The Farmers Guardian podcast: Can we build national health on British food? Meet the farmers trying to get their produce on NHS menus

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The Farmers Guardian podcast: Can we build national health on British food? Meet the farmers trying to get their produce on NHS menus

In this podcast, online editor Emily Ashworth speaks to one farm who are hoping to provide a local hospital with their sustainability produced beef, and Frank Fiore, a NHS catering manager who has started to source produce for his patients direct from farms. 

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