Just back from our first produce sale at Kingston Waitrose. Richard Challoner School and Coombe Hill Junior School set up shop outside the store at 11am and had sold out by 2pm, making over £200 for their school gardening projects. MP Zac Goldsmith popped in to buy his supper and was impressed by the bumper crop.
The produce sale is the result of a meeting between Waitrose Managing Director Mark Price and SFM. Mr Price is hugely supportive of food growing in schools and offered a market place for those local school taking part. He said "School Food Matters is really helping children to understand the origins of their food and we are delighted to support this ambition. We wish the pupils every success with selling the produce they have grown."
We look forward to getting more schools on board next year.
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