09/09/25: More school meals using more British produce? The Nightjars of Cannock Chase
A new report says extending free school meals could create an opportunity for British farmers, but warns that the opportunity could be missed if public procurement doesn't improve.
Free school meals are set to be extended to families on Universal Credit from September next year. A new report says serving more free school meals could create a great opportunity for British farmers, to supply the extra fruit and vegetables needed. The report commissioned by Sustain, the alliance for better food and farming, warns that the opportunity could be missed unless action is taken to improve procurement of British produce in school catering. We discuss why successive government promises on procuring British food for the public sector have proven difficult to put into practice. And hooded eyelids, camouflaged feathers, and a strange unearthly call: the Nightjars of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire.
Presenter: Anna Hill
Producer: Sarah Swadling
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