Talk on Doctoral Research at Barnard College

DESIGNING THE FUNGAL CITY - Exploring mycorrhizal networks in the built environment

With restoration efforts presently being conducted above ground in urban environments to enable green spaces to flourish and thrive, we realize that we have been overlooking the critical underground actors that contribute to the wellbeing of our urban ecosystems.  Humans have evicted fungi from the soil. Our obsession towards industrialization and urbanization, has led us to build underground infrastructure that has taken the place of soil based microorganisms such as mycorrhizal fungi which are vital to the survival of plant species above ground. How can fungi [re]claim space in the built environment? This talk explores how mycorrhizal networks and thus plant connectivity, can be beneficial to the design of urban ecosystems.

Talks and Workshops @ the Annual Baker Creek Expo

(SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA)

The Baker Creek Expo was phenomenal! Subversive Gardener presented on designing solutions for urban gardens. We saw thousands of exciting new seeds that we are desperate to try out, and were equally as excited to share some of our designs. We can’t express enough how grateful we are to have our partnership with BakerCreek Heirloom Seeds.

Speaker at “Creative Matters,” London Design Festival

A talk given at a London Design Festival event called Creative Matters about the Subversive Gardener project.

Panelist @ World Science Fiction Convention

(LONDON, UK)

Sat on a panel called Lets talk about TED discussing the pros and cons of TED Talks.

This Happened: Secret Garden Party

(BRISTOL, UK)

Speaking and workshopping about Subversive Gardener for the This Happened series at the Secret Garden Party in Bristol.

Speaker @ Camden Create Festival, London

(LONDON, UK)

Late Night MasterCard Talk/Workshops @ Victoria & Albert Museum, London

(VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON)

Speaking about the newest subversive gardening products that are based on existing artefacts in the V&A permeant collection.

TEDx LONDON

(LONDON, UK)

Speaking about Urban Interventions at TEDxLondon.

Speaker @ London User Interface Conference

London, UK

Speaking on the topic of ‘Public Interventions’ at the London User Interface Conference in London.

Speaking about Urban Permaculture @ Design for a Better World, RISD/Brown University

(ROHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, BOWN UNIVERSITY, RHODE ISLAND)

Speaker at the Design for a Better World conference on the topic of urban permaculture and guerrilla gardening.