Forgotten Fields - Manchester's Food Heritage

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Posted by Forgotten Fields at 15:12

Forgotten Fields: The Kindling Trust have been awarded a 'Sharing Heritage' grant from Heritage Lottery Fund to research and present their latest heritage project, 'Remembering the Food Cycle'. With this, we hope to find out about the collection of 'Night-soil' and 'sweepings' (human and horse manure); its transportation from the streets of Salford and Manchester along the Bridgewater Canal, and its use on the surrounding fields to be spread as a fertiliser. Crops were then carried back to the markets of Manchester to feed the ever expanding population. We plan to conduct intergenerational research to record memories of these practices, re-enactments to encourage discussion and further contribution. If you have photos or any information, no matter how small...please do contact us... Fiona@kindling.org.uk

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