The recent UK Fungus Day prompted our Gardens, Conservation and Land Manager, Rafa, to embark on a quest to find the striking and not-so-common Earthstars (Geastrum fornicatum). Here's how he got on...
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Category: Food, farming, conservation
Could our new undergraduate degree help shape farming’s future?
Our Schumacher College has launched Britain’s first degree in Regenerative Food and Farming - with the aim of enabling people who want to make a lasting difference to agriculture, from the grassroots up.
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Could you take over our kitchen for a night?
We're launching Kitchen Takeovers – a series of mid-week, rotating pop-ups where we’ll offer up our kitchen and restaurant for local chefs to exercise their talent - and we need you!
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Help save a mighty mini-beast from extinction
Budding bug-hunters around Dartington and Totnes are needed to help track one of the rarest ants in England by taking part in the Nest Quest Survey.
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Why boosting biodiversity is key in an era of change
5 June is World Environment Day, and this year's theme is 'biodiversity'. Land manager Rafael Pompa explains why biodiversity is so important - and what we're doing to support it on the estate.
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Meet our Head Gardener and horticulture specialist Colum Pawson
Colum manages the growing areas around Schumacher College and teaching our horticulture students. We caught up with him to find out what makes him tick!
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