Professor Poplicola's
World Of Food...
Welcome to the enchanting world of Professor Poplicola, where curiosity meets sustainability and adventure beckons on every page.
At our heart, we embody:
We wrote our books to introduce children to be aware of what we all eat and where our food come from.
But I want to eat rice, meat and salad, tasty food from all over the world.
Professor Poplicola says:
“We can eat tomatoes, salad, peppers, rice, meat and all varieties of foods that grow in different countries, all over the world 🌍 we want to eat these delicious foods”.
“But we need to think about what we do eat and how we eat our food and now we must think about sharing the world, to save the world”.
Understanding the intricate web of our planet’s food sources is essential. Through Professor Poplicola’s journey, we aim to instill in young readers a sense of responsibility towards sustainable and ethical food choices, empowering them to make a positive impact on our environment.
Sustainability is a big word which can be sometimes very confusing to children as the way sustainability is portrayed is different to different people.
For example, some focus on environmental impacts such as carbon emissions, others on humanitarian challenges such as employee welfare and others on the economic importance such as the revenue products can bring in order to be able to continue producing them.
his is a great opportunity for our children to understand where their foods come from and to learn about other countries that grow our food because in the UK, we simply don’t have the climate to grow certain much loved foods.
We all like both local as well as more exotic foods from all over the world.
Some staple foods such as potatoes and rice have originated from else where, being brought in through historical explorers during the age of discovery. This diversity shows in our food culture. Today, although we can cultivate potatoes more locally, rice is still imported from else where.
In the first book, Prof Poplicola takes us on a journey to the USA and Mexico to explore where rice comes from as well as other vegetables, to make a creole dish called Jambalaya.
In the second book, the adventure is closer to home and explores how we can all grow some of our own meat and vegetables for a Christmas turkey dinner.