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the will to live life differently can
the will to live life differently can
the will to live life differently can start in some of the most unusual places
start in some of the most unusual places
start in some of the most unusual places This is Where I Come From Toman it's a
This is Where I Come From Toman it's a
This is Where I Come From Toman it's a market tone in the north of England
market tone in the north of England
market tone in the north of England 15,000 people between leads and
15,000 people between leads and
15,000 people between leads and Manchester fairly normal Market maret
Manchester fairly normal Market maret
Manchester fairly normal Market maret tone used to look like this and now it's
tone used to look like this and now it's
tone used to look like this and now it's more like this with fruit and veg and
more like this with fruit and veg and
more like this with fruit and veg and herbs sprouting up all over the place we
herbs sprouting up all over the place we
herbs sprouting up all over the place we call it propaganda
gardening corner of our Railway Station
gardening corner of our Railway Station
gardening corner of our Railway Station Car Park front of our health center
Car Park front of our health center
Car Park front of our health center People's Front Gardens and even in front
People's Front Gardens and even in front
People's Front Gardens and even in front of the police
of the police
of the police station we've got edible canal topass
station we've got edible canal topass
station we've got edible canal topass and we've got sprouting cemet the oil is
and we've got sprouting cemet the oil is
and we've got sprouting cemet the oil is extremely
extremely
extremely [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] good we've even invented a new form of
good we've even invented a new form of
good we've even invented a new form of Tourism it's called vegetable tourism
Tourism it's called vegetable tourism
Tourism it's called vegetable tourism and believe it or not people come from
and believe it or not people come from
and believe it or not people come from all over the world to poke around in our
all over the world to poke around in our
all over the world to poke around in our race beds even when there's not much
race beds even when there's not much
race beds even when there's not much growing but it starts a
growing but it starts a
growing but it starts a conversation and you know we're not
conversation and you know we're not
conversation and you know we're not doing it cuz we're
doing it cuz we're
doing it cuz we're bored we're doing it because we want to
bored we're doing it because we want to
bored we're doing it because we want to start
start
start Revolution we tried to answer this
Revolution we tried to answer this
Revolution we tried to answer this simple question can you find a unifying
simple question can you find a unifying
simple question can you find a unifying language that cuts across age and income
language that cuts across age and income
language that cuts across age and income and culture that will help people
and culture that will help people
and culture that will help people themselves find a new way of living see
themselves find a new way of living see
themselves find a new way of living see spaces around them differently think
spaces around them differently think
spaces around them differently think about the resource they use differently
about the resource they use differently
about the resource they use differently interact differently can we find that
interact differently can we find that
interact differently can we find that language and then can we replicate those
language and then can we replicate those
language and then can we replicate those actions and the answer would appear to
actions and the answer would appear to
actions and the answer would appear to be yes and the language would appear to
be yes and the language would appear to
be yes and the language would appear to be food
be food
be food so three and a half years ago a few of
so three and a half years ago a few of
so three and a half years ago a few of us sat around the kitchen table and we
us sat around the kitchen table and we
us sat around the kitchen table and we just invented the whole
thing we came up with a really simple
thing we came up with a really simple
thing we came up with a really simple game plan that we put to a public
game plan that we put to a public
game plan that we put to a public meeting we did not consult we did not
meeting we did not consult we did not
meeting we did not consult we did not write a report enough of all
write a report enough of all
write a report enough of all that and we said to that public meeting
that and we said to that public meeting
that and we said to that public meeting in Todd Maden look let's imagine the our
in Todd Maden look let's imagine the our
in Todd Maden look let's imagine the our tone is focused around three plates a
tone is focused around three plates a
tone is focused around three plates a Community Plate the way we live our
Community Plate the way we live our
Community Plate the way we live our everyday lives a learning plate what we
everyday lives a learning plate what we
everyday lives a learning plate what we learn what we teach our kids in school
learn what we teach our kids in school
learn what we teach our kids in school and what we what new skills we share
