Establish Enterprise in Food and Farming

Develop your own food-based enterprise, all with a regenerative mindset
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WHEN:

Monday 3rd June – Friday 5th July 2024

TUTORS:

Nathan Einbinder, Melissa Harvey, Simon Platten, Jay Tompt, Elise Wach, Chris Smaje and guests 

VENUE:

Dartington Trust, South Devon

PRICING:

Deposit: £150* | Full Course: £950 (accommodation and meals not included)

Booking deadline: 13th May 2024

Bursaries are available – find out more here.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW

You don't need any formal qualifications to take this course, but you need to be aware that you will be studying alongside Masters students. So that we can ensure your fit with the group, we ask that you have a short conversation with a member of the teaching team before enrolling on the course.

HOW IT WORKS

*A deposit is required to register your interest. The Programme Lead will then contact you to arrange a short call before you make the full course payment. In the event that the course is not suitable for you, the deposit will be refunded.

About this course

Have you ever wondered how you would go about setting up a regenerative enterprise? Starting any enterprise is challenging, and ensuring a positive environmental impact is even harder. This course provides experience, ideas and inspiration to go on and design your own food based enterprise, all with a regenerative mindset. 

This module examines the design and development of a regenerative food/farm enterprise, as a food producer-led activity. It will show how value can be added with innovation when production systems can be linked more directly with consumers. It will explore different models of social/ecological/regenerative enterprises and the process of enterprise design. Participants will visit and learn from a range of different regenerative food-based enterprises.   

This learning will provide a framework to go on and design an enterprise, whether starting or scaling up, using market research, networks and feasibility and funding. Participants will gain practical experience working in a group to create or develop an enterprise.   

On this course you will… 

  • Understand models of regenerative enterprise at different scales and in different parts of the food system.   
  • Visit and evaluate different food based regenerative enterprises  
  • Identify the economic and political opportunities in setting up regenerative enterprises.  
  • Create an enterprise, whether starting or scaling up, taking in funding, marketing and networks.  

This course is suitable for people with an interest and some experience in regenerative food and farming or food enterprise and systems. Some prior knowledge and experience of food systems and enterprise. 

I would strongly recommend anyone interested in the Regenerative Food, Farming and Enterprise short course to apply. As a complete farming and growing novice the course was still accessible and it was amazing to learn on the ground surrounded by classmates of all different backgrounds and levels of experience. The lectures and practical aspects of the course are incredibly varied and a perfect balance of academic and on the ground learning.

This course offers the opportunity to join a module of our Higher Education programme ‘Regenerative Food, Farming and Enterprise’ as an unaccredited student. 

To study on an accredited basis, please see the MSc course programme page. 

teaching sessions

 Teaching sessions will take place on weekdays during the dates of your course usually starting around 10am and finishing at 4.30pm, with occasional evening sessions. As part of our learning community you are also invited to join morning meeting, and a variety of events and student-led activities that will likely be happening during your course.

Please note that the course fee does not include accommodation and meals for the on-site portion of your course. Should you be accepted onto the course, our Short Course team will advise you on how to book one of our accommodation and catering options.

TEACHERS

Nathan Einbinder

Nathan is course lead for our Regenerative Food and Farming postgraduate programmes. Before arriving at Schumacher, Nathan taught geography at San Diego State University and the University of Northern British Columbia.

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Melissa Harvey

Melissa Harvey

Melissa Harvey is a grower, horticulture teacher and facilitator. She is Assistant Lecturer for our Regenerative Food, Farming and Enterprise MSc programme.

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Jay Tompt

Jay Tompt

Jay is a Lecturer for Regenerative Economics. He is also a co-founder of the Totnes REconomy Project, and associate lecturer in economics at Plymouth University.

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You will receive an e-ticket for this event. You are welcome to email us at boxoffice@dartington.org with any queries you have.

Full Short Course T&Cs can be found here >



Offer: Special course rate for Dartington Members

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