A Conversation with Colleen Murphy-Dunning, Director of the Urban Resources Initiative, and Peter Crane, Dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
April 7, 2015 - 12:00 pm
“Gardens, Growing and Local Food: Perspectives from the UK”
A Conversation with Mark Bomford, Director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project.
About Jane Owen
Jane Owen is an author, designer, broadcaster, campaigner, and editor of The Financial Times’ “House & Home” section, where she writes about gardens and landscapes. An award-winning journalist, she served as an executive at The Times (of London) for nine years and was their garden correspondent for five years; was garden correspondent and general columnist at the Daily Express; and has written about family and personal issues for various newspapers and magazines. She also writes about issues pertaining to sustainable food. She has also appeared on numerous television broadcasts, including the BBC series, “Gardens Through Time,” and the Channel 4 archaeology series, “Time Team.”
Her books include “100 Ways to a Beautiful Garden,” “Gardens Through Time,” and “Eccentric Gardens.”
A recognized designer of gardens, in 2010 she won a gold medal for her Chelsea Flower Show garden made with the help of Baka pygmy hunter gatherers from the sub Saharan rainforest. The garden won significant publicity for the plight of Cameroonian pygmies. A co-founder of the Oxfordshire Gardens Trust, she has designed various gardens. Her own earthwork garden in Oxfordshire has been featured in several broadcast programs and magazines.
She also serves on the board of Women of the Year, a UK-based organization that has recognized and celebrated women of all backgrounds since 1955.