Help with bringing in the willow crop before Spring begins! It is always an exciting race.. planning dates that hopefully fall between the rains and snow, and before the sap begins to flow. And yet, every year willow harvest events prove to be on of the best times to be in the garden. Many hands…
Category: Means of Production Garden
Means of Production-on screen
We are thrilled to announce that as a part of our celebration of ‘MOP’ turning 20 this year, we have a video by Martin Borden on the big screen – the Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen – playing until early spring 2023. The screen is located on the East-facing side of the Independent Building at…
Summer with EartHand
It feels so good to gather in person again! We have some outdoor open studio sessions planned, as well as community events that you will find us at over the summer months, as we share skills and methods for processing both nettle, flax for linen and wool fleece for spun lines that will be dyed…
Autumn Guilds and Opportunities
Sharon has been busy designing the autumn workshop and guild schedule which features collaborations with artists near and far including past and present Artists in Residence – now is the time to design your own Autumn learning journey with us! Summer Weave Extravaganza Four consecutive nights to get your weave on! Weaving all things basket…
Stewardship Reflections: Anchored to the Earth in times of Climate Crisis and Pandemic
Last month Jaymie put a call out for folks who have participated in the recent EartHand Guilds to share a reflection of their experience for our blog and newsletter. She was elated to receive this hopeful and thoughtful reflection from Margo who participates in the Means of Production Stewardship group. Here are her words: “One…
Meet our Interns!
We are thrilled to introduce three awesome people who are joining us with support from their schools. Each intern will be learning about connecting the growing and tending of plants for creative use to workshop development, with a focus on mapping both the garden beds and seasonal work tasks. Rebecca Wang (chenyirebecca.com) is an artist…
Stewardship Opportunity- MOP
UPDATE: all spaces are full for new stewards at this time- with provincial restrictions on gathering we do need to limit the number of people we have in the a garden. please keep following us, and we will look to more training sessions in 2022. Once a month-ish short, online meetings happen to discuss current…
The Gardens Right Now…
Means of Production Through January and February- harvesting willow, hazel, ash and early pruning of apple trees and thimbleberry bushes, fence work begins! Crocus, snowdrops are underfoot, daffodils are blooming and the golden plum trees are about to pop. Trillium North Park through January and February- trimming willow, roses, snowberry, tending nettle beds and planning…
Digitizing the Visceral: Making Together in the Space Between
We Need Your Help! This summer, visiting artist, Sarah Holloway, will be building a digital garden that ‘uploads’ the Means of Production garden (MOP) and Trillium North Park Garden (TNP) to a website. Acting as a digital counterpart to the physical gardens, the online version of MOP and TNP will allow for information and commentary…
Bird Month- our online programming!
We were super excited Sara was going to do walks with us this Spring, and when that couldn’t happen we asked Sara to embrace technology and bring the gardens to our homes. In honour of Bird Week this guest post by Sara Ross takes us on a walk (a sit-spot actually) at Trillium North Park…