known chain of supermarkets :
«the demand of organic food is double today than 2 years ago, and the percentage of sales is the 4-6% of the total of sales»
Should we finally let our planet to work with its own rhythm?
The answer is yours!
