Eden Reframed

09/14/2024

Eden Reframed is on her last legs. The Vashon Parks District has asked me if it can be removed so they make improvements on the park. To be honest, I have tried repeatedly to find new stakeholders for the project. There was significant interest, but no one followed through- hence, the project has suffered from serious neglect. The birds & bees have continued to benefit from its presence, but it’s time to say goodbye to this place of magic, what was once a place of liberation. An omphalos, as Chris Graham once called it. Now it is a literal symbol of impermanence. If you are on Vashon, you can stop by the story hive and leave a farewell message. I hope to do a goodbye ritual there before the end of September. 😢

07/30/2022

From our recent visit to L'il Detroit Community Garden. May it continue to thrive.

08/20/2021

One of the garden elves, Iris Spring, who is regenerating Eden Reframed told me that they have renamed it L'il Detroit. I'm so pleased with their reframing and renaming of the "reframed." https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2019/11/05/food-community-detroit-garden-agriculture?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1lTd8eZBl7rHUb3aGw8IXcsm4OEgTlsXdi3dHqxGlvPCm5yjjVFUAg-GM =1628753954

The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is focusing on food insecurity and community investment.

08/12/2021

Imagine my delight to discover that our Ecoart project is being revived and regenerated by some anonymous soul(s). I was astounded yesterday when we went their to picnic (my first visit since April) and found the fences secured, new plantings everywhere, and the lilac bush that had been planted for the late Ricky Green was alive and well. It certainly confirmed the vision I had written in my dedication to Ricky (posted on the fence) that this planting to bring his spirit to Vashon might bring good energy to the garden. Yes, there was graffiti on some of the signage, but the place felt lively with fruit bursting forth and so much lovely intention. I hope the guerilla gardener makes themselves known to us.

05/26/2021

The last time I went to visit Eden Reframed in April 2021, the story hive had been vandalized. This was the first time this had happened in the 10 years of its existence. I was deeply disturbed, but recognized that the pent up feelings of the past year were being expressed in very unhelpful ways, but nevertheless being expressed. I'm not sure if the story hive has continued to be treated badly. Anyone on Vashon Island care to report? I'm really curious.

09/27/2019

Eden Reframed wrangled me
a free trip to Chongqing, China.
See below for more details.

02/17/2019

I want to bring more of this to Eden Reframed this summer. Hoping to get funding and stakeholders involved in making it happen.

Martin Crawford's forest garden is abundant, diverse, edible, and might be one answer to the future of food systems.

11/15/2018

FB just notified me that
lots of people are looking at
Eden Reframed.
Tell me why you're here.

Eden Reframed is a community-based eco-art project on Vashon Island, WA

07/11/2017

Finally made a visit to Eden after a 9 month hiatus. She's neglected but surviving.

11/29/2016

https://www.guernicamag.com/daily/a-matter-of-scale/

The cofounder of permaculture on why the radical idea he developed in the 1970s is key to fighting climate change today.

07/19/2016

I spent about an hour at Eden Reframed last Thursday, weeding and pruning with the lovely Margot Boyer, and we discovered, the hard way, that the story hive has been commandeered by paper wasps. Margot got stung (fortunately through her clothes so it was less painful than it might have been). We need some good solutions for inviting those wasps to live elsewhere, otherwise I cannot refinish the hive during this dry season. Anyone who has suggestions, please send them. I was very happy to discover that the blueberry bushes are full of berries waiting to ripen and the new Italian prune plum trees are also carrying a nice bushel of fruit. Otherwise the place needs some serious clean up and I hope to do some of that this August, once my studio in Seattle is packed up and moved into storage.