IFA partners with Dragons' Den approved 'plantable' book initiative

'Plantable' books

Sophie King
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IFA firm Furnley House has partnered with Willsow to provide ‘plantable’ books to children in Leicester.

The firm's charity, The Furnley House Foundation, has provided all 223 students at the St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy school with a book to say thank you for donations made to its Christmas shoebox appeal last year. The children donated supplies such as toiletries, clothes, foods and treats for the homeless. Willsow, which recently gained investment from BBCs' Dragons' Den Sara Davies and was featured in this week's episode, provides ‘plantable books' for children. The pages are made from seed paper that when planted in soil, grow into the vegetable featured in the story. ...

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