Stories

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Brent

From unsure to conservationist, Brent found a new purpose through DGS. Brent is a Royal Marine (RM) who sustained life changing injuries in service. While he was in recovery at Haslar, the RM recovery centre, he discovered DGS at Eden.

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Wayne

Once sceptical, Wayne found quiet strength and reflection alongside fellow veterans- turning the soil and his own past. Wayne is a retired veteran with over four decades of military service.

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Kevin

Isolated and withdrawn, over time with DGS, Kevin became confident, engaged and optimistic. After spending nearly two years largely housebound and socially withdrawn, Kevin described feeling like a ‘hermit’.

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Lyndsey

With support from the DGS 10-week programme, Lyndsay has seen her family transform. Her husband is calmer, her daughter is thriving, and together, they are growing stronger as a family.

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Tracey

Tracey, a bereaved military spouse, joined the DGS 10-week programme living with a degenerative spinal cord disease and a personal history marked by significant traumas and losses.

"The key factor of a long healthy life is gardening and growing your own food - being around nature is also a big thing."

— Veteran, Eden Project, 2023