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  • Lacy phacelia

    Heliotrope

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  • Aconite

    Aconitum napellus

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  • Shoo-fly plant

    Nicandra physalodes

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  • Foxglove

    Digitalis purpurea

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  • Belladonna

    Atropa belladonna

    Aphrodisiac properties The belladonna is known in its two extremes: as healer or poison. It goes by two common names, belladonna (beautiful woman) and deadly nightshade. These two extremes become...

  • Christmas rose

    Helleborus niger

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  • Common corn-cockle

    Agrostemma githago

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  • Winter savory

    Satureja montana

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  • Marjoram

    Origanum majorana

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  • Evening primrose

    Oenothera biennis

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  • Yarrow

    Achillea millefolium

    In the Middle ages Yarrow was thought to have subtle powers for wounds and help with mitigating fevers.   Yarrow tea is a good remedy for severe colds, being most useful in the commencement of fevers.

  • Safflower

    Carthamus tinctorius

  • Garlic mustard

    Alliara petiolata

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  • Purple Coneflower

    Echinacea purpurea

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  • Dill

    Anethum graveolens

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  • Purple loosestrife

    Lythrum salicaria

  • The green gold

    Celebrating our Wasabi's 2nd birthday

    After some cold and rainy months in aquaponics, we were overjoyed to see the first aquaponics plant in bloom. This early bloomer has got to be a bit of a diva, as most plants are not showing any...

  • Greater burdock

    Arctium lappa

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  • Proposal by: Angela Kerr

    Forests of Remembrance

    Project Proposal: Could the dearly departed save the planet?

    As human beings, we honour our dead with rites, tombs and vigils, statues and cenotaphs, processions, pyres and rituals. Our instinct to respectfully bid farewell cuts across cultures, place and time.

  • Salt tolerant plants in aquaponics

    Exploring new plants as an adaptation strategy

    As a part of our project ' Grain of Salt ' we are researching plant species that are more tolerant towards salty conditions. These plants have special mechanisms to withstand higher concentrations of...

  • Narrow-leaved ragwort

    Senecio inaequidens

    This plant, also known as South African ragwort, is native of South Africa and widely naturalised in Europe. Senecio species have been used as food and in folk medicine in the Mediterranean area in...

  • Garlic

    Allium sativum

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  • Greater Plantain

    Plantago major

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  • Proposal by: Leo Kay

    The Acid House Of Ideas

    Project Proposal: Bread, microbial and plant agency, fermentation, human evolution and collective ritual.

    A month-long participatory exhibition centered around the building of a model house of ergot-inoculated rye bread; exploring the recent history of human alienation from the land; the creative...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Elise Chalcraft

    7 kilos of Happiness

    The ins and outs of weighing our fish

    Every 6 months, we weigh our 128 African catfish. This is done to get a snapshot into the growth rate of the catfish and check on their general wellbeing. The Aquaponics Greenhouse currently has five...

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