Throughout 2019, the gardens team have been putting the first major part of garden designer Dan Pearson's masterplan into action in Valley Field.
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Social Purpose: What is it and how can you find yours?
What’s your social purpose? In other words, what can you do with your life that really matters? Daisy Healy takes a look at how to tackle such a weighty question - and how the Accelerated Women's Enterprise (AWE) Making a Difference programme can help make your social purpose a reality.
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River Dart Charter Survey: What you said
Almost 500 of you participated in a survey aiming to help shape the future of the River Dart in Dartington. Here, Harriet Bell looks at some of the key findings.
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England’s forestry specialists head to Dartington to plan for climate change
A multitude of tree lovers – from scientists to philosophers, foresters to artists, policy experts to designers – are convening at Dartington in response to the Climate Change Committee’s call to increase tree planting for zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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To hedge or not to hedge? That is the question
In the latest blog from our gardens team, the yew hedges by our Magnolia Steps are looking decidedly peaky. Enter garden designer Dan Pearson - plus a winch, wire rope, blood, sweat...and 'blind faith'.
Read More >It’s official: Huge impact of social enterprise programmes revealed
A new impact evaluation report has highlighted the remarkable impact and reach of a key social enterprise support programme, which is delivered in the south west by Dartington's own School for Social Entrepreneurs.
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