This collaborative project began with an invitation to participate in a new Laurier-Milton lecture series called "Speak for the Bees". Beyond formal presentations, lectures, peer reviewed journal articles, and popular media, there are diverse ways to engage ourselves with the natural world around us. In this video project, we explore how a diverse groups of artists use different mediums to connect and engage with nature in a broad sense - and with pollinators more specifically. (April 2021)

Poster displayed at the Congress of Food Justice and Sovereignty in the Americas, Working Group 1, Mexico City, Mexico (Oct 2019)

Paper:
Marshman, J. & Knezevic, I. What’s in a name? Challenging the commodification of pollination through the diverse economies of 'Bee Cities' (2021). Journal of Political Ecology, 28(1), 124-145. https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.2307

The Pollinator Garden and Spiral are located on the Northdale Campus at Wilfrid Laurier University. These projects were generously supported by the World Wildlife Fund, and the Region of Waterloo Community Environmental Fund, respectively. The garden was installed with a team of volunteers following a permaculture presentation by Nicola Thomas. The garden is maintained and thriving under the care of Laurier Staff, Students, and Faculty volunteer hours. The Spiral was constructed by Kim & Geoff Fellows, with generous support from Laurier Grounds Manager, James Emary. UPDATE: Working with the Laurier Sustainability Office, we are going into our 2nd year with the volunteer program at Wilfrid Laurier University.

This video was created in a digital storytelling workshop with FLEdGE, facilitated by ReVision. The video draws on content from my 2015 Master's Thesis on how gleaning contributes to community food security.

Photo by Jennifer Marshman © 2021

Photo Journal from research undertaken in June-July 2015 was displayed at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Food Studies in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Collaborators: Dr. Zhenzhong Si, Emily Mann