Our children's food lead Barbara Crowther wrote for Open Access Government on how expanding school meal provision could be a win for British farmers too. #FollowtheCarrot
Have a read >>
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What will it take to make school meals a force for good for pupils and farmers? 🤔
#FollowtheCarrot report have some options – here are 5 recommendations that could transform school meals across England. 🌱🍴
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Thanks to our brilliant speakers & supporters who made it a fruitful discussion and gave us lots of food for thought 🌱
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How do we make school meals healthier for children, fairer for farmers & better for the planet? 🚜🥦
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🥔 Power to the Potato! Expanding school meals could fuel futures AND farmers – that’s 7.8 million sacks of spuds on the table. 🍽️✨
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A £600 million boost to British farmers⁉️
Yes, you heard that right.
If the government expands #FreeSchoolMeals to ALL children and invests in locally sourced food 🫘🥔🫛, that could:
🎒Improve children's health and lives
👩🌾Uplift UK #agriculture
📈Benefit the economy
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🥦 That’s a LOT of broccoli! Expanding universal school meals could serve up 1.3 billion florets - boosting farmers’ income & fueling kids with goodness.
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Have you read NEW report #FollowTheCarrot ?
▶️ Expanding #FreeSchoolMeals with a focus on sourcing local sustainable produce could deliver a £600 million boost for British farmers
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🆕 #FollowTheCarrot report out now, making the case for expanding #FreeSchoolMeals with a focus on sourcing local sustainable produce 🥕
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🚜 On #BackBritishFarmingDay we’re backing British growers! Our #FollowTheCarrot report shows investing in school meals could unlock a £600m boost for UK farming 🌾 while helping the govt hit its 50% local, sustainable food target. 🌱🍽️
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'Follow the Carrot' report infographic
📢 New #FollowTheCarrot report from @childrensfood.bsky.social and @sustainweb.org shows how expanding #FreeSchoolMeals could mean 540 million extra plates of healthy meals every year, improving children’s health and education 🥦🥕
Find out more: bit.ly/4nroz7j
NEW report #FollowTheCarrot out today!
▶️ Expanding #FreeSchoolMeals with a focus on sourcing local sustainable produce could deliver a £600 million boost for British farmers
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Want to explore the findings further?
Join the #FollowtheCarrot webinar on 23rd September, where experts will discuss how school meals can become a real force for good.
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Here are our 5 recommendations from #FollowtheCarrot that could transform school meals across England. 🌱🍴
📖 Read the full report here 👉 bit.ly/4nroz7j
With the right support, healthier school meals could boost British farming while also helping the govt meet its own target of 50% local, sustainable & British produce in public sector food! 🥦🥔 bit.ly/4nroz7j
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NEW #FollowtheCarrot report from @sustainweb.org & Bremner & Co supported by Ampney Brook Foundation & Impact on Urban Health, shows that universal expansion of #freeschoolmeals in England could deliver a win-win opportunity! 🥕
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New research from @sustainweb.org, Bremner & co and Ampney Brook Foundation shows how scaling up school meals could benefit children, farmers & the planet. Find out more at the @childrensfood.bsky.social webinar ⬇️
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Expand free school meals and our British farmers could benefit.
Our upcoming webinar explores how, as NEW report #Followthecarrot out soon from our @childrensfood.bsky.social
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New research from @sustainweb.org, Bremner & Co & Ampney Brook Foundation shows how scaling up school meals could benefit children, farmers & the planet. Find out more at our webinar ⬇️
bit.ly/3UPEjod #followthecarrot #freeschoolmeals #childrenshealth