Month: October 2009

  • Planting Day One

    Yesterday the turf was removed from my allotment space at MERL (Museum of English Rural Life). The space is 270cms x 470cms, which in traditional allotment terms is actually very small. The recent surge of interest in allotments and growing ones own vegetables has prompted many allotments to be made into smaller plots to accommodate…

  • Plotting the space

    Last week I measured out a space approximately 3×5 meters at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) on Redwood Road, Reading. The space was marked with sticks and strings. This week the turf will be removed to reveal the plot I will be using for my allotment. The plot will function as an artwork,…