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Saturday April 11th : SEED EXCHANGE // WORKING BEE

  • April 8, 2009

HELLO!Spring is finally back and this is an announcement to say that we will in fact be continuing with the gardening activities in the Maguire meadow this spring-summer-automn. 2009 will quite possibly be the last year the field will be…

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Armure (treizième journée)

  • April 5, 2009

Performance avec musique en boucle. L'armure est une carapace vivante qui protège notre corps; ça nous rappelle aussi que notre force est enracinée dans notre contact avec le monde des éléments naturels. Cette armure meurt, laissant derrière elle une collection…

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Armour (day thirteen) // Life in Death

  • April 4, 2009

genestho.caI work to generate an understanding that there is an artistic voice in working with living elements. My sources of inspiration draw from the physical, tactile world as a means to transmit knowledge and experience. Sensing a way in which…

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Bioremediation

  • March 6, 2009

So, the book is coming along really well....slow but steady~Come on contributors! Get your submissions to me!I just got my hands on this hot little book put out by the Rhizome collective in Austin, TX. The following excerpt on Bioremediation…

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Meeting with Helen Fotopulos

  • January 22, 2009

On Tuesday, January 20, Christine (from Artefatica) and I met with Helen Fotopulos and Eleni Fakotakis at Station C on St Laurent). Helen is the borough mayor of Plateau Mont-Royal and Eleni is borough councillor for Mile End. I was…

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Artefatica collaborates with Sprout Out Loud!

  • January 16, 2009

I'm collaborating with Artefatica, a local publisher, to produce a book, website, and some wonderful swag to celebrate the Maguire Meadow, highlight the uses and value of wild urban spaces, and provide community activists and the city with materials and…

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Les marcheurs Working Paths, Photos E. Léonard

  • November 21, 2008

6 h 30 du matin, rue De Gaspé, les employés des manufactures de textile arrivent. Durant un mois, postée tel un paparazzi se détournant de son sujet classique, pour ne pas céder le terrain aux seules caméras de surveillance. L’objectif…

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À la Recherche d’un Graphiste…

  • November 10, 2008

Photo Sofia DannaÀ la recherche d'un graphiste pour un projet de livre d'artiste sur l'écologie urbaine, l'activisme et l'histoire local. Nous sommes à la recherche d'un graphiste pour la production d'un livre de 40 à 70 pages qui sera publié…

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…announcements…

  • November 8, 2008

Come on out to our next events!- Artist Panel at the Cagibi :Thursday November 13th : 9pm-11:30pm- Next working bee :Sunday November 16th : 1pm - 5 pm- Submit your dreams, photos, stories and experiences, for the book we are…

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photos : sept-nov

  • November 6, 2008

November 2nd. More still to come!photo Melissa Campbellhttp://www.cmelissac.comhttp://www.seemelissac.blogspot.comHere we are, from left, Diane, Erin and Em... reworking the geometry of the Roerich circle, where the weeds have erased all previous man-made form.photo Melissa CampbellWe found some bee balm, but not…

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Nouvelles- News

  • November 5, 2008

Un gros merci à ceux et celles qui ont participés dimanche!Il y aura un autre corvée dans le champ, dimanche 16 novembre : 13h à 17hVenez en grands nombres! (pour y arriver, suivez le lien qui est posté en bas)photos…

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NEWS-NOUVELLES

  • October 26, 2008

***~PAX CULTURA~ Reclaiming urban wilderness & OUR true commons~(NOW...)~Sunday November 2nd, 1 pm - 5 pm :The next working bee We have cardboard! Weeding and mulching will ensue to reveal the geometry of the Roerich Symbol: symbol of cultural peace…

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MEMORIAL CATALOGUE

  • October 26, 2008

A Catalogue honouring the Maguire district meadowMemorial of Weeds: Wildest Dreams for Our Urban CoresWithin the pages of this publication, we will be paying homage to this urban meadow by recording our stories, photos, art, ideas and dreams for what…

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Interested in Landscaping? Paysagistes! on vous appel!

