During Ecofest North 2014 I am hosting a series of casual morning teas to share ideas about non-commercial food practices (growing, cooking, eating and more) in the past, present and future of the East Coast Bays. At the end of Ecofest our stories will be collated in a free pamphlet which articulates and celebrates the ways that food forms a treasured and complex part of our community.
Do you eat, grow, or share local fruit in Auckland? We are collecting stories about Auckland local, or non-commercial, fruit.
Please share your story HERE
Our Tokyo-DIY-Gardening site is an open sourcebook and resource for urban gardening in the world's biggest city.
Check out the DIY edible streets of Tokyo HERE
My collaborator Jared Braiterman examines plants and people who are bringing nature to Tokyo.
Be inspired by his fruit-related observations and more HERE
Chapter on non-commercial fruit in Tokyo in the Farming the City book.
"..[A] great piece of analysis with a wonderful take on the role and potential of fruit in the urban metabolism" say the editors.
Read it on Scribd HERE
"Understanding fruit layers can help make urban life more social, resilient and delicious" - A short text we prepared for the LIMNO Collabora (Italy) on stratification, nature, and landscapes.
Read it on Scribd HERE
We presented the Tokyo Local Fruit project at the Pechakucha Global Cities Week (Tokyo).
View the presentation HERE
I am interested in frugality of needs and the everyday pleasures of the senses. I am a student of DIY, loose parts, play, and simple creativity.
Diverse output includes university courses, publications, presentations/ workshops, digital projects, exhibitions, and physical structures.
I have collaborated with architects, think tanks, independent publishers, educational institutions, and software studios.
Find out more at a-small-lab.com