Thanks to James Brady for sharing this, Near Now are delighted to announce the launch of Internet of Growing Things, a collaborative research opportunity for two individual UK based practitioners to develop new work focused on food and future agri-cultures. Deadline Monday 11 November 2013 Near Now launch Internet of Growing Things Commission - Near... Continue Reading →
Deep Routes: research, scale and indigeneity
Reblogging this review of the Compass Collaborator's excellent Deep Routes: MidWest in all Directions
Naomi Klein on indigeneity and the renewal of the public sphere
This interview with Naomi Klein calls out the big green organisations on their compromises and their buy-in to ecosystems assessment and natural capital. She argues that it stems from a fundamentally misplaced viewpoint, What I call the “astronaut’s eye worldview” – which has governed the Big Green environmental movement for so long – and by... Continue Reading →
Community Wind Turbine
We received the Achiltibuie_Wind_turbine_planning_letter via a colleague and friend. The letter is asking people to write in support of a planning application for a community owned wind turbine. The small community on Coigach North of Ullapool is located in a 'world class environment.' It's faced with a number of challenges which are described, but has also... Continue Reading →
Barwheys Dairy
Barwheys Dairy, makers of award-winning Barwheys Cheese, are opening their doors as part of the Taste Ayrshire Food Festival. Come and have a tour of the cheesemaking facility, meet the cheesemakers, look at some of the lovely Ayrshire cows and sample the cheese. If you have time walk one of our woodland trails. Ploughman’s lunches, cheese scones and other cheesey refreshments... Continue Reading →
Bodysurf Scotland: Intensive 4x4LAB Opportunity
Bodysurf Scotland is pleased to offer ten full bursary places to Scottish based dance artists & choreographers on the unique & challenging intensive 4x4LAB. Exploring themes of dance, body & the environment, the 4x4LAB programme is aimed at artists interested in working in non-theatre based locations & challenging environmental contexts. Taking place between 19th... Continue Reading →

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