Attention to plant life is currently flourishing across the social sciences and humanities. This
paper introduces recent work in the informal sub-discipline of 'vegetal geography', placing it …

This paper considers the work that attentiveness can and can't do in generating more ethical
relations with non‐humans. How to build better relations with non‐humans has been a …

Participatory Design's focus on people comes from a social democratic vision. However, as
climate and existential crises press us to consider wellbeing beyond humans alone, we ask …

A growing body of literature is concerned with 'healing'our cities, fostering an ethic of care for
urban nature and creating more socially and environmentally just cities. At the same time …

While matters of food waste and soil have become vital research arenas, compost remains
the Cinderella of human geographical enquiry. In response, this paper brings compost to the …

In the aftermath of failed urban renewal projects and the decline of central cities, community
gardens have become increasingly popular in urban planning, public health, and …

Insects are increasingly promoted as a sustainable and nutritious source of protein, with
'edible insect'sectors emerging in many countries not traditionally associated with their …

Terroir is a French concept suggesting that the qualities (and quality) of agricultural and rural
products and services are determined by the physical and socio-cultural environment of their …

Community gardens are often considered to be therapeutic landscapes capable of
supporting wellbeing and recovery particularly for members of vulnerable or disadvantaged …

Simultaneously perceived as places of agriculture, of nature, and of social ties, urban
collective gardens and farms enable city dwellers to immerse themselves in gardening, to …