In response to recent geopolitical events, the founder of Schumacher College, Satish Kumar invites you to join him in a Prayer for Peace and a Meditation on the Unity of Life.
Satish Kumar shares new short films for peace
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News & blogs: Schumacher College
Wild Garlic Fields Forever
We pay homage to one of the most abundant crops nature has to offer us on the Dartington estate.
In search of rewilding
Following a recent Engaged Ecology visit to Lower Sharpham Farm, we consider the ecological, social and political complexities of rewilding in practice.
“How we produce our food is our greatest form of agency over our future.”
Last week, Andy joined our Regenerative Food & Farming students to talk about his experiences and find out what we do at Dartington, including our agroforestry techniques.
Perspectives on hedgelaying as a learning process
This week our Regenerative Food, Farming and Enterprise MSc students have been learning all about the time-honoured practice of hedgelaying, and in this blog post we explore how it might be compared to the learning process more generally.
Meet Mel Harvey of School Farm CSA
We’re pleased to announce that Mel Harvey of School Farm CSA has joined the faculty at Schumacher College as Assistant Lecturer on our Regenerative Food and Farming programmes.
Mona Nasseri’s community-led research in Tanzania
Mona is currently conducting research in North East Tanzania working with the local community to find appropriate ways to address the issue of soil erosion, one of the main causes of land degradation in the region.
New Scholarship to Help Diversify Access to Horticulture Training
As part of our continuing efforts to diversify access to training in horticulture, this new fully-funded scholarship is open to successful applicants who identify as having an ethnic minority background and who would be unable to otherwise afford the tuition fees.
Meet our friends at the Apricot Centre
Is the Apricot Centre at Dartington the perfect farm? As well producing good food ecologically, they run community wellbeing projects, hold accessible courses and teach young people regenerative farming techniques.
Countdown begins for Schumacher College’s return to the Old Postern
The shroud of scaffolding which has covered the Old Postern at Dartington for nearly two years, is soon to be removed as work on the roof nears completion.