Scottish Schools Receive Organic Push

"An MSP is calling on Scottish schools to include more organic food in their menus.

Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central and Labour's spokesperson for the environment, highlighted research showing the environmental and health benefits of organic produce, reports the Scotsman.

She wants public sector organisations to open up to organic providers and said there should be targets for increasing the use of both organic and local food.

Ms Boyack said: 'Schools and hospitals and the public sector generally have huge purchasing power, but at the moment it's just very big farmers and retailers who get access to that market."

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