Comments on: A visit to the Eden Project http://zone5.org/2008/08/a-visit-to-the-eden-project/ ...on the edge between Nature and Culture Thu, 03 May 2012 05:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liam Murtagh http://zone5.org/2008/08/a-visit-to-the-eden-project/comment-page-1/#comment-37085 Liam Murtagh Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:49:10 +0000 http://zone5.org/?p=222#comment-37085 <p>Graham, Around this time last year I also visited the Eden Project and then went on to participate on the Forest Gardening course at ART in Devon. I had bought a copy of Richard Mabey's book 'Fencing Paradise - The Uses and Abuses of Plants' some months previously and had only started to read in a day or so before going to Eden. Amazingly I only realised when I started to read it that its content is partly a reflection on the author's visits to the Eden Project. (I know you should always scan the contents page when buying a book!). It is really less about the Eden Project and more a book about the relationshop between the human and plant world and about how the plant world / landscapes have been 'exploited' in every sense of the word. He cleverly links his visits to Eden to these broader themes - his view of the eden project is a complex one. Towards the end of the book he discusses 'sustainable development' and come to the view that there are really very few examples of human interaction with the planet which could be regarded as 'sustainable'. Interestingly he says "... some experiments in forest gardening and permaculture come close" Taken together, the combination of my visit to the Eden Project and to the Forest Garden at ART as well as the experience of reading Mabey's book were experiences and perpectives which all complemented each other. I would recommend the combination for anyone with an interest or involved in an activitity involving plants.</p> <p>Am sure, you Graham might agree.</p> <p>Liam</p> Graham, Around this time last year I also visited the Eden Project and then went on to participate on the Forest Gardening course at ART in Devon. I had bought a copy of Richard Mabey’s book ‘Fencing Paradise – The Uses and Abuses of Plants’ some months previously and had only started to read in a day or so before going to Eden. Amazingly I only realised when I started to read it that its content is partly a reflection on the author’s visits to the Eden Project. (I know you should always scan the contents page when buying a book!). It is really less about the Eden Project and more a book about the relationshop between the human and plant world and about how the plant world / landscapes have been ‘exploited’ in every sense of the word. He cleverly links his visits to Eden to these broader themes – his view of the eden project is a complex one. Towards the end of the book he discusses ‘sustainable development’ and come to the view that there are really very few examples of human interaction with the planet which could be regarded as ‘sustainable’. Interestingly he says “… some experiments in forest gardening and permaculture come close” Taken together, the combination of my visit to the Eden Project and to the Forest Garden at ART as well as the experience of reading Mabey’s book were experiences and perpectives which all complemented each other. I would recommend the combination for anyone with an interest or involved in an activitity involving plants.

Am sure, you Graham might agree.

Liam

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