WHEN DOROTHY AND Leonard Elmhirst bought Dartington Hall in Devon, back in 1925, they dreamt of providing a home both for themselves and for the radical social, economic and cultural vision they wished to create: a vision of reconnecting with the soil, and making rural life work again. Today, their vision is still going strong at Dartington – and the most recent manifestation of it is a scheme to promote small-scale, innovative and financially viable ventures related to sustainable land use.

Landscope was launched in March this year. Its purpose is to help projects aimed at regenerating the land ...

 

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