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

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

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...

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