FARM:shop - Eat, drink, grow, work, play.
A farm in a shop
20 Dalston Lane, once a derelict shop, is the world's first urban farming hub - a workspace, cafe and events venue packed to the rafters with living and breathing food - literally a farm in a shop.
The enterprise is devised and run by Something & Son with the help of several fantastic partner organisations and a growing team of volunteers.
FARM:shop opened its doors in March 2011 and is on the way to becoming the meeting place of choice for London's food lovers and urban farmers aswell as a special place to rest your feet, have a coffee and smell the countryside next time you're down in Dalston.
20 Dalston Lane, once a derelict shop, is the world's first urban farming hub - a workspace, cafe and events venue packed to the rafters with living and breathing food - literally a farm in a shop.
The enterprise is devised and run by Something & Son with the help of several fantastic partner organisations and a growing team of volunteers.
FARM:shop opened its doors in March 2011 and is on the way to becoming the meeting place of choice for London's food lovers and urban farmers aswell as a special place to rest your feet, have a coffee and smell the countryside next time you're down in Dalston.
WhatAt FARM:shop exhibitions change with the seasons and nature takes it's course. We are currently growing food in the following ways -
- 'Aquaponic' micro fish farming - High tech Indoor allotment - Rooftop chicken coop - Polytunnel Things change fast as food is 'planted' and harvested throughout the year. To see us grow make sure you come by at different times of the year.   | Where20 Dalston Lane, Hackney, London. Just short walk or a slow tractor journey from the newly opened Dalston Junction Overground Station and Dalston Kingsland.
WhenFARM:shop is open every Monday to Saturday from 11am-5pm.
Please ring the doorbell when you arrive and we will let you in. If travelling from a far please email in advance just in case to avoid disappointment. Project partnersSee FARM:shop's growing list of project partners below. We are currently seeking a main 'headline' sponsor and programme partners.
Hackney Council Aquaponics UK Growell Church Farm Recommendations"FARM:shop will bring an emerging kind of art to a wider public. Art that is interested in cycles, natural materials, growth and roots rather than 'original' creations that hang disconnected, in time and space."
Franceso Manacorda, former curator of The Barbican. Currently Artistic Director of Artissima in Turn, Italy. "If we are going to create a world free from fossil fuels, then we'll need to imagine it first. Bold and amusing statements backed up by real practical ideas like FARM:shop, show how powerful creativity can be." Amelia Gregory of Amelia's magazine "For every real picture we have of urban food production, there are a dozen computer mock-ups. The case for cities that are intimately connected with the source of their food has been made. The problem is that not enough people are turning it into a reality...yet." Bohn & Vijeon Architects |