and what we what new skills we share
and what we what new skills we share amongst ourselves and business what what
amongst ourselves and business what what
amongst ourselves and business what what we do with the pound in our pocket and
we do with the pound in our pocket and
we do with the pound in our pocket and which businesses we choose to support
which businesses we choose to support
which businesses we choose to support now let's imagine those plates agitated
now let's imagine those plates agitated
now let's imagine those plates agitated with community actions around food if we
with community actions around food if we
with community actions around food if we start one of those Community plates
start one of those Community plates
start one of those Community plates spinning that's really great that really
spinning that's really great that really
spinning that's really great that really starts to empower people but if we can
starts to empower people but if we can
starts to empower people but if we can then spin that Community Plate with the
then spin that Community Plate with the
then spin that Community Plate with the learning plate and then spin it with the
learning plate and then spin it with the
learning plate and then spin it with the business plate we've got a real show
business plate we've got a real show
business plate we've got a real show there we've got some action theater
there we've got some action theater
there we've got some action theater we're starting to build resilience
we're starting to build resilience
we're starting to build resilience ourselves we're starting to reinvent
ourselves we're starting to reinvent
ourselves we're starting to reinvent Community ourselves and we've done it
Community ourselves and we've done it
Community ourselves and we've done it all without a flipping strategy
document and here's the thing as
document and here's the thing as
document and here's the thing as well we've not asked anybody's
well we've not asked anybody's
well we've not asked anybody's permission to do this we're just doing
permission to do this we're just doing
permission to do this we're just doing it and we are certainly not waiting for
it and we are certainly not waiting for
it and we are certainly not waiting for that check to drop through the letter
that check to drop through the letter
that check to drop through the letter box before we start and most importantly
box before we start and most importantly
box before we start and most importantly of all we are not daunted by the
of all we are not daunted by the
of all we are not daunted by the sophisticated arguments that say these
sophisticated arguments that say these
sophisticated arguments that say these small actions are meaningless in the
small actions are meaningless in the
small actions are meaningless in the face of tomorrow's problems because I
face of tomorrow's problems because I
face of tomorrow's problems because I have seen the power of small actions and
have seen the power of small actions and
have seen the power of small actions and it is awesome so back to the public
it is awesome so back to the public
it is awesome so back to the public meeting we put that proposition to the
meeting we put that proposition to the
meeting we put that proposition to the meeting two seconds and then the room
meeting two seconds and then the room
meeting two seconds and then the room exploded I have never ever experienced
exploded I have never ever experienced
exploded I have never ever experienced anything like that in my life and it's
anything like that in my life and it's
anything like that in my life and it's been the same in every single room in
been the same in every single room in
been the same in every single room in every tone that we've ever told our
every tone that we've ever told our
every tone that we've ever told our story people are ready and respond to
story people are ready and respond to
story people are ready and respond to the story of food they want positive
the story of food they want positive
the story of food they want positive actions they can engage in and in their
actions they can engage in and in their
actions they can engage in and in their bones they know it's time to take
bones they know it's time to take
bones they know it's time to take personal responsibility and invest in
personal responsibility and invest in
personal responsibility and invest in more kindness to each other and to the
more kindness to each other and to the
more kindness to each other and to the environment and since we had that
environment and since we had that
environment and since we had that meeting three and a half years ago it's
meeting three and a half years ago it's
meeting three and a half years ago it's been a heck of a roller coaster we
been a heck of a roller coaster we
been a heck of a roller coaster we started with a seed swap really simple
started with a seed swap really simple
started with a seed swap really simple stuff and then we took an area of land a
stuff and then we took an area of land a
stuff and then we took an area of land a strip on the side of our main road which
strip on the side of our main road which
strip on the side of our main road which was a dog toilet basically and we turned
was a dog toilet basically and we turned
was a dog toilet basically and we turned it into a really herb garden we took the
it into a really herb garden we took the
