Rural education matters: Olivia Shave -

Rural education matters: Olivia Shave - "There is a genuine appetite to reconnect young people with the land"

Olivia Shave is the founder of farming education campaign Soil Ed, which aims to get sustainability, farming and food onto the national curriculum. Over the last two years, the campaign has gained cross-party support and multiple high-profile ambassadors

Olivia Shave

24 March 2026 鈥� 1 min read

Looking back over the past few months, it's remarkable how far this journey has come. We have recently shared our film which has been created with The Nest UK and funded by The A Team Foundation, and it...

OPINION: Avoiding the diversity conversation holds farming back

Digital editor Emily Ashworth explores the idea of diversity, and questions why we are sometimes too quick to shut the conversation down

Emily Ashworth

11 May 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Education

Dame Prue Leith on mission to place food education at heart of school curriculum

A report said cooking has gradually slipped from schools' timetable for decades. Is it now time to change that and help inspire kids to love food and cooking again?

Chris Brayford

10 May 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Education

OPINION: Gov changes to school meals is half the battle 鈥� farming education is the other

It is nice to see this Government pledge to make school food healthier. But what will really make the biggest impact is further education around food and farming, says digital editor Emily Ashworth

Emily Ashworth

20 April 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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