Cultivation Field – Postgraduate Symposium – 28th September 2011 Exhibition – 28th September to 6th October 2011 University of Reading The premise for this Symposium and accompanying Exhibition is that cultivation is leading to new art practices deserving of critical inquiry and articulation. Whether in the garden or allotment, the soup kitchen or the road, [...]
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June 6, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Event, Growing, Harvest, Planting, guerrilla gardening
Social Tagging: Allotments • Drought • Ecosystem • Growing • Harvest • Planting • Rain
Filed under: Allotments, Event, Growing, Harvest, Planting, guerrilla gardening
Social Tagging: Allotments • Drought • Ecosystem • Growing • Harvest • Planting • Rain
25th May 2011 – At Allotment Plot 326, the first Garlic harvest of the year (2011) happened, (more to follow). Garlic Harvest = 5oz = 120g. Plants were transplanted from the fixed up greenhouse to Plot 326. Plants were: Tomato Gardeners Delight x 18; Courgette Patriot F1 x 2 and Cocozelle x 2; Beans (French [...]
May 18, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Aesthetic, Allotments, Event, Plant, Planting, Root
Social Tagging: Allotments • Drought • Event • Plant Life • Plot • Seedlings • William Morris
Filed under: Aesthetic, Allotments, Event, Plant, Planting, Root
Social Tagging: Allotments • Drought • Event • Plant Life • Plot • Seedlings • William Morris
11th May 2011 – In the studio, the cultivation of Comfrey and Sweet Potato plants in glass jars continues. The Sweet Potato’s rhizomatic roots were accumulating in to an amazing mass at one end of the tuber, whilst at the other end of the tuber the vine leaves also sprouted. Soon it will be time [...]
July 5, 2010 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Event, Harvest
Social Tagging: Allotments • Event • Harvest
Filed under: Allotments, Event, Harvest
Social Tagging: Allotments • Event • Harvest
Allotment (1) Thursday 8th July 11am – 2pm at Allotment Plot in the garden at MERL. Garlic harvesting and Art conversation, bring your own lunch.
May 25, 2010 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Aesthetic, Allotments, Artwork, Event, Planting, guerrilla gardening
Social Tagging: Aesthetic • Allotments • Art • Growing • guerrilla gardening • Planting
Filed under: Aesthetic, Allotments, Artwork, Event, Planting, guerrilla gardening
Social Tagging: Aesthetic • Allotments • Art • Growing • guerrilla gardening • Planting
Planting Performance (4) occurred on 13/05/2010. The weather conditions were warm and sunny. For several days prior to the Planting event, it had looked like it may rain, the previous evening dark storm clouds had gathered, but no rain fell. Temperatures were dipping down at night causing frost damage to some plants, but luckily not [...]
May 17, 2010 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Artwork, Event, Exhibitions, Growing, News, Organic, Planting, Veganic
Social Tagging: Art • Crops • Exhibition • Food • Growing • Harvest • MERL • Organic • Veganic
Filed under: Artwork, Event, Exhibitions, Growing, News, Organic, Planting, Veganic
Social Tagging: Art • Crops • Exhibition • Food • Growing • Harvest • MERL • Organic • Veganic
Kate Corder’s film Tolhurst Stockfree Organic Vegetables – March 2007 to February 2008 is currently on view at the Museum of English Rural Life until July 16th 2010. The film documents the growing seasons and biodiversity of the Tolhurst vegetable business over a twelve month period. Running time 124mins. MERL’s opening hours are: 9am to [...]
May 3, 2010 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Artwork, Event, Place
Social Tagging: Aesthetic • Place
Filed under: Artwork, Event, Place
Social Tagging: Aesthetic • Place
Ella Montt journeyed East from London to a specific Place, (for now an undisclosed location). Fields were traversed, conversations and images recorded as part of the Ella Montt’s methodology. The tree, the fields, what history they hold hidden in their memory. The Place contained an Event that went on as a process extended over time [...]
May 2, 2010 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Growing, Performance, Planting
Social Tagging: Allotments • Art • Performance • Planting • Seedlings
Filed under: Allotments, Growing, Performance, Planting
Social Tagging: Allotments • Art • Performance • Planting • Seedlings
Planting Performance (3) 22/04/2010 took place on a bright, warm, sunny day, with not an April shower in sight. Tiny companion-planting seedlings were delicately transplanted from their pots in the fixed up greenhouse to the Allotment Plot at MERL. Pot Marigold, Cosmos and Sweetpea arrived at their outdoor growing location. Small holes were dug and [...]
March 21, 2010 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Artwork, Biodiversity, Growing, Performance, Planting, Veganic
Social Tagging: Allotments • Art • Biodiversity • MERL • Organic • Performance • Planting • Seeds • Veganic • Weather
Filed under: Allotments, Artwork, Biodiversity, Growing, Performance, Planting, Veganic
Social Tagging: Allotments • Art • Biodiversity • MERL • Organic • Performance • Planting • Seeds • Veganic • Weather
The Allotment Plot thickens with another Planting Performance in the Garden at MERL (18/03/2010). The weather conditions were good for planting again. The day was pleasantly warm with the Spring equinox approaching. Rain was in the forecast and needed, but that did not occur until the evening when darkness fell. Ella Montt selected seed packets, [...]
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