it into a really herb garden we took the corner of the car park in the station
corner of the car park in the station
corner of the car park in the station that you saw and we made vegetable beds
that you saw and we made vegetable beds
that you saw and we made vegetable beds for everybody to share and pick from
for everybody to share and pick from
for everybody to share and pick from themselves we went to the doctors we've
themselves we went to the doctors we've
themselves we went to the doctors we've just had A6 million pound Health Center
just had A6 million pound Health Center
just had A6 million pound Health Center built in Toman and for some reason that
built in Toman and for some reason that
built in Toman and for some reason that I cannot comprehend it has been
I cannot comprehend it has been
I cannot comprehend it has been surrounded by prickly
surrounded by prickly
surrounded by prickly plants so we went to the doctor said
plants so we went to the doctor said
plants so we went to the doctor said would you mind us taking them up they
would you mind us taking them up they
would you mind us taking them up they said absolutely fine provide you got
said absolutely fine provide you got
said absolutely fine provide you got planning permission and you do it in
planning permission and you do it in
planning permission and you do it in Latin and you do it in triplicate so we
Latin and you do it in triplicate so we
Latin and you do it in triplicate so we did and now there are fruit trees and
did and now there are fruit trees and
did and now there are fruit trees and bushes and herbs and vegetables around
bushes and herbs and vegetables around
bushes and herbs and vegetables around that doctor's
that doctor's
that doctor's surgery and there's been lots of other
surgery and there's been lots of other
surgery and there's been lots of other examples like the corn that was in front
examples like the corn that was in front
examples like the corn that was in front of the police station and the old
of the police station and the old
of the police station and the old people's home that we've planted up with
people's home that we've planted up with
people's home that we've planted up with food that they can pick and grow but it
food that they can pick and grow but it
food that they can pick and grow but it isn't just about growing because we all
isn't just about growing because we all
isn't just about growing because we all are part of this jigsaw it's about
are part of this jigsaw it's about
are part of this jigsaw it's about taking those artistic people in your
taking those artistic people in your
taking those artistic people in your community and doing some fabulous
community and doing some fabulous
community and doing some fabulous designs in those raised beds to explain
designs in those raised beds to explain
designs in those raised beds to explain to people what's growing there because
to people what's growing there because
to people what's growing there because there's so many people that don't really
there's so many people that don't really
there's so many people that don't really recognize a vegetable unless it's in a
recognize a vegetable unless it's in a
recognize a vegetable unless it's in a bit of plastic with a bit of an
bit of plastic with a bit of an
bit of plastic with a bit of an instruction packet on the to so we have
instruction packet on the to so we have
instruction packet on the to so we have some people who design these things if
some people who design these things if
some people who design these things if it looks like this please don't pick it
it looks like this please don't pick it
it looks like this please don't pick it but if it looks like this help yourself
but if it looks like this help yourself
but if it looks like this help yourself this is about sharing and investing in
this is about sharing and investing in
this is about sharing and investing in kindness and for those people that don't
kindness and for those people that don't
kindness and for those people that don't want to do either of those things maybe
want to do either of those things maybe
want to do either of those things maybe they can cook so we pick them seasonally
they can cook so we pick them seasonally
they can cook so we pick them seasonally and then we go on the street or in the
and then we go on the street or in the
and then we go on the street or in the pub or in the church or wherever people
pub or in the church or wherever people
pub or in the church or wherever people are living their lives this is about us
are living their lives this is about us
are living their lives this is about us going to the people and saying we are
going to the people and saying we are
going to the people and saying we are all part of the local food jigsaw we are
all part of the local food jigsaw we are
all part of the local food jigsaw we are all part of a
all part of a
all part of a solution and then because we know we've
solution and then because we know we've
solution and then because we know we've got vegetable tourists and we love them
got vegetable tourists and we love them
got vegetable tourists and we love them to bits and they're absolutely fantastic
to bits and they're absolutely fantastic
to bits and they're absolutely fantastic we thought what can we do to give them
we thought what can we do to give them
we thought what can we do to give them an even better experience so we invented
an even better experience so we invented
