The Cultural Food Project was a regular gathering space at the garden in 2024 to celebrate the cultural foods we grow on the land together. We learnt collectively about one plant at a time through land cultivation, cooking, food preservation and mindful practices. We shared readings, recipes, explored folklore, growing practices and explored land ecologies from anti-colonial and non-western perspectives.
Sessions were free but ticketed with spaces prioritised for local Southwark residents.
Artwork by Kieron Boothe
In 2025, we’re continuing this work in new and evolving forms.
The first iteration took place this spring at Somerset House, as part of the SOIL and Salt Cosmologies exhibition.
This session invited participants to reflect on the significance of food in their lives through writing, group discussion and seed exchange.
We hope to share expressions from the session here soon.
