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PARTNERSHIP TO ALLEVIATE FOOD POVERTY CRISIS

With an estimated three million children at risk of being hungry during the school holidays, and as food bank usage is reportedly hitting record highs, Miracle-Gro has partnered with charity FoodCycle to grow and donate fresh fruit and vegetables to those in need.

The nationwide initiative saw Miracle-Gro connecting with 10 of the charity’s projects to support people at risk of food poverty and social isolation. A local allotmenteer for each of the FoodCycle projects across the UK was armed with supplies of Miracle-Gro plant food.

Mary McGrath,

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