I Have a Dream I have a dream of a child who knows the name of the tree outside her window. Not oak, not ash - but this oak, the one whose bark holds the scar of the August storm, whose leaves speak in the particular grammar of wind that crosses the moor at dusk. She learns the words our grandmothers knew -  bulrush, kingfisher, bramble -  words vanishing like breath on winter glass. Her tongue shapes syllables that summon: willowherb, meadowsweet, goldfinch, each word a doorway opening to...

I n the boardrooms that control our cortisol economies, tech executives rub their hands with glee and continue, avariciously, to guard the profits they have earned out of children’s dependency. Many of my peers describe to me how they know the impacts of social media on their mental health but just can’t stop scrolling, feeling like they lose agency, their fingers virtually controlled by the media moguls. There is only one way of describing this: it’s an addiction. Yet, we continue to act as...

Hi there from Roots, Today, the team at Roots Clothing are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Dartmoor Youth Art Competition, in collaboration with the fantastic Dartmoor Preservation Association (DPA). Each entrant was asked to create a Darmoor themed or inspired piece of artwork, whether this be painted, sketched, or even digital. They also provided a comment about Dartmoor, and how they thought it should be protected, which featured alongside their fabulous artwork. Roots was...