  • October 25, 2008

POUVOIR AUX POUSSES est à la recherche d'une équipe régulière de jardiniers pour ses projets d'oeuvres paysagées. Si le jardinage vous allume, et que nos objectifs vous intéressent, svp communiquez avec nous à l'adresse courriel suivante: Merci! photo Roger…

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  • October 17, 2008

photo Diane BoyerThanks to all the ladies who came out to the field on October 11th.Merci à Marie, Diane, Annabelle, Melissa. It was a beautiful, sunny day and great to have you there! We harvested tobbacco seeds, ripened from the…

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CATALOGUE qui honore le champ du quartier Maguire:

  • October 6, 2008

L'automne est arrivé !Le Jardin Roerich est glorieusement couvert de plantes sauvages. Oui, elles ont envahi la géometrie du jardin Roerich, comme les plantes aiment faire, mais on a malheureusement pas assez de ressources humaines pour continuer ce travail physique.…

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‘Sprout Out Loud!’ continues anew….

  • October 6, 2008

photo Melissa CampbellFall has come!The Roerich Garden is gloriously covered in weeds. Yes, they've taken over, as weeds like to do and we unfortunately have not enough physical resources to continue this work in the physical realm. So....read on for…

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Les Promenades dans le Foret Montréal

  • July 12, 2008

***Bonjour!Veuillez nous joindre pour une promenade dans le foret Montréal avec Bronwyn Chester. Elle fera une visite guidée des arbres dans l'entourage du terrain CP et le couvent des Carmélites. Elle offre ce tour pour aider à défrayer les coûts…

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  • July 6, 2008

QUOI: dernière plantation avant septembre.QUAND: dimanche le 6 juillet. 13:00 h à 18:00 hOU: Le champ CP: au sud metro Rosemont. (coin St-Viateur et De Gaspé) Aussi, si vous voulez en savoir plus sur le projet (en anglais), il ya…

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Dernière appel! (de retour en septembre)

  • July 3, 2008

Hi All!This coming Sunday will be the last event I will be present at until September. We will be putting in the last of the bee balm seeds, and revelling in the lusciousness of the meadow. rain or shine.Sunday July…

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samedi 28 june~ 1-5pm

  • June 24, 2008

*****Come on out!We will be prepping the ground and planting the rest of the bee balm on Saturday June 28th, from 1-5pm.JOignez vous a nous!Samedi le 28 juin on sera dans le champ CP de 13h-17h.*****

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dimanche, 15 june

  • June 15, 2008

well...two people came out today...2 very inspiring ladies, who made very good working company. then 3 others came out and i decided to leave with them at 3 pm to go for a sandwich and ice coffee cause it was…

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samedi, june 14:

  • June 15, 2008

we really gav'er to the garden today...went from noon until 8:30pm. gained alot too. the work had a real physiological effect on mood, mind and body. i became more grateful to this wild space. its truly precious and rare and…

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Sprout Out Loud! continues le 14 + 15 juin….

  • June 9, 2008

photo Emily*****Un gros MERCI à ceux et celles qui ont participés samedi le 7 juin, dans le champ Canadien Pacifique. On est rendu à la plantation d'un tier du cercle avec des semences de trèfle rouge, mais il nous reste…

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Upcoming Events

  • June 9, 2008

// PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS ON THIS WEB BLOG: WWW.POUSSES.BLOGSPOT.COM(OR leave your email w Emily: )SATURDAY JUNE 28TH (TIMES TBA)// PLANTING DONATED PERENNIALS, WEEDING;THURSDAY JULY 17TH (6-8PM) // TREE TOUR with BRONWYN CHESTER;SATURDAY JULY 19TH (10-12PM) // TREE TOUR…

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Saturday June 7th // Come on out + Bring your friends!

  • June 1, 2008

photos Devin LeeSprout Out Loud! COMMUNITY-COLLABORATIVE GARDENING BEE //Creation of The Roerich Garden // CP field, southwest of Metro RosemontTransformation of a vacant field into a temporary garden, acting as homage to the cultural preservation of the wild space before…

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