Herbalism: Homegrown & Homemade with Beth Hall
Artist and Herbalist Elizabeth Hall gives a talk on medicinal herbs in the GreenStudio and demonstrates how to make herbal tea blends.Read More →
Artist and Herbalist Elizabeth Hall gives a talk on medicinal herbs in the GreenStudio and demonstrates how to make herbal tea blends.Read More →
While studying activist art forms, the Eco-Art course took an on-campus field trip to President Cabrera’s “Ask Me Anything” Event. The class had learned that a student group called “Transparent GMU” would attend the town-hall styled meeting with the President of George Mason University and intended to ask questions regardingRead More →
A swale is a dead-level ditch dug on the land’s contour. Swales can mitigate the effects of stormwater runoff by capturing rainwater letting it percolate into the soil and form underground storage reservoirs for plants. The dirt is turned over downslope from the swale to form a berm, which isRead More →
AVT 385 Eco-Art, Professor, Mark Cooley. Annual Eco-Art course field trip to the world famous Polyface Farm located in the Shenandoah valley, VA, and featured in many films, and bestselling books as a model for ecological, sustainable, and humane meat farming. Tour led by Joel Salatin.Read More →
AVT 385 Eco-Art, Professor, Mark Cooley. Annual Eco-Art course field trip to the world famous Polyface Farm located in the Shenandoah valley, VA, and featured in many films, and bestselling books as a model for ecological, sustainable, and humane meat farming. Tour led by Joel Salatin.Read More →
Featured in Michael Pollan’s book Omnivore’s Dilemma and films such as Food Inc. and Farmageddon the famous Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley has become an annual field trip for Mason’s EcoArt course.Read More →
Paper making with upcycled denim jeans with artist Suzanne Desaix. A Workshop for AVT 385 EcoArt, Professor: Mark CooleyRead More →
Virginia forest edible and medicinal plant wildcrafting tour with Bill Marable. A workshop for AVT 385 EcoArt project, Professor: Mark CooleyRead More →
Mason’s EcoArt course participates in a Crop Mob DC action and compost demo at Neighborhood Farm Initiative Washington DC. A workshop and field trip for AVT 385 EcoArt project, Professor: Mark CooleyRead More →