‘I Call It Botanarchy’: The Hackney Guerrilla Gardener Bringing Power to the People
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‘I Call It Botanarchy’: The Hackney Guerrilla Gardener Bringing Power to the People
Gardening is not just a set of tasks. It’s not restricted to backyards, courtyards, balconies. It can, and should, happen anywhere, everywhere. Gardening is simply a framework for engagement with our world, grounded in care, action and intimacy with place. To garden is to care deeply, inclusively and audaciously for the world outside our homes and... See more
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