Germinate seeds, germinate ideas
Germinate is the first phase of the City Croft project, formed by Edinburgh College of Art Masters students to develop a disused plot of land in the Edinburgh College of Art courtyard into a sustainable growing space. City Croft aims to engage people with nature and food origins by combining community gardening with artistic practices.
In this phase of the project, we are starting the conversation about the possibilities of urban growing, questioning how Edinburgh’s food system has changed through history and asking if we can revert to a more localised model that empowers communities.
This booklet contains information about the evolution of food within urban spaces, including Edinburgh's specific food history, as well as documentation of the Germinate art installation, shown at the Edinburgh Centre of Carbon Innovation as part of the 2015 Edinburgh International Science Festival.
