From plot to planet: De-Graft Mensah on allotment growing and Make a Metre Matter
4/30/202627 min
BBC Newsround presenter De Graft Mensah reflects on his “baptism of fire” into allotment growing, sharing honest lessons from successes, failures and the joy of community gardening. He discusses how small, imperfect spaces can reconnect us with food, nature and biodiversity, and explains why the Make a Metre Matter campaign proves that even a single square metre can make a meaningful difference for people and the planet.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Speaker 10:20
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Oliver Parsons· Host0:50
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Speaker 30:53
We just haven't found the steps yet.
Oliver Parsons· Host0:55
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Speaker 30:57
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Oliver Parsons· Host0:58
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Speaker 31:01
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Oliver Parsons· Host1:03
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Speaker 31:07
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Speaker 41:20
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