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Jeanette Orrey MBE explains why British Food Fortnight 2022 is so important for schools up and down the country:

British Food Fortnight begins on September 17th until October 2nd 2022, last year over 1 million children were fed at school, fresh local food from farmers and producers across the four nations this year we want to make another record. 


Schools and Caterers all across the Country will be receiving information about this year’s event and the Love British Food Schools working group would love for as many schools as possible to take part.


Many years ago now when I first started changing the food and how we purchased that food in our smallish school (over 200 children) I found I had to get in my car and go and talk to the farmers and producers explaining what my idea was some thought it was a good idea, some thought who was this mad women, but eventually it did take off and now thanks to those farmers and producers, campaigners, Food for Life, School meals caterers many schools are using fresh, local food to make school meals from scratch but we need more to join us. 


Children and families are now more reliant on school meals than ever before.   


We now more than ever need to support our farmers and producers across the Country, we need to support our school meals service and importantly we need to feed our children and what better way than using seasonal, fresh, local food that we have here in this beautiful Country of ours.


What better way to showcase what the schools meals service catering teams do every day than supporting Love British Food not only during British Food Fortnight but throughout the year.


We look forward to hearing about your fantastic ideas and stories.           

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