
City as Weeds
We normally think of weeds as enemies. In this exhibition, we suggest that weeds are healers of the land, of people, and of cities.
We normally think of weeds as enemies. In this exhibition, we suggest that weeds are healers of the land, of people, and of cities.
Urban ecological adventures, revealing imaginative solutions for sustainable cities that you and I actually might want to live in. These are stories not about the world we currently inhabit, but about the world we could inhabit. You can support the series by becoming a subscriber.
For the first time ever, our short film exploring the natural farming mindset will be broadcast on live television! You can catch the premiere in March and April in the UK as part of the Inheritance Festival.
We are pleased to announce our contribution to this volume from Routledge, which covers recent developments around the world with contributors from 33 different countries.
Submissions are open for ecological artworks and happenings to take place at this global virtual festival of urban ecology.
A short multimedia story inspired by the fishermen of a Japanese port village in the Seto Inland Sea, a place where city, sea, and forest are intertwined.
A journey between Japan and Korea in these times, means government health checkpoints, special bullet trains, hazmat teams, and disinfectant baths. Through it all, different ways of viewing ourselves, our cities, and viruses, become clear.
With only a few weeks to work, we tried to turn vacant urban land into a pocket park that would make Masanobu Fukuoka and Patrick Geddes proud. Here is the short story of how it happened.
During spring and summer 2020, The Branch worked in partnership with the Scottish cultural trust, Lateral
June 2–5 & 9–12: Celtic and Eastern cultural exchanges in this global era, offering a point of focus and a shared responsibility. Art that reminds us how we are all connected.
The pocket farm is a community herb garden, and a place to re-connect ourselves with nature amid the urban setting of Osaka. It is freely open to visitors.
In this time of slowness, natural farmers in Japan’s countryside remind us that everyone has the ability to listen to nature. But can city dwellers really learn?