Tag: Agroforestry

• In Memorium: Jean-Claude Saintilus – Part 3 Activating the Shrine

  2017 Ghetto Biennial – Cartographies The theme of Cartographies for the 2017 rendition of the Biennial was in sync with the networks of gardens from which we had both sourced and dispersed plants. I was very happy to reconnect with moira williams. We met during the 2013 biennial, and she became an unanticipated but essential…

  Lee Lee

  December 21, 2017

  Haiti, SEED disperse

  Africa, Agroforestry, Art & Ecology, Communities of Culture, Exhibitions, Food Justice, Food Sovereignty, garden, gardening, Haiti, heirloom seeds, open source media, Preservation, re-wilding, Sculpture, seed saving, Seed to Table, seeds, Urban Gardens

• Haïti: Lakou Basile

  After visiting SAKALA, trees were planted in the Port-au-Prince woodworker community, utilizing compost from SOIL to enhance soil quality. Elder wood sculptor Basile Wesner helps steward these young trees, while wood shavings from local artisans serve as mulch. A young mango and moringa tree were planted as gratitude for their contributions.

  Lee Lee

  December 12, 2017

  Haiti, SEED disperse

  Africa, Agroforestry, Art & Ecology, Communities of Culture, Food Justice, Food Sovereignty, heirloom seeds, open source media, Preservation, re-wilding, Sculpture, seed saving, Seed to Table, Urban Gardens

• Haïti: Lakou Jean Claude Saintilus

  The 2017 Ghetto Biennial nurtured collaboration between Haitian and foreign artists through a communal feast and seed preservation. Neighborhood women prepared food while children engaged in observational drawing of local pollinators. The event emphasized the importance of connecting urban youth with nature, culminating in an ecology-themed shrine enriched with community art and collected seeds.

  Lee Lee

  December 5, 2017

  Haiti, SEED disperse

  Africa, Agroforestry, Art & Ecology, Communities of Culture, creative commons, Creole cooking, Food Justice, Food Sovereignty, Grandmother recipes, heirloom seeds, observational drawing, open source media, Preservation, re-wilding, seed saving, Seed to Table, Shared table, Urban Gardens

• In Memorium: Jean-Claude Saintilus – Part 2 Food Forests

  Kreyol, Vodou & the Lakou – 2015 Ghetto Biennial For the 4th Ghetto Biennial, themed KREYÒL, VODOU and the LAKOU : forms of resistance, we started looking closely at plant relationships. We decided to kick off the project with a shared meal of Tchaka, a three-sisters porridge made of crushed corn, beans and heirloom squash…

  Lee Lee

  December 20, 2015

  Haiti, SEED disperse

  Africa, Agroforestry, Art & Ecology, Communities of Culture, Food Justice, Food Sovereignty, garden, gardening, Haiti, heirloom seeds, open source media, Preservation, re-wilding, Sculpture, seed saving, Seed to Table, seeds, Urban Gardens

• Haïti: Gardens of the Grand Rue

  An overview of the Gardens of the Grand Rue established as part of the 2015 Ghetto Biennial, Kreyol, Vodou & the Lakou as forms of resistance

  Lee Lee

  December 7, 2015

  Haiti, SEED disperse

  Africa, Agroforestry, Art & Ecology, Communities of Culture, Food Justice, Food Sovereignty, heirloom seeds, Preservation, re-wilding, seed saving, Urban Gardens