August 29. 2018 (7:00 pm)
Forest gardening is a method where one mirrors a natural forest system to create food in a productive and resilient way. The minimal input these systems require, alongside their sheer beauty, make them an interesting candidate for use in the urban setting.
*deutsche Version weiter unten*
Join us at Common(s)Lab for an evening of presenting and discussing the forest garden concept and its application in the city environment. Tom Holden, amateur forest gardening enthusiast, will present his experience with these systems. And, after this there will be a talk by artist Andrew Rewald, who draws on his background as a chef and amateur forager with communities in urban and rural contexts around the world. We will then open up the discussion to all involved.
With this event we hope to not only introduce people to these interesting and relevant agricultural systems but also to begin a forum for plants, ideas and action on what alternative and sustainable food systems could look like within the urban ecology.
We will provide (partially) foraged food and drinks on the night, on a donation basis, to accompany the discussion.
We look forward to seeing you!
>>> Tom Holden is an architect and permaculturist with a strong interest in constructing environments that encourage their users to be happy. Tom sees forest gardening as a means for providing urban dwellers with nutritious food and a (re)connection to nature. Tom has worked on forest gardens in both Germany and the United Kingdom and has been taught by one of the worlds leading forest gardeners, Martin Crawford. Currently Tom is working with Cityplot – a Berlin and Amsterdam based collective intent on facilitating urban food growing. <<<
>>> Andrew Rewald is a Berlin based Australian artist. His work narrates ethnobotanical stories behind the politics and ethics of food by examining edible plants growing wild or farmed in the urban ecology. Andrew uses the studio, galleries and public spaces as a kitchen and dining room, with community engagement and collaboration integral to his practice. His process includes, foraging for wild edible plants, collecting their seeds to grow crops and/or cooking these materials in interactive performances with other artists or chefs as well as with groups and professionals in a number of different fields. In this way, traditional and newly created dishes are prepared using processes and ingredients that point to plant-people relationships, and the ritual experience of a shared meal which is central to memory formation.<<<
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Waldgärten basieren auf einer Methode, bei der natürliche Waldsysteme gespiegelt werden, um Nahrungsmittel auf widerstandsfähige Weise zu produzieren. Diese Systeme sind nicht nur hübsch anzuschauen, sondern erfordern einen minimalen Input von außen und sind daher insbesondere für den urbanen Kontext interessant.
Common(s)Lab lädt euch herzlichst dazu ein, das Waldgarten-Konzept und dessen Anwendung im städtischen Raum näher kennenzulernen und gemeinsam zu erörtern. Tom Holden, Amateur-Waldgartenenthusiast, wird seine Erfahrungen mit diesen Systemen vorstellen, gefolgt von einer Präsentation des Künstlers Andrew Rewald. Andrew hat einen Hintergrund als Koch und Amateur-Wildsammler mit Gruppen in urbanen und ländlichen Umgebungen in verschiedenen Ländern der Welt. Danach eröffnen wir die Diskussion dem Publikum.
Mit dieser Veranstaltung hoffen wir, eine Einführung in diese spannenden und für die heutige Zeit hochrelevanten landwirtschaftlichen Systeme zu geben und gleichzeitig ein Forum für Pflanzen, Ideen und Aktionen zu möglichen alternativen und nachhaltigen Nahrungssystemen im urbanen Kontext ins Leben zu rufen.
(Teils) wild gepflücktes Essen und Getränke werden den Abend begleiten, auf Spendenbasis. Wir freuen uns auf euch!
