Backbone of Britain: School project helps to educate children on where their food comes from

Teaching school children how food is grown is just one benefit of the work of Norfolk-based charity the Papillon Project. The charity’s founder Matt Willer told Clemmie Gleeson that farmers have played a big part in its success so far.

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Backbone of Britain: School project helps to educate children on where their food comes from

Teaching school children how food is grown is just one benefit of the work of Norfolk-based charity the Papillon Project. The charity's founder Matt Willer told Clemmie Gleeson that farmers have played...

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