KOREAN GREEN TOMATO PICKLES

KOREAN GREEN TOMATO PICKLES

by | Nov 21, 2020 | NOVEMBER 2020, THE PATCH

 Looking for recipes for green tomatoes on the internet I tried this one Posted on October 9, 2012 by sheldonlaw (find the original link here >) which let me make pickles that didn’t involve canning. According to the post they keep about 6 months in the...
OCTOBER – WILT

OCTOBER – WILT

by | Oct 22, 2020 | MORELLI, OCTOBER, THE PATCH

The Patch with François Morelli’s Amazing Pod Sculptures, October 2020 VESPERS In your extended absence, you permit me use of earth, anticipating some return on investment.   I must report failure in my assignment, principally regarding the tomato plants. I...
FAREWELL TO GROWTH

FAREWELL TO GROWTH

by | Oct 3, 2020 | GOOD READS, OCTOBER, THE PATCH

“Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much – too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of...
M. ATWOOD – “THE MOMENT”

M. ATWOOD – “THE MOMENT”

by | Oct 2, 2020 | GOOD READS, OCTOBER, THE PATCH

The moment when, after many years of hard work and a long voyage you stand in the center of your room, house, half-acre, square mile, island, country, knowing at last how you got there, and say, I own this, is the same moment when the trees unloose their soft arms...
HARVEST

HARVEST

by | Sep 29, 2020 | GARDENING, SEPTEMBER 2020, THE PATCH

Picking ’em green! In locations where the temperature consistently sits above 30°C or under 15°C, you might need to harvest your tomatoes green; and let them ripen indoor – off the vine-. Green tomatoes are mature when they reach their full-sized and begin...
RIPENING TOMATOES

RIPENING TOMATOES

by | Sep 18, 2020 | FOOD BANK, THE PATCH, VIDEO

I have about 2 weeks to get the tomatoes red. I am working with the 2 best chefs in the region – really, according to their awards-. I’m so lucky to have all that knowledge and their helping hands and the use of their restaurant for transforming tomatoes...
HARVEST MOON

HARVEST MOON

by | Sep 17, 2020 | GARDENING, MORELLI, THE PATCH

A list for September in The Patch: Black birds flying over,Rotting fruit,Ice covered brown leafs,Fallen branches,The fire,Harvest moon,Caterpillar which I threw away.   There is an extended quality of life aspect to the Patch – the good life shared-. It has...
LIPPARD, Lucy R.

LIPPARD, Lucy R.

by | Aug 29, 2020 | AUGUST 2020

Do something that is: visually striking,socially radical, conceptually andcontextually sensitive, sustainable, in thepublic domain (outside of art venues), andhurts no living thing- something that willchange the world. Good...
RAT CHAT

RAT CHAT

by | Aug 20, 2020 | AUGUST 2020, THE PATCH

Still from the preparation for “The Philosopher and the Tomato”, in collaboration with Xavier Brouillette as the RatKind philosopher.   Filmed during August 2020, in my tomato...
CLEARING SOME LAND

CLEARING SOME LAND

by | Jun 10, 2020 | GARDENING, JUNE 2020, THE PATCH, VIDEO

Locked down for COVID-19, I plan for a garden resource, a tomato patch  > Scarabée Vert; an edible extension of Atelier Scarabée, my print studio. I am thankful to those who have already contributed their time and equipment to this project, particularly the...
READING COOPER

READING COOPER

by | Jun 5, 2020 | GARDENING, GOOD READS, JUNE 2020

“Gardening or cultivation [is] a practice which, engaged in with an appropriate sensibility … embodies more saliently than any other practice the truth of the relation between human beings, their world, and the ‘ground’ from which the...
BONNIE BAXTER: courte bio

BONNIE BAXTER: courte bio

by | May 26, 2020 | THE PATCH

Bonnie Baxter est née à Texarkana (TX), elle vit et travaille à Val-David (Qc) depuis 1972. Sa pratique engagée incorpore des impressions grand format à de la sculpture, du vidéo et des installations immersives. Elle a soutenu une présence active en exposant au niveau...
READING LATOUCHE

READING LATOUCHE

by | May 25, 2020 | GOOD READS, MAY 2020

Below an excerpt from “Le pari de la décroissance” by Serge Latouche – recommended by Patch participant and philosopher Xavier Brouillette- .  “…le terme “décroissance” sonne comme un défi ou une provocation, même si nous...
STARTING SEEDS

STARTING SEEDS

by | Apr 1, 2020 | APRIL 2020, GARDENING, THE PATCH

Seedlings for The Patch on my window sill. “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes...
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

by | Mar 10, 2020 | MARCH 2020

Precarious – snow sliding off my roof, Val-David (Québec). Michel Beaudry (my partner) & Tulah (my puppy). The snow is starting to melt, polar bears retreating. A late and final...