Glasgow Harvest 2011

Various, Glasgow

September/October 2011

Building on the success of the 2010 event at the Hidden Gardens, Glasgow Harvest 2011 went citywide and was a huge success.

Watch videos about Glasgow Harvest North, South & East by clicking on the ‘play’ icons above

NVA’s Glasgow Harvest 2011 was a celebration of local food, hosted by community gardens in the South, East, North and West of the city. An irreverent homage to the village fête – centred on the Harvest Meal – each celebration featured live music, communal cooking, food sharing, workshops and competitions. New work by visual artists drew inspiration from the people and garden spaces that make urban growing in Glasgow so unique.

At each Harvest event there was a wealth of food sharing activities from jam tasting to vegetable pakora making demonstrations. Free Wheel North provided FREE group cycle rides from Glasgow Green to each of the Harvest events led by trained cycle leaders. Glasgow Transition Support also presented a series of workshops and talks exploring ideas about how we can develop a more connected and resilient food system for Glasgow.

Harvest South hosted by Urban Roots in Toryglen was the first event and also celebrated ‘Blasda’ – Scotland’s Local Food Feast (a project of The Fife Diet) which happened simultaneously in 12 locations across Scotland as part of Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight.

Harvest Dates

All events ran from 12-4pm and were FREE ENTRY

10th Sep: Harvest SOUTH
hosted by Urban Roots, Toryglen Community Base, Prospecthill Square, Glasgow G42 0LE Download Map

Watch Glasgow Harvest South 2011 HERE

17th Sep: Harvest EAST
hosted by Kennyhill Community Allotments, Duchray St., Riddrie Glasgow G33 Download Map

Watch Glasgow Harvest East 2011 HERE

24th Sep: Harvest NORTH
hosted by Concrete Garden, St Matthews Centre, 200 Balmore Road, Glasgow G22 6LJ. Download Map

Watch Glasgow Harvest North 2011 HERE

8th Oct: Harvest WEST
hosted by Woodlands Community Garden, 91-111 West Princes St, Woodlands, Glasgow G4 9BY Download Map,

Watch Glasgow Harvest West 2011 HERE

Ways people joined in

Donated surplus produce you had grown
Any spare fruit or veggies were brought along by the public and turned into puddings, soups, pakora and other delights by teams of local cooks

Food made to share in a huge open air meal
Some people brought a vegetarian dish to share which featured at least one locally grown ingredient.

Creative Containers
Unusual objects were chosen or modified to grow something in and entered into each events competition.

Jars for the jam tasting station
People made their own jam, chutney, pickles or preserves and brought a jar, along with the recipe, for a mass tasting. Oatcakes, crackers and cheese were provided!
Workshops were held in the run up to Harvest showing on how to make your own jams, chutneys and preserves, as were creative container planting sessions.

Contemporary Art at Glasgow Harvest

Harvest commissioned four artists to create site and/or event specific artwork for each of the events.

85A collective at Harvest SOUTH
85A collective are an emerging, loose-knit brood of Glasgow based multidisciplinary artists that in recent years have been working alongside and/or supporting one another in various provocative shows and collaborations including the Herbaceous Barbershop for last year’s Glasgow Harvest at the Hidden Gardens.
www.85a.org.uk

Pidgin Perfect at Harvest EAST
Pidgin Perfect is a creative studio who build, produce, make and create as a means of bringing different ideas and different people together, putting the community at the heart of urban projects.
www.pidginperfect.com

Rachel Mimiec at Harvest NORTH
Rachel Mimiec is a Glasgow based visual artist who works in diverse community contexts, which include schools, hospitals, growing spaces and galleries. She collaborates and facilitates projects using a process based approach which leads to the creation of artworks such as exhibitions, commissions, stage sets, temporary public works and events. Her work is rooted in the engagement of site, community and research.
www.rachelmimiec.com

Stephen Skrynka at Harvest WEST
Stephen Skrynka is a Glasgow based artist whose practice often involves going to great lengths to learn other people’s skills. He firmly believes that what you discover is never what you are looking for. Recent work includes “Wall of Death: A Way of Life” commissioned by the National Theatre of Scotland.

Further Information

You can find many more images on Flickr HERE

Download the full brochure HERE

Download the full Citywide Glasgow Harvest Map HERE

If you have any specific questions about the 2011 event, please contact: harvest2011@nva.org.uk

Find out more about Blasda at the website www.blasda.org.uk

For information on last years event visit out project page Glasgow Harvest 2010 HERE

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