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28 February 2025 – Anyone who has visited the LandWorks shop on the Dartington Estate can’t fail to have noticed the beautifully glazed and coloured range of mugs and bowls for sale by the One Armed…

Hello, “Chris, surely it’s just all about employment, that’s the answer, just get these people working… simple”. Well, err I suppose in an ideal world, yes. But as Doris (LandWorks trainee 2022) said, “If you just…

Hello, Imagining what LandWorks could look like 12 years ago did take a bit of thought. Looking back now at our early plans and diagrams, it is interesting that the same core principles that we identified…

Hello, You know what’s it’s like, wee small hours, drifting in and out of sleep! Then I’m listening to the wild wind blowing. Then I’m worrying about an old oak tree at LandWorks. Not sure how…

Hello, Did you know that the arrival of an elephant on a Friday is thought by many communities to be of great significance? No, nor did I. These days there is little that surprises us at…

Hello, My name is Sam and I’m an employee and part of the team here at LandWorks tending after the Market Garden. I’ve been asked to write this week’s blog by Chris, and initially I was…

Hello, Christmas is coming and I am waiting outside the Totnes supermarket. Despite my disguise of looking old, grumpy and wearing a hat, festive folk surprisingly want to talk to me… “How’s LandWorks going?”, said a…

Hello, A few days ago, I went out and yelled at all the smokers, as they sat in exclusion, in the tiny damp smoking area. At LandWorks smokers are completely the majority (most days 100% of…

1 November 2024 –    It’s just over seven weeks until Christmas, and where better to get a head start on your gift hunting than the LandWorks shop? Not only will you find a tempting selection…

Hello, I opened the gates as usual. Still dark, the security lights flash on. I found my office, revved up my computer and got on with stuff. As the morning light came up, I started to…

22 October 2024 – A charity football match held at Totnes and Dartington FC’s home ground at Foxhole – right alongside our market garden – has raised £1000 for LandWorks. The charity match, held on  September…

Hello, Sometimes, as in right now, I look for hope, resilience, and the human spirit… A promised land. Very sadly, four young LandWorks graduates have died this year, all tragically. All graduates from over the last ten…