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OPINION: Abby Allen - "If we want a sustainable future, it starts with education, and it starts with young"

As an ambassador for Soil Ed, an education campaign that aims to get food and farming embedded onto the national curriculum, the subject is close to Abby's heart

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OPINION: Abby Allen - "If we want a sustainable future, it starts with education, and it starts with young"

As someone who works in food and farming and who has recently become a first time mum, this campaign feels deeply personal to me. The way we educate our children about food builds not only their long term...

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