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‘You could dig up a lot of asphalt’: Tim Smit’s Chelsea garden prioritises growing food

Eden Project founder wants to inspire councils to build community gardens so young people can grow vegetables

The Guardian - UK · May 17

Sky monkeys, pink tutus and bum nuts: behind the scenes at the Eden Project as it turns 25

Our photojournalist explores the Cornish landmark on the eve of its anniversary and meets some of its staff, visitors, plants and creatures

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17

World is in better place than when Eden Project created 25 years ago, founder says

Tim Smit also says extreme political views will fade when people realise good things are around the corner

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1

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‘I shouldn’t be agreeing with nationalists’: the comic causing uproar in Cornwall

When a podcast by Seamas Carey created a storm, he began investigating second homes, cream on scones …. and where local pride meets unwelcoming xenophobia. Now he’s taking his one man show on the road

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

Cornwall’s Eden Project plans new sustainably-built hotel with geothermal swimming pools

Co-founder Tim Smit wants to use local materials only for the build

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Cornwall’s sleeping beauty: the tale of Heligan’s lost gardens

It’s 30 years since these magnificent gardens were opened to the public for the first time. Here is the remarkable story of how they were discovered

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

Surf, scones… but no homes: the battle for the soul of Cornwall

Young locals live in tiny cabins while rich tourists flaunt their Range Rovers. Yet there’s more to the picture in a county at the vanguard of new technologies

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

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Cornish people need support, not abuse

Letters: Readers respond to the derogatory remarks made by Eden Project co-founder Tim Smit

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022

‘Lazy caricature’: St Austell reacts to Tim Smit’s rant about Cornish people

Most residents agree the Eden’s Projects creator’s comments were unfair, but others say there was a ‘grain of truth’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

Eden Project co-founder Sir Tim Smit insults Cornish people in rant

Dutch businessman criticises ‘inarticulate tossers’ who romanticise ‘good old days’

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Eden Project co-founder apologises for comments about Cornwall

Sir Tim Smit made the comments while defending his friend Rick Stein during a podcast

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Sir Tim Smit: Eden project founder under fire after rant slamming Cornish people

Sir Tim said the outburst was in defence of his good friend, celebrity chef Rick Stein

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2022

Eden Project co-founder under fire for rant about Cornish people

Sir Tim Smit criticises ‘tossers’ pining for ‘good old days [that] never were’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2022

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