Healthy kids with Matt Willer

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Home & Garden, Leisure, Nature, Science

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Are the kids of today healthy? It’s hard to tell when our young people seem so addicted to phones and screens. But could gardening, of all things, hold the key to better mental and physical health and an improved diet for the next generation. Adam Frost chats to Matt Willer founder of the Papillon Project, a charity that works with secondary schools and pupil referral units to increase environmental awareness. A key area of Matt’s work involves creating school allotments and encouraging healthy eating, so he knows first-hand the positive impact gardening can have on children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Kevin Smith from BBC Gardner's World magazine. There's a brand new event this September,
0:05.6	In Conversation at Q Gardens. Join me, Adam Frost and Francis Toppill for expert tips and great chat.
0:13.3	Find out more at inconversationlive.co.uk.
0:18.3	My name's Meren, grower for Ginsters, and I'm looking for an onion masseuse to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.
0:26.2	You must have, about ten years' experience, firm hands, but soft fingers, because we all know a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.
0:35.4	Ginsters taste the effort.
0:38.3	Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.
0:40.4	My name's Meren,
0:41.7	grower for Ginsters,
0:43.0	and I'm looking for an onion masseuse
0:44.7	to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.
0:47.9	You must have,
0:48.9	about 10 years' experience,
0:50.9	firm hands, but soft fingers,
0:53.5	because we all know, a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.
0:57.1	Ginsters taste the effort.
1:00.0	Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.
1:02.6	Hello and welcome to the BBC Gardner's World magazine podcast.
1:06.9	Brought to you by the team here at the magazine.
1:10.0	Join us as we chat all things gardening with the nation's favourite experts.
1:19.2	As a dad, I worry about the health of my kids, like most parents, grandparents,
1:26.0	anybody that's surrounded by young people, we see them on
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