PLATES — Food • Farming • Future

Storytelling

How food, farming and the future are told — through media, culture, and the stories we share.

Why Storytelling Matters

Stories are how we make sense of the world — and food is at the heart of every culture, every community, and every generation. Understanding how food and farming stories are told shapes what young people believe, buy, and become.

From social media to documentary film, from journalism to oral history, this PLATE explores how narratives around food are constructed, challenged, and changed — and empowers students to become storytellers themselves.

Storytelling Themes

Media & Journalism

How food stories reach us through news and media

Documentary & Film

Visual storytelling about farming and food systems

Oral History

Farmers, growers and communities in their own words

Student Voice

Empowering young people to tell their own food stories

Teaching Resources

Launching soon

Careers in Storytelling

Explore careers in journalism, documentary making, social media, public affairs, marketing and communications — all within the food and farming sector.

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