an even better experience so we invented without asking of course the Incredible
without asking of course the Incredible
without asking of course the Incredible Edible green rot and this is a route of
Edible green rot and this is a route of
Edible green rot and this is a route of exhibition Gardens and edible torath and
exhibition Gardens and edible torath and
exhibition Gardens and edible torath and Bee friendly sites and the story of
Bee friendly sites and the story of
Bee friendly sites and the story of pollinators and it's a route that we
pollinators and it's a route that we
pollinators and it's a route that we designed that takes people through the
designed that takes people through the
designed that takes people through the whole of our town past our cafes and our
whole of our town past our cafes and our
whole of our town past our cafes and our small shops through our
small shops through our
small shops through our Market not just to and from the
Market not just to and from the
Market not just to and from the supermarket and we're hoping that in
supermarket and we're hoping that in
supermarket and we're hoping that in changing people's footfall around our
changing people's footfall around our
changing people's footfall around our town we're also changing their behavior
town we're also changing their behavior
town we're also changing their behavior and then there's the second
and then there's the second
and then there's the second plate the learning plate well we're in
plate the learning plate well we're in
plate the learning plate well we're in partnership with the high school we've
partnership with the high school we've
partnership with the high school we've created a company we are designing and
created a company we are designing and
created a company we are designing and building an aquaponics unit in some land
building an aquaponics unit in some land
building an aquaponics unit in some land that was spare at the back of the high
that was spare at the back of the high
that was spare at the back of the high school like you do and now we're going
school like you do and now we're going
school like you do and now we're going to be growing fish and vegetables in an
to be growing fish and vegetables in an
to be growing fish and vegetables in an orchard with
orchard with
orchard with bees and the kids are helping us build
bees and the kids are helping us build
bees and the kids are helping us build that and the kids are on the board and
that and the kids are on the board and
that and the kids are on the board and because the community was really keen on
because the community was really keen on
because the community was really keen on working with the high school the high
working with the high school the high
working with the high school the high school is now teaching
school is now teaching
school is now teaching Agriculture and because it was teaching
Agriculture and because it was teaching
Agriculture and because it was teaching agriculture we started to think how can
agriculture we started to think how can
agriculture we started to think how can we then get those kids that that that
we then get those kids that that that
we then get those kids that that that never had a qualification before in
never had a qualification before in
never had a qualification before in their lives but are really excited about
their lives but are really excited about
their lives but are really excited about growing how can we give them some more
growing how can we give them some more
growing how can we give them some more experience so we got some land that was
experience so we got some land that was
experience so we got some land that was donated by a local Garden Center it was
donated by a local Garden Center it was
donated by a local Garden Center it was really quite muddy but in truly
really quite muddy but in truly
really quite muddy but in truly incredible way totally voluntary Leed we
incredible way totally voluntary Leed we
incredible way totally voluntary Leed we have put turned that into a Market
have put turned that into a Market
have put turned that into a Market Garden training center and that is poly
Garden training center and that is poly
Garden training center and that is poly tunels and raised beds and all the
tunels and raised beds and all the
tunels and raised beds and all the things you need to get the boil under
things you need to get the boil under
things you need to get the boil under your fingers and think maybe there's a
your fingers and think maybe there's a
your fingers and think maybe there's a job in this for me in the future and
job in this for me in the future and
job in this for me in the future and because we were doing that some local
because we were doing that some local
because we were doing that some local academics said you know we could help
academics said you know we could help
academics said you know we could help design a commercial Horticulture course
design a commercial Horticulture course
design a commercial Horticulture course for you it there's not one that we know
for you it there's not one that we know
for you it there's not one that we know of so they're doing that and we're going
of so they're doing that and we're going
of so they're doing that and we're going to launch it later this year and it's
to launch it later this year and it's
to launch it later this year and it's all an experiment and it's all voluntary
all an experiment and it's all voluntary
