Landscapes of Public Health
How does public health impact the design of public spaces? We recap the contents of the 2024 symposium of FOLAR (Friends of the Landscape Archive at Reading), held at The MERL.
Disability History Month 2024: Opening pathways to work
Phillippa Heath, Head of Learning and Engagement, reflects on how we support young disabled people to open pathways to employment.
‘The Final Straw’: Reflecting on the 2024 Farmer Protests
MERL curator Dr Ollie Douglas reflects on the 2024 London farmer protests, and how they speak to his family’s farming history.
Changing Perspectives: Growing Resilience with Alternative Proteins
We interview animal scientist Omolade Awodola-Peters on African livestock agriculture, insect farming, and regenerative methods.
Changing Perspectives: Bringing Home the Bacon
In this entry in our Changing Perspectives blog series, we interview Flavian Obiero, aka The Kenyan Pig Farmer.
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.