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Winter Wonder Film: Kanj’s Kitchen Sambar Recipe
As Spring approaches we are sharing the final films in our Winter Wonder series, exploring nature connection, creativity and wellbeing through the cold months. Today we have a closer look at a warming film by artist and cook Kanj Nicholas as she guides us through her Sambar recipe full of spices and flavour. A Sambar is a vegetable stew with
Winter Wonder – Fruit Leather by Hannah Ayre
We are delighted to be sharing our second film with Edinburgh artist Hannah Ayre as part of our Winter Wonder programme, which aims to explore creative ways of connecting with the natural world in current times and bring people together online during further lockdown and social distancing restrictions. Today Hannah joins us from her allotment in Leith, Edinburgh and
A Poetry Collaboration: Overhear App
Boundary Way Project are delighted to be collaborating with ‘Overhear Poetry’ to try out their new mobile phone app that is designed to encourage more people to experience and share poetry in their local area. ‘Overhear Poetry’ has been created by Birmingham based musician and educator Tom Peel and has been used by a range of local festivals. So what
A Postcard from Redhouse Road Allotments – Uses of Plants with Maria Billington
Exploring allotments and creativity is at the heart of the Boundary Way Project’s Postcards from the Plot exploration. As part of the project we have commissioned a series of films to look closer at these these links and help us to make connections with each other and green spaces at a time of social distancing. In our latest films, herbalist
A Postcard from Oxbarn Avenue Allotments – Printmaking with Linda Nevill
Postcards from the Plot is project that encompasses a series of films and activities that explore allotments and creativity to help us to make connections at a time of social distancing. In our latest film RBSA artist Linda Nevill shares some printmaking techniques using natural materials found on her plot, at Oxbarn Avenue Allotments in Wolverhampton. In the video, Linda
A Postcard from Leith – How to Create Anthotypes with Hannah Ayre
Postcards from the Plot is our current project and encapsulates a series of films and activities that explore allotments and creativity, helping us to make connections at a time of social distancing. Last week, we shared our first film with artist Hannah Ayre and we are so thrilled to be sharing more about it in today’s blog post. In the
Exciting Announcement for The Boundary Way Project
We’re back! After a short break the Boundary Way Project is back at the allotment and planning for the future with a bit of help from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are so excited to announce that we have received some emergency funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help us keep moving forward over the next few months and make exciting plans for the future.
Sourdough the Mother of All Breads
A few people have asked me about how I make my sourdough bread. Rather than writing it and explaining what seems like a complicated process several times, I think it might be easier to put it down in writing in this little corner of the Boundary Way website. Firstly, please remember I’m not an expert baker (or anything else). I
Coronavirus Disruption
By now it will be clear that communal events at Boundary Way are halted for the foreseeable future. The AGM and rent collection will now be moved to September. At present plotholders can access the allotments if they adhere to the government guidelines. The National Association has a list of do’s and don’ts which I quote below: Keep hand sanitiser
Magnifying Mushrooms | Fungi Open Day Success
We were delighted to open the Community Garden and Allotment at Boundary Way on 7th September to put on a day of discovery to celebrate our Magnifying Mushrooms project. The day offered visitors a chance to see new and exciting artwork by local artists, workshop participants, the Wolverhampton Branch of the Embroiderer’s Guild and school children, as well as the
