Wallace Heim, editor of the Ashden Directory and Ashdenizen Blog for 20 years, has reviewed two books, documenting art science collaborations focused on environments. Imagining Natural Scotland is the publication associated with a programme for the Year of Natural Scotland. Creative Scotland working with Scottish Natural Heritage and other partners put out a call for... Continue Reading →
Patrick Lydon: What Would Happen if We all Grew Food?
In a blog for Resilience.org Patrick Lydon paints a picture, I'd like to start off with a story about a woman I know who works full time, takes home a below-median income, and raises two kids in Silicon Valley. This woman also has an organic garden in her tiny back yard, partially for her own... Continue Reading →
Glasgow School of Art’s Climate Challenge project
Counting Consciousness: the book tells the story of our journey of 15 months’ work exploring the edge between creativity and sustainability. The Artists Using Resources in the Community (ARC) project set out primarily to reduce carbon emissions by working with staff and students of the Glasgow School of Art and creative professionals from across the... Continue Reading →
Caledonian Everyday Discussions – Glossaries
A panel of Foresters (2pm Saturday 16 May, Summerhall, Edinburgh), perhaps a Glossary might be in order (thanks to Robert Macfarlane and his new book Landmarks for the idea and the resources). Forestry Commission Research Glossary. (Page to a letter, i.e. not particularly good for browsing). Royal Forestry Society Glossary. (Some terms and some links... Continue Reading →
Call for Collaborators: “Field_Notes – HYBRID MATTERs”
Call for collaborators: "Field_Notes – HYBRID MATTERs" From 14th – 20th September 2015 at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station, Lapland/Finland Application deadline: 29th of May 2015 http://hybridmatters.net/calls/field-notes-hybrid-matters ----- "Field_Notes – HYBRID MATTERs" "Field_Notes – HYBRID MATTERs" is an art&science field laboratory organized by the Finnish Society of Bioart at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in Lapland/Finland. Five... Continue Reading →
Food Phreaking Issue 01 – The Center for Genomic Gastronomy
The Center for Genomic Gastronomy's new issue of Food Phreaking draws on research done during Nil by Mouth, is a culinary compedium of curious botanical fruits. CGG says, In this first issue, we examine a range of botanical fruit cultivars that have been manipulated by human food cultures… Botanical fruits include most of the world’s... Continue Reading →
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