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‘May you always taste the sweetest fruit’

By: Alexandra Crosby Mar 18 '22 Date: March 18, 2022 Comments: 0

Ilaria Vanni Shannon Foster, University of Technology Sydney; Alexandra Crosby, University of Technology Sydney, and Ilaria Vanni, University of Technology Sydney Sydney’s Green Square is one of Australia’s biggest urban renewal projects. But it’s much more than a construction site. First Nations people know it by another name: nadunga gurad, or sand dune Country. For […]

Action on SDG 11

By: Alexandra Crosby Mar 15 '22 Date: March 15, 2022 Comments: 0

The University of Technology Sydney, where Mapping Edges Research studio is located, was one of the first Australian universities to become a Signatory to the University Commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in 2016. Supporting action on the SDGs at a large university involves getting down to the details of research projects like […]

Who is the best PhD supervisor?

By: Ilaria Vanni Mar 06 '22 Date: March 6, 2022 Comments: 0

  The answer is ‘Ilaria’. So, I won the University of Technology Sydney Research Excellence Award for Supervisor of the Year and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than inviting new graduate students to come and work with Alexandra Crosby and me. If you have a project in mind that addresses environmental […]

Virtual Nursery

By: Alexandra Crosby Nov 01 '21 Date: November 1, 2021 Comments: 0

In October, we joined Virtual Nursery, an exhibition of 100 digital artefacts co-created by plant-lovers and their plants from across the world. Created through the Hundreds + Thousands (Multi-City): Germination workshops, the Virtual Nursery presents what happens when hundreds of humans and plants come together to commune and collaborate under the guidance of artists Daniel Kok (Singapore) and Luke George (Australia). Hundreds + Thousands […]

Mapping Edges on 2SER

By: Alexandra Crosby Oct 31 '21 Date: October 31, 2021 Comments: 0

Most of us have gone on a COVID-safe approved walk around our neighbourhoods for a bit of freedom and fresh air during these past few months. However, have any of you caught yourself taking a few wild berries off a tree at your local park? Or maybe you might’ve caught yourself thinking about stealing an […]

Warrigal Greens, what are they good for?

By: Alexandra Crosby Oct 25 '21 Date: October 25, 2021 Comments: 0

We have been talking about foraging a lot lately, in this post, we share three recipes for our favourite foraged vegetable, Warrigal Greens. Ilaria’s Warrigal Greens and Dandelion sformato Wash and spin dry your greens. Cut them in a thin chiffonade. Put them in a pan with nothing and wilt for a few minutes. Poor […]

3CR: Mapping Edges on Radical Community Radio

By: Alexandra Crosby Oct 11 '21 Date: October 11, 2021 Comments: 0

Urban foraging: Edible plants, caring for the environment and creating community Urban foraging is an idea that has been taken up by many celebrity chefs but for Alexandra Crosby(link is external) and IIaria Vanni(link is external), from the University of Technology Sydney it’s much more. Together they’ve established Mapping Edges(link is external), a transdisciplinary research studio that explores the […]

Place-based Methodologies

How do we research place? A podcast series on place-based methodologies

By: Ilaria Vanni Oct 09 '21 Date: October 9, 2021 Comments: 0

How do we research place? Place as a concept has been the subject of multiple debates, reflecting arts, humanities, social sciences, and related disciplines’ increasing interest in space and place. Because of these debates, there are multiple definitions of place and multiple ways to study place. There are also many different place-based approaches. In this […]

Urban Foraging Discussion on Radio Skid Row

By: Alexandra Crosby Oct 07 '21 Date: October 7, 2021 Comments: 0

We were on community radio station Radio Skid Row discussing the ethics and environmentalism of foraging. The conversation is accessible here.

By: Alexandra Crosby Oct 05 '21 Date: October 5, 2021 Comments: 0

Rosemary in roundabouts, lemons over the fence: how to go urban foraging safely, respectfully and cleverly Shutterstock Alexandra Crosby, University of Technology Sydney and Ilaria Vanni, University of Technology Sydney Does anything beat the experience of finding a wild mulberry tree and stuffing a handful of fresh juicy berries in your mouth? Have you ever roasted […]

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