Lara Honnor has spent the past five years teaching children aged four and above at the Skool Beanz children’s no dig allotment in her village. The results have been extraordinary. Confidence, curiosity and practical skill flourish when children are given their own space to sow, tend and harvest. Lara’s vision is bold and hopeful. She believes children’s learning gardens like Skool Beanz could exist all over the country, on accessible land including farms, allotments, market gardens and even National Trust and RHS sites.

Olivia Shave is a sustainability strategist, freelance journalist, former educator and heritage sheep farmer working at the intersection of agriculture, policy, and climate education. As founder of Ecoewe & Soil.Ed, she leads national advocacy to embed food, farming and sustainability into the National Curriculum, while consulting on high-impact sustainability and food-system reform. A multi award-winning Sustainability & Education Consultant and 2024 Sustainability Champion, Olivia is also a 2025 finalist for the global Agent of Change platform, recognised for her leadership in climate and education advocacy, so far making history happen in policy with a historic petition, roundtable discussion, white paper and manifesto. Rooted in lived experience as a shepherdess & textile designer, Olivia's work bridges policy, data and hands-on learning, turning complex systems into practical education that inspires reconnection to the land, food, lineage and ancestry.  Her forthcoming book (2027) explores how restoring our relationship with land and nature can become a powerful pathway for healing, resilience and systemic change.