THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Gardening? There’s an App for That! On Earth Day 2016, gardening industry juggernaut Scotts released its own branded gardening mobile …
International Compost Awareness Week
“Compost-making doesn’t need to be hard work, costs almost nothing, and the only secret ingredient you need is patience.” Ken Thompson, botanist and author of Compost. Run by Garden Organic, International Compost Awareness Week aims to help people who don’t compost learn how to do it. Join a compost group for International Compost Awareness Week. For a really quick guide on how to compost, here it is: Take something that can rot. Put it into a pile outside with other materials that have the ability to rot. Leave it there (as Ken Thompson said in the quote above, ‘patience is …
Great Nature Writing
Here are a few recommendations for great nature writing – some are free, some will take you elsewhere to buy the book… All are well worth reading though, as they don’t just write about nature – but politics, capitalism, the economy and romance too… The Pain You Feel Is Capitalism Dying Reason 2: Damage Built Up in the Natural World There is no such thing as an economy that exists without the physical world. The delusional idea that markets are separate from nature has guided mainstream economic policy for a long time — and now we are seeing the consequences in mass …
Artist in Residence
We take great pleasure in announcing the first ever Modern Mint Artist in Residence – the wonderful photographer Andrew Yates! What is Andrew’s story? At the age of six, with his first camera in hand (a Kodak Brownie, if you’re asking…) Andrew began developing his passion for capturing the wonderful moments of our lives. After studying fine art and design Andrew travelled, his camera always with him. Exploring the world and developing his style, he landed back in London in the early 90’s where he debuted in fashion and editorial photography, before moving into portraiture. This technical nous and experience can be …