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many others in fine food fields. A top selling product of Salthouse & Peppermongers, a ban on import has meant that Sichuan is increasingly difficult, nigh on impossible to come by. Having toured the site, seen the trees first hand and tasted the impeccable zesty flavour of the pepper pods, we have found that the Dartington crop exudes the quality and aroma that we strive for. Perhaps this will even become the only supply of Sichuan pepper available in the UK.’
Jeremy Smith, Rural Surveyor, Savills Exeter, says: ' This was a fascinating brief from The Dartington Hall Trust and the Trust’ s tenant, to create an agreement that addressed subsidy, stewardship and the practicalities of large scale agroforestry. With input from different stakeholders we created a bespoke agreement which we hope will become a template for future agroforestry operations of this kind.’
This is one of several projects that are driven by the Community Resilience Manager( Food and Farming), Harriet Bell. We are very grateful to the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for grant funding this role. Read more about how Harriet pulled this project together at www. dartington. org / will-our-unique-newapproach-bear-fruit /
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