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Food and Farming blog: Wetland restoration vision takes shape
Last autumn we asked for help with a feasibility study we had commissioned into the potential to restore Queens Marsh to a wetland habitat. Here, Harriet reveals the study’s conclusions…
Dartington joins call for government adoption of agroforestry methods
The Dartington Hall Trust has co-signed an open letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs requesting a review of the government’s position on the use of agroforestry methods in England.
Food and Farming blog: Rediscovering the secrets of Queen’s Marsh
Harriet takes a fascinating look through the archives, in an effort to understand the history of Queen’s Marsh – an exercise that will help guide Dartington’s potential restoration of the site.
Tomorrow’s social entrepreneurs graduate from Dartington
Eighteen social entrepreneurs have just finished a year of intensive social business start-up training at Dartington. Meet some of them here…
Huxhams Cross Community Farm gets off the ground
The new Huxham’s Cross Farm in Dartington, the stunning result of a community share offer from the Biodynamic Land Trust (BDLT), will have a public launch on Saturday 10 October (4pm) at Dartington Village Hall.
Food and Farming blog: How best to keep Peek sheep?
In her latest blog, Harriet explains how new footpaths around the fields at Peek Plantation are helping preserve much-used thoroughfares, while protecting the sheep of the young tenant farmer.
Action to protect trees, organic crops and biodiversity
How upcoming management of grey squirrels and rabbits on the Dartington estate aims to help our tenants make a living out of small-scale farming.
Conservation diary: Good times are over?
September: Fun’s over? Animals begin to put on weight ready for winter hibernation, and even shrubs are making preparations for the cold ahead.
Dartington launches new expanded craft programme
Schumacher College and Dartington have launched an exciting new range of craft courses in September 2015, many offering the chance to learn from local makers.
Food & Farming blog: Finding new ways to grow at Dartington
What is agroforestry – and why does it matter? Our latest blog tackles this complex subject and explains why it’s so important for Dartington to support this underappreciated and challenging form of agriculture.