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: I've been a translator, florist and digital project manager, but agriculture is my calling

草榴社区 Guardian deputy digital editor Lois Pearson shares her journey into a career in agricultural journalism

Lois Pearson

10 August 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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Beyond the Clarkson effect: How UK colleges are tackling the agricultural skills gap

Agricultural colleges are seeing healthy demand for places but getting farmers on board to help them facilitate real-world experience and job prospects is a perennial challenge

Olivia Midgley

04 August 2026 鈥� 5 min read

Education

OPINION: A national farming week in schools will solve a lot of problems

Emily Ashworth is working on PLATES, a new initiative that will be the first farming focused week that teaches agriculture in schools

Emily Ashworth

31 July 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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