Skinner, who was in BBC1's The Apprentice in 2019, said on X: "Let's get everyone growing. We could start a campaign where we send families who wanna take part a 'Grow Pack'." The tweet got 260k interactions and 139 replies, many positive.
Burnham replied: "I like it, Tom."
Defra and the Cabinet Office have been asked for comment.
Skinner, who has 408k X followers, added: "Tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, herbs etc with instructions on how to grow….We will have to open up more allotments as not everyone has a garden and we will have to teach people how to grow their own food, I’d even do the videos online for ya. Most people don’t do it because they’ve never been shown how. My father in law grows us potatoes and veg on his allotment. They’re always bigger and taste better than stuff from the supermarket. I’d absolutely love to grow fruit and veg with my kids. It will teach them where food comes from and get youngsters off their screens and gives them proper life skills. Plus if people grow more than they need, donate the surplus to local food banks and homeless shelters instead of letting it go to waste. This ain’t a hand out, teaches people how and where food comes from, good for the environment and brings communities together plus it is Money saved on families food bills. And imagine the bragging rights down the pub on Fridays because you grew the biggest cucumber. This is a good one. BOSH."