all an experiment and it's all voluntary and then there's the third plate because
and then there's the third plate because
and then there's the third plate because if you walk through an edible landscape
if you walk through an edible landscape
if you walk through an edible landscape and if you're learning new skills and if
and if you're learning new skills and if
and if you're learning new skills and if you start to get interested in what's
you start to get interested in what's
you start to get interested in what's growing seasonally you might just want
growing seasonally you might just want
growing seasonally you might just want to spend more of your own money in
to spend more of your own money in
to spend more of your own money in support of local producers not just veg
support of local producers not just veg
support of local producers not just veg but meat and cheese and beer and
but meat and cheese and beer and
but meat and cheese and beer and whatever else it might be
whatever else it might be
whatever else it might be but then we're just a community group
but then we're just a community group
but then we're just a community group you know we're just all volunteers what
you know we're just all volunteers what
you know we're just all volunteers what could we actually do so we did some
could we actually do so we did some
could we actually do so we did some really simple things we fund race we got
really simple things we fund race we got
really simple things we fund race we got some blackboards we put Incredible
some blackboards we put Incredible
some blackboards we put Incredible Edible on the top we gave it to every
Edible on the top we gave it to every
Edible on the top we gave it to every Market Trader that was selling locally
Market Trader that was selling locally
Market Trader that was selling locally and they scribbled on what they were
and they scribbled on what they were
and they scribbled on what they were selling in any WR one week really
selling in any WR one week really
selling in any WR one week really popular people congregated around it
popular people congregated around it
popular people congregated around it sales were up and then we had a chat
sales were up and then we had a chat
sales were up and then we had a chat with the farmers and we said we're
with the farmers and we said we're
with the farmers and we said we're really serious about this but they
really serious about this but they
really serious about this but they didn't actually believe us so we thought
didn't actually believe us so we thought
didn't actually believe us so we thought okay um what should we do I know if we
okay um what should we do I know if we
okay um what should we do I know if we can create a campaign around around one
can create a campaign around around one
can create a campaign around around one product and show them there is local
product and show them there is local
product and show them there is local loyalty to that product maybe they'll
loyalty to that product maybe they'll
loyalty to that product maybe they'll change their mind and see we're serious
change their mind and see we're serious
change their mind and see we're serious so we launched a campaign because it
so we launched a campaign because it
so we launched a campaign because it just amuses me called every egg matters
just amuses me called every egg matters
just amuses me called every egg matters and what we did was we put people on our
and what we did was we put people on our
and what we did was we put people on our egg map it's a stylized map of tomon uh
egg map it's a stylized map of tomon uh
egg map it's a stylized map of tomon uh anybody that's selling their excess eggs
anybody that's selling their excess eggs
anybody that's selling their excess eggs at the Garden Gate perfectly legally to
at the Garden Gate perfectly legally to
at the Garden Gate perfectly legally to their neighbors we've stuck on there we
their neighbors we've stuck on there we
their neighbors we've stuck on there we started with four and we've now got 64
started with four and we've now got 64
started with four and we've now got 64 on and the result of that was that
on and the result of that was that
on and the result of that was that people were then going into shops asking
people were then going into shops asking
people were then going into shops asking for a local tub and an egg and the
for a local tub and an egg and the
for a local tub and an egg and the result of that was some Farmers up the
result of that was some Farmers up the
result of that was some Farmers up the amount of flock they got a free rent
amount of flock they got a free rent
amount of flock they got a free rent birds and then they went on to meet
birds and then they went on to meet
birds and then they went on to meet birds and although these are really
birds and although these are really
birds and although these are really really small steps that that increasing
really small steps that that increasing
really small steps that that increasing Local
Local
Local Economic confidence is starting to play
Economic confidence is starting to play
Economic confidence is starting to play out in a number of ways and we know how
out in a number of ways and we know how
out in a number of ways and we know how Farmers doing cheese and they've up
Farmers doing cheese and they've up
Farmers doing cheese and they've up their flocks of rare breed pigs they're
their flocks of rare breed pigs they're
