Talk
Fine Art Talk by Claire Ratinon
25 May 2017
Cost of entry
free
Address
- 1 Riverlight Quay
- Nine Elms Lane
- London
- SW8 5AU
- United Kingdom
The talk will be held in conjunction with Chelsea Fringe Festival.
About
Claire Ratinon is an urban organic farmer and educator, based in Hackney. She works for the social enterprise, Growing Communities, growing salad on a certified organic site in Stoke Newington. Alongside organic farming, she also runs food growing and gardening workshops in primary schools in East London. Claire passionately believes that seed saving is a political act and that sustainable beekeeping techniques are key to supporting the health and genetic diversity of honeybees.
Before embarking on a career working with food and nature, Claire was a producer working in documentary and television in New York and London. In this role, she has worked on independent documentaries, short films for non-profits, created and managed crowdfunding projects and produced content for broadcasters including Channel 4 and the BBC.