Out & About

I'm back home, back down south and, boy, does it feel good. No rest for the wicked, however. It's time to write my dissertation. Over the last week I have visited a couple of schemes that I am using as case studies: FARM:shop in Dalston, East London and Incredible Edible Todmorden in West Yorkshire. They're two completely different takes on solving today's food issues and both are definitely worth a visit. 

Top: Salad leaves at FARM:shop 

Bottom: Rhubarb in Tod

Physic Garden

Last summer I was really really keen to go and visit the Union Street Urban Orchard which I did towards the end of its stint. I thought the idea of using an undeveloped space to grow fruit and veg, collect seeds and brew cider was great and I was so keen to get involved. Unfortunately it looks like I have missed out on helping out at this years Urban Physic Garden looking more into the medicinal side of plants. I'm definitely going to go along to visit!
Image from Urban Physic Garden

Urban Orchard

On Bankside in London there is the Union Street Urban Orchard, on now until 19th September. It was part of the London Festival of Architecture but is carrying on over the entire summer. It brings about plant adoption and exchange, workshops and urban food growing, things that I got really interested in during my modular housing project at uni (not to self: must post work!) Therefore I really want to go along and visit...

Images from Urban Street Urban Orchard