their flocks of rare breed pigs they're doing pasties and Pines and things that
doing pasties and Pines and things that
doing pasties and Pines and things that they would have never have done before
they would have never have done before
they would have never have done before we've got increasing Market store
we've got increasing Market store
we've got increasing Market store selling local food and in a survey that
selling local food and in a survey that
selling local food and in a survey that local students did for us
local students did for us
local students did for us 49% of all food traders in that town
49% of all food traders in that town
49% of all food traders in that town said that their bottom line did increase
said that their bottom line did increase
said that their bottom line did increase because of what we were actually doing
because of what we were actually doing
because of what we were actually doing and we're just volunteers and it's only
and we're just volunteers and it's only
and we're just volunteers and it's only an
an
an experiment now none of this is rocket
experiment now none of this is rocket
experiment now none of this is rocket science it certainly is not clever and
science it certainly is not clever and
science it certainly is not clever and it's not original but it is joined up
it's not original but it is joined up
it's not original but it is joined up and it is
and it is
and it is inclusive this is not a movement for
inclusive this is not a movement for
inclusive this is not a movement for those people that are going to sort
those people that are going to sort
those people that are going to sort themselves out anyway this is a movement
themselves out anyway this is a movement
themselves out anyway this is a movement for everyone we have a Mel if you eat
for everyone we have a Mel if you eat
for everyone we have a Mel if you eat you're
in
across age across income across
culture it's been really quite a roller
culture it's been really quite a roller
culture it's been really quite a roller coaster experience but going back to
coaster experience but going back to
coaster experience but going back to that first question that we asked is it
that first question that we asked is it
that first question that we asked is it replicable yeah it most certainly is
replicable yeah it most certainly is
replicable yeah it most certainly is replicable more than 30 tones in England
replicable more than 30 tones in England
replicable more than 30 tones in England now are spinning the Incredible Edible
now are spinning the Incredible Edible
now are spinning the Incredible Edible plates whichever way they want to do it
plates whichever way they want to do it
plates whichever way they want to do it they're of their own valtion they're
they're of their own valtion they're
they're of their own valtion they're trying to make their own lives
trying to make their own lives
trying to make their own lives differently and worldwide we've got
differently and worldwide we've got
differently and worldwide we've got communities Across America and Ja it's
communities Across America and Ja it's
communities Across America and Ja it's incredible isn't it I mean what can you
incredible isn't it I mean what can you
incredible isn't it I mean what can you America and Japan and New Zealand people
America and Japan and New Zealand people
America and Japan and New Zealand people after the earthquake in New Zealand
after the earthquake in New Zealand
after the earthquake in New Zealand visited Us in order to incorporate some
visited Us in order to incorporate some
visited Us in order to incorporate some of this public spiritedness around local
of this public spiritedness around local
of this public spiritedness around local growing into the heart of Christ
growing into the heart of Christ
growing into the heart of Christ Church and none of this takes more
Church and none of this takes more
Church and none of this takes more money and none of this Demands a
money and none of this Demands a
money and none of this Demands a bureaucracy but it does demand that you
bureaucracy but it does demand that you
bureaucracy but it does demand that you think things differently and you are
think things differently and you are
think things differently and you are prepared to bend budgets and work
prepared to bend budgets and work
prepared to bend budgets and work programs in order to create that
programs in order to create that
programs in order to create that supportive framework that compute
supportive framework that compute
supportive framework that compute communities can bounce off and there's
communities can bounce off and there's
communities can bounce off and there's some great ideas already in our patch
some great ideas already in our patch
some great ideas already in our patch our local Authority has decided to make
our local Authority has decided to make
our local Authority has decided to make everywhere Incredible Edible and in
everywhere Incredible Edible and in
everywhere Incredible Edible and in support of that have decided to do two
support of that have decided to do two
support of that have decided to do two things first they're going to create an
things first they're going to create an
things first they're going to create an asset register of spare land that
asset register of spare land that
asset register of spare land that they've got put it in a food bank so
they've got put it in a food bank so
