Food grower and writer Claire Ratinon talks – and answers questions – about organising around workers’ rights as a member of Solidarity Across Land Trades (SALT) which is a grassroots trade union fighting for better standards of pay, working conditions and cultures for those in land-related trades.
Whether you are a volunteer, gardener, grower or landscape architect, this is an informal space for anyone involved in gardening to find out more.
Speakers
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Claire Ratinon
Claire Ratinon
Claire Ratinon is an organic food grower and writer. Claire has shared her growing journey in talks for organisations including Tate Liverpool, Barbican Centre and Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, as well on Radio 4 and in her fortnightly column for the Guardian’s Saturday Magazine.
She co-wrote the pamphlet, ‘Horticultural Appropriation’ for Rough Trade Books with artist, Sam Ayre and her first book, ‘How To Grow Your Dinner Without Leaving The House’ was published in August 2020. Her latest book, ‘Unearthed: On Race and Roots, and How the Soil Taught Me I Belong,’ is out now.