Monthly Archive for November, 2008

Air Your Dirty Laundry Installation

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Installation at Maudslay Sculpture Show - Summer 2008

Installation at Maudslay Sculpture Show - Summer 2008

“The Truth will set you free”. Tapping into people’s guilt and denial of poor environmental behavior, GAL offered the public to “come clean” by giving public “eco-confessions”. The participants were asked to write confessions on used clothing and hang them on a publicly displayed laundry line. As viewers read the “eco-confessions” of others, they often recognized their own less-than-green lifestyle. GAL engaged in dialogue with the “eco-confessors,” brainstorming solutions for positive change. The playful and supportive atmosphere of “Air Your Dirty Laundry” allowed people to look honestly at their consumption habits and empowered them to change.

(Photo above taken by Eva Maria Lee. All photos below taken by Tim Gaudreau.)

New Eden Collaborative of First Parish Church

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New Eden Gardeners Plotting the Garden 3/21/2009

New Eden Gardeners Plotting the Garden 3/21/2009

Vegetables in Flower at Community Garden

Vegetables in Flower at Community Garden


In July 2008, First Parish Church, Newbury worked with GAL other New Eden Collaborative members on the  the design and construction of a float for Newburyport’s Yankee Homecoming parade. The theme of the float was The Octopus’s Garden – One Earth One Family. Our float won the coveted Mayor’s Award for originality and best exemplifying Yankee Homecoming’s theme of “Family”. GAL also began working on a 9′ x 60′ mural on “Visions of a Sustainable Future” based on input from New Eden Collaborative members. GAL artists worked on the mural during the hours of the Greater Newburyport CSA weekly vegetable share distribution to create an opportunity for dialogue with New Eden members on vision and hopes for a sustainable future.

New Eden Collaborative projects for 2009 include:

  • GAL-taught organic gardening classes and seed exchange
  • Community garden design
  • Design and construction of compost heap (Waste Folly) and cold frames (“We Reap What We Sow”) made from reclaimed materials
  • Design and Construction of a children’s cottage and garden from recycled materials

GAL will be working with the three communities documenting their experience of working together through out the growing season.

Adam's Garden

Adam's Garden, First Parish Church, 2008