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Olivia Shave: "We will not stop until food, farming and sustainability are embedded at the heart of our education system"

An update on the petition to 'embed food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum' from founder Olivia Shave

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Six months ago, we launched a bold idea: What if every child in the UK learned about food, farming, and sustainability as a core part of their education? Today, we reflect on the extraordinary progress...

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