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Sustainable Farming - About LEAF

Farming Fortnight is an annual LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) initiative, connecting young people with more sustainable farming & food production.
This resource will enable teachers and educators to explore 3 key questions:
What do we mean by sustainable farming?
How is sustainable farming delivered in practice?
How can you identify examples of sustainable farming in practice?
Teacher Note: select the most appropriate activity for your pupils depending on prior knowledge and / or age.
e.g. Instructions (KS2-KS3), Make it simpler (EYFS-KS1), Make it harder( KS3-KS5)

This resource is produced by

Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)

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