they've got put it in a food bank so that communities can use that wherever
that communities can use that wherever
that communities can use that wherever they live and they're going to underpin
they live and they're going to underpin
they live and they're going to underpin that with a license and then they said
that with a license and then they said
that with a license and then they said to every single one of their Workforce
to every single one of their Workforce
to every single one of their Workforce if you can help those communities grow
if you can help those communities grow
if you can help those communities grow and helping them maintain their spaces
and helping them maintain their spaces
and helping them maintain their spaces suddenly we're seeing actions on the
suddenly we're seeing actions on the
suddenly we're seeing actions on the ground from local government we're
ground from local government we're
ground from local government we're seeing this mainstreamed we are
seeing this mainstreamed we are
seeing this mainstreamed we are responding creatively at last to what
responding creatively at last to what
responding creatively at last to what Rio demanded of us and there's lots more
Rio demanded of us and there's lots more
Rio demanded of us and there's lots more you could do I mean just to list a few
you could do I mean just to list a few
you could do I mean just to list a few one please stop putting prickly plants
one please stop putting prickly plants
one please stop putting prickly plants around public buildings it's a waste of
around public buildings it's a waste of
around public buildings it's a waste of space secondly please create please
space secondly please create please
space secondly please create please please create edible Landscapes so that
please create edible Landscapes so that
please create edible Landscapes so that our children start to walk past their
our children start to walk past their
our children start to walk past their food day in day out on our high streets
food day in day out on our high streets
food day in day out on our high streets in our Parks wherever that might be
in our Parks wherever that might be
in our Parks wherever that might be Inspire local planners to put the food
Inspire local planners to put the food
Inspire local planners to put the food sites at the heart of the town and the
sites at the heart of the town and the
sites at the heart of the town and the city plan not relegate them to the edges
city plan not relegate them to the edges
city plan not relegate them to the edges of the settlements that nobody can see
of the settlements that nobody can see
of the settlements that nobody can see encourage all our schools to take this
encourage all our schools to take this
encourage all our schools to take this seriously this isn't a second class
seriously this isn't a second class
seriously this isn't a second class exercise if we want to inspire the
exercise if we want to inspire the
exercise if we want to inspire the farmers of tomorrow then please let us
farmers of tomorrow then please let us
farmers of tomorrow then please let us say to every
say to every
say to every school create a sense of purpose around
school create a sense of purpose around
school create a sense of purpose around the importance of the environment local
the importance of the environment local
the importance of the environment local food and soils put that at the heart of
food and soils put that at the heart of
food and soils put that at the heart of your school culture and you will create
your school culture and you will create
your school culture and you will create a different generation
a different generation
a different generation there are so many things you can do but
there are so many things you can do but
there are so many things you can do but ultimately this is about something
ultimately this is about something
ultimately this is about something really simple through an organic process
really simple through an organic process
really simple through an organic process through an increasing recognition of the
through an increasing recognition of the
through an increasing recognition of the power of small actions we are starting
power of small actions we are starting
power of small actions we are starting at last to believe in ourselves again
at last to believe in ourselves again
at last to believe in ourselves again and to believe in our capacity each and
and to believe in our capacity each and
and to believe in our capacity each and every one of us to build a
every one of us to build a
every one of us to build a different and a Kinder future and in my
different and a Kinder future and in my
different and a Kinder future and in my book that's incredible thank
book that's incredible thank
book that's incredible thank you
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Definition of "amuses"
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To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.Example: "I watch these movies because they amuse me."
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To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.Example: "His jokes rarely fail to amuse."
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To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
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To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
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