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Lawn Mower, Atlas, a Dead Bee, and Plant Regeneration

October 3, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Allotments, Harvest, News, Object 
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20th September 2011 – Allotment Plot 326 – Harvest: Oriental Greens Tai Sai = 2oz = 50g; 1 x Courgette Patriot F1 = 12oz = 350g; 1 x Squash Green Hokkaido = 6oz = 170g; 1 x Squash Green Hokkaido = 13oz = 370g; 1 x Squash Green Hokkaido = 1lb 2oz = 510g; 1 [...]

Cultivation Field – Call for Papers and Proposals

July 4, 2011 by kate · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Aesthetic, Allotments, Artwork, Event, Exhibition, News, Performance, Social, Symposium 
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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, [...]

Tolhurst Stockfree Organic Vegetables – March 2007 to February 2008

May 17, 2010 by kate · Leave a Comment
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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 [...]

Allotment Plot

November 28, 2009 by kate · Leave a Comment
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The plot thickens. A uniform is most sort after for the Community Gardener and will be under construction sometime soon….. Herbs were planted at the Allotment Plot at MERL; sage, garlic chives, mint, roots scavenged from the somewhat altered Herb Garden at the Fine Art Department. Digital images were taken of peas, broad beans, onions, [...]