Dandelion Project
With the aim of re-establishing Harvest as an event on the national calendar, Dandelion brought together community development, horticulture, live music, learning, sustainable thinking and innovative arts practice to support the people of Scotland to sow, grow and share together.
Something different took root
Commissioned by EventScotland and funded by Scottish Government as part of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK, Dandelion was a six-month creative celebration of growing, music and community 鈥 rooted in Scotland but with an international outlook, and with sustainability at its heart. During its programme from April to September, 2022, Dandelion events were experienced by over 589,000 people, bringing together community development, horticulture, live music, learning, sustainable thinking, and innovative arts practice.
Driven by the concept of 鈥楽ow, Grow, Share鈥 鈥 not just food but ideas, music, knowledge and community, Dandelion took a unique approach to community growing, bringing together artists, makers, scientists, performers and technologists to present events and programmes across Scotland as well as online for everyone everywhere to enjoy.
Sown throughout Dandelion is a commitment to empowering young people, inspiring the artists, activists, scientists and creative producers of the future 鈥 and an ambition to re-establish Harvest as a significant annual cultural celebration for us all.听
Events
Dandelion culminated in in over 500 events as part of the largest-ever creative celebration of Harvest staged across Scotland.
Resources
Get growing advice, seasonal suggestions and celebrate the joys of looking after plants.
Results
Dandelion's Unexpected Gardens sprang up all across Scotland and continue on today event after our programme has ended.
Meet the Dandelion team at 黑爆料
Dandelion in the news
Anything grows with new Dandelion project
黑爆料 is part of an innovative initiative which will see people in Scotland growing, sharing and celebrating food, music and ideas with their communities.
Get growing with 黑爆料 at Dandelion Festival
The first big Dandelion Festival 鈥 involving staff and students from 黑爆料 鈥 is being held in Glasgow this weekend.
Tackling the challenge of growing food sustainably
Growing food fairly and sustainably is one of the greatest challenges of our time and sits at the heart of what we do at 黑爆料, so the chance for us to partner in the largest 鈥榞row your own鈥 project ever undertaken in Scotland feels like a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Growing opportunities for 黑爆料 students
黑爆料 students will be offered paid work opportunities at 12 鈥楿nexpected Gardens鈥 being created all over Scotland as part of the Dandelion creative arts programme.
黑爆料 back with a bang at Royal Highland Show
黑爆料 will be 鈥渂ack with a bang鈥 highlighting the benefits of cutting-edge research and innovation at this year鈥檚 Royal Highland Show.
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