TheDirt

Spring soup and salad anyone?

Drop-in farming

Mondays in May
17:00-18:00

11th, 18th, 25th May 2026

We will,
_Scythe weeds for hot composting
_Tend to perenials: rhubarb, asparagus, raspberry, ramson
_Transplant and seed annuals: tomato, beans, beetroot
_Layer grow beds with hay
_Relate to soil solidarity

Bring own snacks and drinks
Dress for the weather

Gloves and gardening tools are available.

conserve
restore
protect

fluid
material
tool

sustain
recycle
preserve

fragile
interconnected
unexpected

restore
educate
advocate

fail
connect
monitor

Knowing and doing with ecology.
Workshop with students of the Visual Communication + Change programme at

Be like
Design with ecology.

In the words of :

What is a Phytodrift – Floating Treatment Garden?

Essentially, a Phytodrift is a platform used to grow vegetables while filtering the water of excess nutrients.

In this case, the platform is created with woodchips as a substrate, which are held together by a jute sack and surrounded by plastic bottles for flotation. The garden is placed on a waterbody. On this platform, plants are grown. Their roots hold onto the substrate and reach through the bottom of the platform into the water below. Gaining their essential nutrients from the lake water vegetables grow and can be consumed after harvesting.