LEAF Goals
- Drive food Growing as an individual climate action within the community.
- A Community growing initiative in every town/village/city/local authority area that has a library.
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The Literacy & Food Education (LEAF) Programme is about empowering communities to grow their own food as a vital climate action. It’s about sowing seeds of empathy and nurturing a culture of sustainable living, all while turning libraries into bustling hubs of food growing.
Seeds are available in 25 libraries across the south east.
The Literacy & Food Education (LEAF) Programme is about empowering communities to grow their own food as a vital climate action. It’s about sowing seeds of empathy and nurturing a culture of sustainable living, all while turning libraries into bustling hubs of food growing.
Seeds are available in 25 libraries across the south east.
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