Co-Creations on the Farm with Lady Cannabis Workshop Exhibition at Bushel

DELHI — Bushel is pleased to present “Co-Creations on the Farm with Lady Cannabis,” a workshop and exhibition on Saturday, November 9. The workshop takes place 5–7 pm, followed by the exhibition opening reception, 7–9 pm. Bushel is located at 106 Main Street, Delhi.

This exhibition and accompanying workshop are presented by Plant Pioneers, a project of Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower and collaborators, and highlights the group’s work with the vegetal landscape in the upstate New York farming community of Delaware County, where they explore the co-creative process between Plant and Farmer.

In their project, Plant Pioneers strive to look beyond the human-centered farming value system towards one that is mutual, emerging, evolving, and co-creative. Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower explains, “We inquire with the vegetals themselves. Would they, Plants, have preferences? Do they, Plants, already orchestrate farming activities? If so, how? Do they have impressions that offer guidance to farmer, gardener, Plant nursery person, arborists or even township road crews?” Using this approach, Plant Pioneers hope to create new Plant-Farmer partnerships in ways that are inter-relational, cyclical, and inter-regenerative.

Exhibition works include photographs and a video documenting the week-to-week process of communing with Lady Cannabis on the farm through capturing hydro-glyphs, plant acoustics, and written recordings, as well as drawings by Plant Pioneers members. Live plants will populate the space and at various times can be listened to through a Music of the Plants sonic device. 

Directly preceding the opening reception (7–9 pm) for the exhibition, Plant Pioneers will lead a workshop (5–7 pm) guiding participants in Plant relation techniques. Participants will be introduced to key practices that wake up our innate intelligence to connect and communicate with Nature on deeper levels. The workshop is free with advance registration; however donations of $10 to $25 are very welcome. To register, please email Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower at 3moonsisters@gmail.com.