I am interested in the way that simple actions can stimulate new understanding and insight. In this piece, I am exploring ways to raise awareness of the potential of growing food, particularly in urban environments, to a mass audience through practical action. The opportunity to grow your own food is an important freedom that is simply not available for many people, as a result of urban environments.
Freedom starts when we reclaim our public land and reconnect to our natural world.

As part of this practical action seedgreenaid is a DIY seed bomb kit, consisting of 3 biodegradable envelopes made with seeded paper. One holds soil, one holds seeds, and one houses the kit. The instructions are all written inside. I designed Seedgreenaids to encourage and help people regenerate their environment by secretly dropping them in various public places during their day-to-day routine.

Grow food everywhere and be free.

progress on the cress!

seedgreenaids were featured in a zine about sustainability!
lovely publication.

rehoming the sunflowers

today i rehomed the sunflowers from the aquaponics setup into the pea bed, i hope they co-operate nicely together in their little home.
they look like happy little seedlings.
fingers crossed they will grow to be huge blue peter style giants.

a little glimpse of our beautiful polytunnel

salad in the polytunnel

veg in the polytunnel

my sunflowers are growing!

backyard aquaponics

recordings of a cress seedgreenaid:

mulching down.

2nd day, not much difference, but i can see a fleck of green in the background!
(i might just be too hopeful)

dried out nicely.

4 seedgreenaids, in situ.

freshly made.


combining the soil and seeds together.


they may become my favourite so far, probably because they smell like primary school!
i'll keep you updated on the their progress..

the way we see it

the way we see it: foundation in art & design- end of year show 2010
28th- 29th may & 2nd june.
toronto square
infirmary street
leeds

tel 0113 202 8000


hope to see you there

today i made 40 seedgreenaids.

PICS

more pictures of my seedgreenaids.
(sorry the background is so dirty, the photo cove at college really needs a spring clean!)

guerrilla radish (leeds)

see that darker patch of soil? thats where the radishes are germinating, seedlings will appear in about 7days.
if you happen to live/walk near PSL leeds and fancy a radish feel free to pick.

guerrilla mint (leeds)

guerrilla thyme (leeds)

making a planter for the exhibition, check out those dirty fingernails!

a freshly made seedgreenaid

a few pics of the (incomplete) seedgreenaid, im going to take some better quality pics on wed in the photography studio- but i thought i'd put some up for now just to give you an idea.
havent printed the text for the 2nd envelope yet, having problems with the printing press!