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- ↑ "2019 Finalists". Green Gown Awards. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ↑ "Horticulture Programmes". Schumacher College. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ↑ "Schumacher College celebrates 25 years of ecological teaching". The Ecologist. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "Schumacher College". Higher Education at Dartington Trust. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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- ↑ "Sarvodaya, or bioregionalism, is the solution to the ills of capitalism, socialism, and neoliberalism". The Hindu. 9 August 2017. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ↑ "Dartington college welcomes undergrads back for first time in 12 years | totnes-today.co.uk". Totnes Times. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
