Sustainable learning in the South West at Schumacher College

By PRSD, on Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Schumacher College at Dartington got in touch with some news of its courses. Take it away, Schumacher…

We all have a far greater awareness of ecological issues these days. But with that comes the need for land-owners and food-producers to make sustainability a priority, and take responsibility for delivering effective solutions through their own work and personal environments.

Schumacher College, based on the Dartington Hall Estate in South Devon offers individuals the opportunity to learn about sustainability in ways which they can apply to their own lives and businesses. The college runs an extensive programme of short courses covering all manner of social and environmental issues from sustainable building to art, ecology and economics.

This year, sustainable food and farming is high on the agenda, with a number of courses aimed at challenging convention and encouraging greater creative thinking – both for business and for pleasure – with a series of events geared around food.

Participants will have the chance to hear from practitioners at the cutting-edge of permaculture, community-based food production activities, ethnobotany and sustainable horticulture – covering interests such as low-carbon growing policies, wild food and agroforestry. The events take place from to November this year, and run for four or five days.

For more information on the college and the full range of courses it offers, go to the Schumacher College site.