Acknowledgments
Many many people made Grown in Totnes possible in many different ways. This chapter is a small attempt to acknowledge and thank those who supported us along the way. Like any list of thank-yous it is imperfect, some people are mentioned more than once, and not everyone who should be mentioned more than once have been. No doubt some people who should be on this list have been forgotten, but no offense is intended, only immense gratitude whether your name appears or not.
There are two people without whose contributions Grown in Totnes would literally never have happened and they warrant a further mention here:
John Letts
is an archaeobotanist, farmer and plant breeder, and has spent 35 years trying to understand how crops were grown in the past in order to develop more sustainable farming methods that can be used in the present. John has patiently and generously provided Grown in Totnes with advice and support on most aspects of the project; he saw the potential in Grown in Totnes and was always there to share and impart his wealth of knowledge, to help us realise our vision.
Lena Stolle
Interned with Grown in Totnes from March to July 2017 at a critical point in the set up of the enterprise. She was a joy and pleasure to work with, she turned her hand to everything from writing our HACCP and risk assessments to milling flour and planning the logistics of the processing unit. She had the remaining missing skills that the GinT team needed.
In 2019 she came back from Germany to apprentice at the Schumacher College gardens. In her spare time she pulled together all of our archive materials to illustrate this Toolkit. It was a huge undertaking and without her methodicalness and tenacity this wouldn’t be the visually rich resource that you see today.
GinT Team
Bethan Evans
Charlotte Oliver
Emily Reed
Holly Tiffen
Lena Stolle
Matthew Bateman
Farmers
Jade and Olly - Jolly Farm
John Crisp - Wave Hill Farm, Loddiswell
Jon Perkin - Old Parsonage Farm, Dartington
Marina O'Connell, Bob Mehew and Dave Wright - The Apricot Centre, Dartington
Michael and Richard Rogers - Underwood Farm, Beeon
Tobias Gouldon and Tristan Bertie - Lordswood Farm, Churchstow
Volunteers
Interns
Emily Miles
Fie Karlsen
Florence Scialom
Laurence Williams
Lena Stolle
Ramon Traser
Regina Kohlmeyer
Silvia Sitia
Crowd funding Team
Charlotte Oliver
Julian Harrison
Jutta Müller
Laura Maxwell Stuart
Mary Popham
Nicola Lang
Richard Graham
Sophie Galleymore Bird
Liam Hurley
Wendy Douglas
Milling Team
Anne Nevill
Camila Fava Pestana
Carmen Talbot
Daniel Attwell
Hannah Scott
Heidi Davie
John Bruun
Jonathan Shaw
Marion Baker
Markéta Musilová
Robyn Minogue
Sabrina Gonçalves Krebsbach
Sky Chapman
Tilly Gamble
Narishta Rajaratnam
Elly Stuart
Magda Fuentes
Other
Anette Drevsen
Annie Leymarie
Dee Cunnison
Dorothy Filiotis
Francisco Grau
Giovanni Dell'Aria
José Alejandro
Marcelle Xavier
Nicolas Bekaert
Local Businesses
Retailers
Bridgetown Stores - Totnes
Broadhempston Community Shop - Broadhempston
Dartington Shops - Dartington
Greenlife - Totnes
Happy Apple - Totnes
School Farm CSA - Dartington
Shinner’s Bridge Garage - Dartington
The Courtyard Cafe-Chagford
The Kitchen Table - Totnes
The Real Food Store - Exeter
Earth, Food Love - Totnes
Restaurants/Cafes
Gara Rock Restaurant - East Portlemouth
Schumacher College - Dartington - Julia Ponsonby and Voirrey Waterson
The Cellar Door - Sharpham
The Green Table - Dartington
The Kitchen Table - Totnes
The Pig at Combe - Honiton
Bakeries
Almond Thief - Dartington - Dan Mifsud
Ben’s Farm Shop - Dartington
International Macrobiotic School - Oliver Cowmeadow
Manna from Devon Cookery School Totnes - Holly and David Jones
Delivery
Chagfood CSA - Chagford
Pretty Local - Kingsbridge
Tamar Grow Local - Tamar Valley
Other
New Lion Brewery - Brewing GinT crops and delivering to retailers
Future Bound - Hal Gilmore - Transition Tours
Melbee Artworks - Mel Milne - GinT sign
Hillyfield - Doug Kingsmith - Timber
Wordsmith One - Hele Oakley - Design of GinT marketing materials and logo
Peter Tanner Engineering - Metal fabricator and neighbour
Southwest Seeds - Seed cleaning
Nourishing Families - Anna Thompson
Funders
A Team Challenge
Donors to the GinT Crowdfunding Campaign
Esmee Fairbairn
Halleria Trust
Invest in Devon Fund
Private donors
Unltd
Transition Town Totnes
Charles Harrington
Fiona Ward
Frances Northrop
Jenny Gellatly
Lucy Edwards
Mary Popham
Myrtle Cooper
Nicola Lang
Pete Coleman
Sally Croft
Sarah Curtis
Thea Platt
Advisors
Andrew Gilhespy - Grain of Truth
Andrew Trump - Organic Arable
Charlotte Bickler - Organic Research Centre
Hannah Scott
Harriet Bell - Dartington Trust
Isabella Kelly - UK Grain Lab
James Jones - Rickham Farm, East Portlemouth
Jay Tompt - TTT - Reconomy Project
John Channon - Dartington Trust
John Letts - archaeobotanist, farmer and plant breeder
Josiah Meldrum - Hodmedods
Kimberley Bell - Small Food Bakery & UK Grain Lab
Martin Wolfe - Organic Research Centre
Sally Newton - Cotehele Mill
Southwest Seeds - grain dryer and seed cleaning
Steven Jacobs - OF&G - Business Development Manager
Trish Bagley - Farmer Advisor
Individuals of Influence,
Moral Support and Inspiration
Adam and Eric at Grocycle
Angela Tiffen
Becks Scarrott
Ben Brangwyn
Claire Ryan
Daniel Attwell
Andy Thompson
Florian Amrhein
Hilary Bee
Jacqi Hodgson - Local Councillor
John Green - SHDC Councillor
Jon Birch - SHDC Councillor
Lynsey Tiplady - Friend and Business Woman - Wild Wool
Martin Crawford - Agroforestry Centre
Matt and Jack - New Lion Brewery
Rob Hopkins - Transition Network
Robert Vint - Local Councillor
Sally Croft - TTT Volunteer Finance Officer
Sima Cutting -The Kitchen Table
Tim Crabtree - Schumacher College
Toolkit Team
Bethan Evans - Finances
Charlotte Oliver - Various Propping Holly-up Roles
Emilio Mula - Very Patient Toolkit Designer - Nu Frame
Emily Reed - Visionary Partner and Holly’s Moral Support
Lena Stolle - Archive Genius and Staying Power Extraordinaire
Mark Hornsby - Corrections Manager and Listening Ear to Holly’s Moans and Groans
Myrtle Cooper - Voice Over, Resources and Website Checker
Pete Coleman - Voice Over
Sophie Galleymore Bird - Editing