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…
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…
Photo Christine Préfontaine. http://www.facilitatingchange.org/We are looking for a print designer to create a 40- to 70-page book to be published in April 2009. The book, Memorial of Weeds: Wildest Dreams for Our Urban Cores, will document "Sprout Out Loud!" (an…
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…
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…
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…
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…
***~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…
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…
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.…
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…
***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…
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…
*****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.*****
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…
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…
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…
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…
photo Devin Lee*****Samedi le 7 juin 2008. (dimanche le 8 juin en cas de pluie) ÉVÉNEMENT COLLECTIF! // BATTUE URBAINE * // Le Pouvoir aux Pousses! //Création du 'Jardin Roerich' // Parc des Carmélites Action de transformation d'un espace abandonné…
________________________________________________________________________________________________Photo Devin LeeGreetings !!This is an invitation for ANYONE INTERESTED to join us in the field for a little garbage clean up, and collection of rocks to place around the Roerich Garden circle. We'll also start collecting names of committed…
Here are two excerpts from the writings of Gary Snyder, poet and deep ecology philosopher.First, a poem:under the tough old stars —In the shadow of the bluffs I came back to myselfTo the real work, to 'What is to be…
*****photo Devin LeeFor those interested in the Sprout Out Loud! ongoing activities, please come on out Friday to our second gardening event.It will be taking place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Friday May 9th.Moss paste will be provided for murals on…
*****The Urban Plant Reclamation Ensemble (Sprout Out Loud!)is pleased to announce our first working bee of the season. This is the first of many activities that will be evolving seasonally. WHEN: Friday April 25th, 1-4pm // Saturday April 26th, 1-4pmWHERE:…
photo Devin LeeLa performance 'Armure (treizième journée)' est une méditation sur la tâche de sauvegarder nos traditions folkloriques. L'armure est une carapace vivante qui protège notre corps; ça nous rappelle aussi que notre force est enracinée dans notre contact avec…
Graphic drawn by Emily*****Borne from THE ROERICH GARDEN: AN ON-GROWING COMMUNITY-COLLABORATIVE EARTHWORK AND TEMPORARY PLANT INSTALLATION MADE TO CALL OUT AGAINST THE 9M$ DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN THE MILE END (see description under 'Roerich Garden') Photo by Melissa Campbell*****The Urban Plant…
