dear all,

Whose Soil? on august 8th in bristol is dedicated to exploring the theme of soil and social justice - artful dialogue between local and global. this Soil Saturday is part of Soil Culture at ceate thatis the UK’s honouring of UN International Year of Soils.

10am - 10pm at create centre, bristol BS1 6XN - all events are free - a small charge for brunch - all ages welcome



conviviality  food as the gift of healthy soils     the arts and sciences
human passion and courage soil as belonging love letters to the soil 
hands-on making & stories cultural diverisity and biodiversity soils as the souce of life



this is a day to hear each others’ experiences and seed new ideas together with a convivial bounty of good food to share. key elements include:

11am - 2pm an organic and biodynamic brunch offered from 11am-2pm by Soil Sisters of organic and local artisan foods

10am - 2pm Community Love Letter to Soil using hand-made papers, earth-based inks and powerful collective intent to celebrate and safeguard our living soils

10am - 2pm Rising up and Blue Finger Alliance sharing stories and experiences of activism to safeguard high quality agricultural land coming out of the north fringe of the city of Bristol.

10am - 2pm All Wrapped Up: creating beauty from packaging waste with artists Annali Grimes of Litterarti, Barbara Disney printing on waste materials, Alison Harper exploring packaging and Eduardo Allen creating subtle sounds.

2-4pm: Soil not oil -Soil, justice and hope in the oil soaked Niger Delta conversations and exchange with Jane Trowell of Platform London and Eno Usua on art, activism, human rights with plenty of time for discussion too.

 4-5pm: Claiming Soil and Sky Co-creation of a geodesic installation by Miche and Flora of Touchstone collaborations, on behalf of Bronwyn Lace and Marcus Neustetter to honour the peoples of Sutherland, South Africa, and their struggles to retain their home soils and land. 

 5-7pm: Local and Global Feast with 91 Ways sharing food and story-sharing with friends and communities from 91 ways to celebrate soils from around the world as the source of our food and community life.

7-9pm: 3 Acres and a Cow theatre performance sharing a history of land rights and protest in folk song and story.

please be in touch to find out more and please share with your friends and networks!

warmest thanks,

flora and miche

tel 07904 333015
@FGHardy

‘Soil Culture at create is a timely celebration to remind the world that we are all children of the living soil.’  Satish Kumar,  Resurgence and Ecologist magazine and Schumacher College











Soil Culture at create

Summer Celebration of UN International Year of Soils 2015

Bristol European Green Capital 

A partnership between Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW),Touchstone collaborations and Soil Sisters

soil@touchstonecollaborations.com

www.touchstonecollaborations.com

www.ccanw.co.uk

 

Miche Fabre Lewin                  +44 (0) 7734 049407

Flora Gathorne-Hardy              +44 (0) 7904 333015

Daphne Lambert                     +44 (0) 7796 686629 

skypename touchstonecollaborationsUK 

TED Talk Cooking, Culture and Conversations talk for TEDx Soweto


studio OPS

willow court

beeches green

stroud GL5 4BJ

‘Soil Culture at create is a timely celebration to remind the world that we are all children of the living soil.’  Satish Kumar,  Resurgence and Ecologist magazine and Schumacher College


Soil Culture at create

Summer Celebration of UN International Year of Soils 2015

Bristol European Green Capital 

A partnership between Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW),Touchstone collaborations and Soil Sisters

soil@touchstonecollaborations.com

www.touchstonecollaborations.com

www.ccanw.co.uk

 

Miche Fabre Lewin                  +44 (0) 7734 049407

Flora Gathorne-Hardy              +44 (0) 7904 333015

Daphne Lambert                     +44 (0) 7796 686629 

skypename touchstonecollaborationsUK 

TED Talk Cooking, Culture and Conversations talk for TEDx Soweto


studio OPS

willow court

beeches green

stroud GL5 4BJ

‘Soil Culture at create is a timely celebration to remind the world that we are all children of the living soil.’  Satish Kumar,  Resurgence and Ecologist magazine and Schumacher College


Soil Culture at create

Summer Celebration of UN International Year of Soils 2015

Bristol European Green Capital 

A partnership between Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW),Touchstone collaborations and Soil Sisters

soil@touchstonecollaborations.com

www.touchstonecollaborations.com

www.ccanw.co.uk

 

Miche Fabre Lewin                  +44 (0) 7734 049407

Flora Gathorne-Hardy              +44 (0) 7904 333015

Daphne Lambert                     +44 (0) 7796 686629 

skypename touchstonecollaborationsUK 

TED Talk Cooking, Culture and Conversations talk for TEDx Soweto


studio OPS

willow court

beeches green

stroud GL5 4BJ