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The Hydroponic Memoirs

Part 2 Project 2018
Rory Canham
Sheffield Hallam University | UK
This thesis explores how the activity of gardening & growing fresh produce can be used as a way to bring the socially segregated generations of Lithuania together. The elderly can help teach the younger generations about their knowledge of cooking and their skills of horticulture. While the technology dependant youth can provide their physicality & tech expertise in order to help grow a wider variety of fresh food for locals.

Rory Canham

Tutor(s)
Julian Marsh
Neil Stevenson
2018
[Elderly Micro-dosing] Existing Verdure Networks. Gardening helps enhance well-being, improve dexterity, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and improve relaxation and satisfaction; it also provides social entertainment by collating the isolated. T
[The Dacha & Dopamine] Harnessing the Past. The emotional, cognitive & physical aging takes hold of the lost generation. Daily routines from days past become unbearable, with many needing new ways to micro dose on dopamine. The Dacha & forest bathing both
[Intergenerational Thresholds] Hydroponic Acupuncture. The daily thresholds formed through intergenerational migration across Uzupis allows for hydroponic acupuncture to occur. As segregated movement increases, these moments of intergenerational connectiv
[Intervention 01] The Hydroponic Bus Stop Market. The initial hydroponic intervention looks at harnessing the 10- 15 minute waiting time at the busiest bus stop in the district of Uzupis. Whether it’s the youth on their journey to school or the older gene
[Intervention 02] The Recipe Athenaeum. A Community built Parasitic Metal Structure which has been harvested from nearby. The structure attaches to the Kymnine Cafe, a regular spot for the elderly & also is located along the main movement artery of the y
[Intervention 03] The Seed Exchange & Dehydration Tower. There are three types of dehydration methods for fresh produce: Sun drying, shade drying & mechanical drying. Sun drying is the least expensive however more monitoring is needed in regards to enviro
[Intervention 04] Culinary Pickling & Intergenerational Sustenance. Meeting older people is important for the young people’s long term health too. Research has found that our stereotypical view of ageing – as a downward spiral of illness and loneliness –
[Nourishing Uzupis] The Journey to the river. The elderly cross the safety threshold of their half hidden gardens and into the tourist filled central reservation of Uzupis where youths and tourists fill the streets. Their usual journey to the post office
Exploring Hydroponics through Dereliction Harvesting. Through co-operative schemes with several land owners & the Uzupis council, the community begin to embark on the material collection in order to aid the construction of the hydroponic structures. The d
The Hydroponic Harvesting Festival. As the season draws to a close & the produce is at maximum yield efficiency, the vegetables are harvested as a community through a festival. Intergenerational skills & knowledge is shared amongst families and the elderl
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