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prototyping future o/ #urbanfarming and #commons esp. #mushrooms Supported by #SSENW @unltd & @wellcometrust #SEEChange Outstanding Innovation Award winner.

 Manchester, England
farmlab.org.uk
Joined December 2014
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Inside the impossible burger: is the meat-free mega trend as good as we think? | Food | The Guardian theguardian.com/food/2019/ma…

Inside the Impossible Burger: is the meat-free mega trend as good as we think?

Makers of animal-free products aim to revolutionise the very idea of meat – but is their hi-tech approach really the answer?

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“Car dependency is a leading contributor to the epidemic of preventable diseases that are linked to how we design our cities. We have created obesogenic environments that are literally killing us. We’ve designed daily, ordinary activity out of our lives.” vox.com/2017/6/23/15815510/t…
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What @guardian fails to mention is that some 90% of global soya production is used for livestock feed — When nature says 'Enough!': the river that appeared overnight in Argentina theguardian.com/world/2018/a… – at Hackney, London

When nature says 'Enough!': the river that appeared overnight in Argentina

A new watercourse is playing havoc with farmland and roads and even threatening a city – but also highlights the potential cost of the country’s dependence on soya beans

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Pick up this week's @BigIssue to read Bartlett Professor @IainBorden's contribution to 'Hostile takeover', an article on the fight-back against the increasing use of design to deter #homeless people, #skateboarders and #wildlife from urban spaces.
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To discuss the long-standing interconnection of colonialism, racism, and capitalism, Françoise Vergès suggests the reading of a different history, that of the “racial capitalocene,” which can challenge Western approaches of knowing.
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Combining design thinking and circular economy principles, how @CranfieldUni applies the #CircularDesign Guide. bit.ly/2D8f4UO
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See Work in Progress at the RCA: The RCA is opening its doors to showcase the research, experiments, prototypes, finished pieces and work in progress from across the College’s four Schools and 29 programmes... rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/ne…
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The latest cutting-edge technology changing our landscapes? Trees theguardian.com/environment/…
The latest cutting-edge technology changing our landscapes? Trees

The latest cutting-edge technology changing our landscapes? Trees

The UK has been slow to embrace agroforestry, fearing trees compete for valuable space and water. In fact they can increase crop diversity as well as profits, as two pioneering Cambridgeshire farmers...

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A depiction of an industry that is no longer fit for purpose. Read about our vision for a new textiles economy: bit.ly/2ADdCeP #MakeFashionCircular @CircularFibres
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A net-zero, closed loop urban system for food production, energy conservation and material reuse. #Circulareconomy in action at "The Plant" in Chicago. bit.ly/2BzBygg
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#MelhemSfeir at @RCA Inside/Out talk - Tue 21 Nov, 19:30, Kensington Campus - RSVP here: bit.ly/IO-MelhemSfeir #interiordesign #interiors @RCAarchitecture
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Can a mushroom a day keep the doctor away? 🍄 theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
Can a mushroom a day keep the doctor away?

Can a mushroom a day keep the doctor away?

When it comes to anti-ageing antioxidants, mushrooms really are magic. And best of all are the deliciously tasty ceps or porcini

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Thrilled to be in conversation with Eyal Weizman tomorrow evening at the Bartlett Development Planning Unit @dpu_ucl.
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.@SowtheCity #diymushroom bags ready to bring out of the dark. Cut a cross in the bag (5cm by 5cm) place in indirect light and spray tap water into the hole daily until mushrooms fruit...
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Food waste should not be a thing, please sign here if you agree: globalcitizen.org/en/action/… Thank you 🙂
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"We surround ourselves with objects that we use for only a limited period of time". Do we need to own them? Watch our exclusive interview created with Walter Stahel, a true #circulareconomy thought leader. bit.ly/2zzrPXz
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Lindsay@reddylane8 Nov 2017
#Seasonal, #organic #vegboxes looking #autumnal last #weekend. Few spaces left for pickup or delivery this weekend. #eatwiththeseasons
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#Wythenshawe people volunteered over 4000 hours last year to support @realfoodteam grow, cook and distribute food. Why not join them?
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Lindsay@reddylane6 Nov 2017
Last 2 weeks of our search for a new #organic farm. Can you help @OperationFarm @FoodSyncUK @SowtheCity Update here: ow.ly/Mzz930gj3dy
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How will a world of 10 billion feeds itself? #innovate2017 - one of the #debate topics at the event ow.ly/Kqvr30gkmhu
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