Plant Kin journal — Plant Kin

Creating kinship between people and plants

Ngunnawal country

Ngunnawal country

Paying tribute to the beauty of my childhood home of Canberra.

exploreJohannah McOwan5 December 2017Canberra, cockatoo, Australia, wildlife, Australian bush, bushwalk, Summer, photography, photo essay, plant kin

Growing food together

Growing food together

A rambling and bountiful community garden in central Wellington provides refuge to humans, insects + birds.

growJohannah McOwan2 August 2017Innermost Gardens, community garden, community orchard, food forest, gardening, community, Wellington, New Zealand, Mount Victoria, compost, Spring, weeding

Community fruit

Community fruit

A small urban orchard in Wellington's coastal suburbs brings people together from all ages and walks of life.

growJohannah McOwan27 April 2017Island Bay and Berhampore Community Orchard, community garden, community orchard, permaculture, organic, fruit trees, community fruit

Plant alchemy

Plant alchemy

The transmutation of plants into delicately coloured textiles is a process that feels “almost like magic.”

createJohannah McOwan14 November 2016natural dyeing, botanical, textiles, natural, plant dyes, shibori, dyeing techniques