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Having trained in agroecological community food growing and wildlife conservation, she went on to run a community garden and accessible urban food growing course in Bristol. She brings her experience in a variety of horticultural settings including flower farming, heritage ornamental gardening, and small-scale market gardening, to the college.

Amy’s aim is to embed the Practical Residency in the politics of food sovereignty and the practice of deep ecology. Her interest in grassroots social justice activism has led her to cocreate an annual Pride event with Schumacher College students.

Before moving to Devon she worked for Westminster City Council and the medical charity Lepra and shestudied Social Anthropology and Philosophy at the University of East Anglia. ‘I have always loved cooking, but never thought I’d end up as a professional cook! Only at Schumacher College under the banner of team work and love of good fresh local food could I have enjoyed catering for so long. It’s exciting to see the importance of food (preparation, sourcing and growing) being put at the forefront of some of the cutting edge movements of today – the Transition movement and the Slow Food movement – and to realise that as a learning ground for holistic cooks, the College kitchen has a lot to contribute.’

He is actively involved in the development of the academic portfolio at Dartington Trust with our accrediting partners at the University of Plymouth. Colin is on a number of editorial boards, including Message Journal