Project manager @Tastedfeed, trustee @wearegrow___, grower of veg (with varying degrees of success).
London
Joined January 2011
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We were visited by @TomSwarbrick1 from @LBC today. Tom and the team took part in a Y4 @tastedfeed lesson!
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In just 5 years, TastEd (@tastedfeed), the food education charity I co-founded, has grown (huge thx to @FranABox) from a couple of schools to more than 1300 schools & nurseries in the U.K. To reach more children, we now need a fundraiser. Details here. tasteeducation.com/wp-conten…
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#OurChildrenOurFuture manifesto calls for expansion of #schoolfood that is #healthy 🍎 and #sustainable 🌳as new poll reveals this is the No.1 policy backed by 86% of parents.
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Calling food educators... @saltbutterbones and I are planning the Spring edition of the Food Education Network Dinners for April in London.
Come to the "most fun, least network-y networking" dinner to meet friendly, like minded passionate people. DM me for details.
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New data from @Food_Foundation shows food insecure families are cutting back on healthy food. Of the households experiencing food insecurity, 60% said they were cutting back on buying fruit, 44% bought fewer vegetables and 59% less fish than normal. foodfoundation.org.uk/initia…
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A whole school approach to food means adopting approaches across the whole school day that support children to make healthy food choices. Find out how you can support your school this #nationalschoolmealsweek with this FREE resource CONNECTS-Food.com
#NSMW2023 @ConnectsFood
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📢Don’t miss this upcoming webinar to hear more about different local approaches to ensuring healthy #SchoolFoodforAll
Sign up here: bit.ly/FSM4AllWebinarSustain
@childrensfood @FoodPlacesUK @UKSustain #FreeSchoolMeals
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Citizens in #TheFoodConversation are clear they want government to act on food.
👉 78% support gov doing more to enable people to eat more healthily
👉 84% want higher food standards in schools
@KitchenBee @tastedfeed @BiteBack2030 @ChefsinSchools
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ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-we-rea…
The Government has scrapped a £5m plan to fund a “school cooking revolution” just 19 months after it was unveiled, @theipaper can reveal
🔴 Exclusive from @ajmurugesu
trib.al/sIkWhNC
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BREAKING - #Rosebank oilfield just given go-ahead - the greatest act of environmental vandalism in my lifetime, causing emissions equal to 28 lowest income countries, busting #climate targets & doing nothing for energy security since vast majority is for export #climatecriminals
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Governments #HowToSaveOurPlanet
🪨 Ban coal worldwide
⛽️ Remove fossil fuel subsidies
⚡️ Switch to renewable energy
🛢 Phase out gas & oil
♻️ circular economy ⏫
🚗 Ban non-electric vehicles
🚴🏾 walking/cycling ⏫
🚜 sustainable farming
🏠 Low carbon buildings
🌳 Reforest/rewild
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We're excited to announce we're looking for a new trustee to join our board.
If you have a passion for food education and you're interested in being a trustee then look no further.
Check out the role description here: tasteeducation.com/wp-conten…
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Check out our guest blog on the @tastedfeed website - all about the two amazing TastEd workshops we held here in #Sheffield! 👇
tasteeducation.com/guest-blo…
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the sensory experience of #gardening is good for our #Health #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Our group @harlesdenschool smelling #herbs sowing #seeds and #planting #marigolds @LDN_environment #GrowBackGreener @GroundworkLON @FranABox #growyourown @Capital_Growth
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A very busy Easter break for LEAP contractors. Children from @harlesdenschool & @FryentPrimary were excited to see the change in their grounds. Our young #gardeners will be busy sowing #seeds this week! @LDN_environment #GrowBackGreener @GroundworkLON @FranABox @Becky_Floyd_
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Solidarity to everyone on strike today - taking action to protect the right to strike and win fair pay and decent conditions.
✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
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Jonathan pie 👏👏 is on one today, one of his best yet
I’ve sped the clip up to make it fit into the twitter 2.20 time allowance
It’s an absolute annihilation of the tories stance on strikes & how disgraceful workers are being treated
#jonathanpie #ToriesDestroyingOurCountry
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Join us to do some celebrating at 12.30 @Tablehurstshop @ardgaygame #edinburghbutter @tastedfeed @niabgroup , @nhs starting to use #wildmeat #venison, a Welsh food hero….. A lot of heroes in fact. @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds & wherever you get your podcasts
🏆Hear the first round of amazing winners from the #bbcfoodawards ceremony held in Cardiff this week 🏆
12.30 on @BBCRadio4
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f4g…
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🏆Hear the first round of amazing winners from the #bbcfoodawards ceremony held in Cardiff this week 🏆
12.30 on @BBCRadio4
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f4g…
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Congratulations to @tastedfeed Well deserved winners of The Food Innovation Award at #bbcfoodawards Well done!
All such amazing, inspiring projects! Gwych! The winner is the finalist that judges felt came up with a project that could be replicated in most other regions of the UK. The Food Innovation award goes to #TastEd, a charity bringing sensory food education to the UK #bbcfoodawards
ALT Food Innovation 2022: TastEd
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We won! Innovation award at #bbcfoodawards So happy for team @tastedfeed and well done to @jasorourke @McGowanKim @FranABox Thank you @BBCFoodProg
