Charity wants people to 'Plant Your Pants' to understand more about the importance of soil

Campaign follows study which revealed 40 per cent of children did not know soil was important for food production

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Charity Country Trust hopes its Plant Your Pants campaign will grow awareness of the workings of the soil
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Charity Country Trust hopes its Plant Your Pants campaign will grow awareness of the workings of the soil

A new initiative entitled Plant Your Pants is being launched to encourage children to find out more about the soil. Education charity, the Country Trust has designed the scheme following the results...

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