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‘A natural antidepressant’: how working with the land is helping ex-prisoners

Reoffending rates are just 5% after a placement at LandWorks in Devon, where they grow, cook and sell their produce

Sue thrusts both hands deep into the rich, dark, soil, grabs a fistful and lets it trickle through her fingers. “Look at this, just look. This is an antidepressant, a natural antidepressant.”

Around her in the polytunnel, tomato plants bend with the weight of their produce, and seed trays freshly planted with winter salad are spread out over wooden trestles: the product of her morning’s work.

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