Public event

Your Wilder Doncaster

took place on 3rd March 2020, United Nations annual World Wildlife Day. The theme of World Wildlife Day 2020 was 'Sustaining all life on Earth', encompassing all wild animal and plant species as key components of the world's biodiversity

Organised by Doncaster Nature Alliance as an open-house public event during which visitors could obtain information, meet the people behind local and national agencies and organisations, and generally find out, ask questions about and discuss all matters Nature with specific emphasis on how to get involved in making a difference and contributing to a greener Doncaster, the hosting venue was populated by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust; Don Rivers Catchment Trust; Woodland Trust; Humberhead Peatlands; Doncaster Naturalists Society; Canal and River Trust; Conservation Volunteers; National Wildflower Centre, and, thanks to Doncaster Creates, the Dandelion Nutrition Agency

 

We created the Dandelion Nutrition Agency to function within the context of our artistic practice a little piece of land, and to this end we created a visually rich backdrop to our table illustrating the biodiversity of the site of our practice, dressed our table with physical infographics regarding the chemical impact of the vast range of domestic weed-killers targeted at dandelions, versus the vitamin and mineral content of the plant itself, and produced artist`s multiples in the form of pin badges, illustrated recipe leaflets and photostrip documentation of performance installation work Wild Weed Kitchen, which were free for members of the public to take away. Throughout this, we were present at our table to answer questions and enter into dialogue with people at the event