Changing Perspectives: Reimagining Food Production with the Urban Farmer
We interview Taz Khan, who runs London’s Community Kitchen and promotes agricultural education, as well as opening a farm in Harrow.
Changing Perspectives: Earth Tenders, Land Workers
An interview with Ali Yellop of Earth Tenders, about food as the site of interaction between the personal and the political.
How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse (at The Museum of English Rural Life)
For centuries, tools like billhooks, forks, and saws kept rural people housed and warm. They’re also perfect for the zombie apocalypse.
Changing Perspectives: Seeds of Change
Read about how a community gardening project in Dulwich Park is helping members to rebuild their relationships with land, food, and nature.
Changing Perspectives: A Kale of Two Cities
Learn about the differences between growing food in contemporary Hong Kong and London, and what it’s like to become a grower today.
Upland Commons: A Labour of Love
Learn about England’s upland commons, their significance to culture and environment, and the many people who come together for their care.
Finding Common Ground
Dr Ollie Douglas (MERL Curator) and Samwel Nangiria Taresero (a Maasai community leader) exchange ideas about land use and land management during a visit to the museum.
Further Afield update blog – August 2024
Read the latest update from our Further Afield project, exploring how we can embrace and invite new perspectives within our interpretation.
Further Afield update blog – May 2024
Read our latest update on the Further Afield project, which trials new approaches to co-curation with community groups.
The Power to Tell It for Ourselves
Acquisition, cataloguing and display are vital matters of consent. Learn how we’re evolving our approach throughout our work.