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20-21 SEP 25
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Edible Education – How can children learn to eat well?

  • Date: Sun, 21st Sep
  • Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Venue: Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle
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From school-meals to home-meals; from policy to community; how can we help our children acquire the food habits that will stand them in good stead for a lifetime? 

Chair: Helen Cottle – Corporate Catering Manager, Monmouthshire County Council

Panel: Kim Smith, Claire Thompson, Angharad ‘Rag’ Underwood

Kim Smith is a PhD Researcher at City St Georges University of London, researching the policy aspect of primary school food education and a Trustee at TastEd, a charity that helps children learn to love eating vegetables and fruit, using the 5 senses. 

Claire Thomson describes herself as a Mum, a Food Writer, and a Chef ‘very much in that order’.  Her social media platform 5 O’clock Apron is a source of culinary inspiration for family meals and cooking with children.Angharad ‘Rag’ Underwood joins the dots at a community level. Farmer’s daughter, multi-award winning jam maker, Rag has now set up the Monmouthshire-based  Cookalong Clwb whose aim is ‘to  empower children with kitchen confidence, reducing food waste and maximising food taste.’

Angharad ‘Rag’ Underwood joins the dots at a community level. Farmer’s daughter, multi-award winning jam maker, Rag has now set up the Monmouthshire-based  Cookalong Clwb whose aim is ‘to  empower children with kitchen confidence, reducing food waste and maximising food taste.’

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