The gates were welcomed by a lovely crowd on Saturday. Several guests showed off their talents, weeding and gleaning from the garden, on top of weaving beautiful offerings into the fence. Now we are intensely at work on the story hive, with Shahreyar building the structure and me writing down the stories of farmers and gardeners on cedar panels. We have about 5 weeks to get everything done. Right on time.
This ecological and community art project designed by Beverly Naidus features a "food forest" of perennial herbs, berries & veggies to feed the community, as well as demonstration of soil remediation via plants and mushrooms. In the center of the garden is a story hive that houses the stories of farmers and gardeners on the island who responded to the question: why do you plant seeds in a time of ecological crisis?