The Great Fruit & Veg Adventure began its journey when Max and Gareth set off on two Triumph motorcycles from New Spitalfields Market in London in November 2016…. travelling some 18,000 kilometres, through 18 countries, meeting and greeting over 5,000 school children and experiencing first hand life on fresh produce farms throughout Africa.
2 men, 18 countries, 18,000 km, ONE Mission – meet, learn and educate about fresh produce. London to Africa – DONE!
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We are raising money for three great charities
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Facebook posts
Love a bowl of peas! 😁Product of the week: Peas are a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, thiamine (B1), iron and phosphorus. They are also rich in protein, carbohydrate and fibre and low in fat. #alwaysinseason @fruitnveg_spits #Britainsbestwholesalemarket2018 ow.ly/wRbS30kX17P
Funny 😉😉To all of our fresh produce growers who are struggling a little in our unseasonal heatwave....a little humor 😊. #freshproduce
Amazing colours 😊Where can we buy them please Carol Ford?All hands on deck 🍒 as fast as they are being picked, we’re packing them ready to go off and be sold 🍒
That's clever we and wonder if it could also work in the likes of Africa?Poor margin returns from growing veg? Well here is the possible solution! Lancaster engineers are researching ways to make stronger concrete mixtures by adding fibres from root vegetables...CLICK PIC TO VIEW. & many thanks to Mark Black of Portable Space Ltd for the heads up! #concrete #vegetables #freshproduce
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Great Fruit Adventure
An amazing initiative to excite kids, their schools and their families to BUY, ENJOY and CONSUME more fresh produce.
Did you know…
- The cost of obesity to the NHS in the UK is £5 billion per year
- Fruit & Veg consumption are critical to tackling type two diabetes
- Obesity is the number 3 global social burden after smoking and war/terrorism
- The UK consumes 240g of fruit and veg a day but the recommendation is 400g
- Children consume up to 85% more fruit and veg when they have fun names or shapes