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We have chosen [[grazing_hermits|Boskoi]] as a name for the mobile app because it translates as 'grazer' or 'browser' from the Greek 'βοσκοί'.\\ | We have chosen [[grazing_hermits|Boskoi]] as a name for the mobile app because it translates as 'grazer' or 'browser' from the Greek 'βοσκοί'.\\ |
| In future we aim at Boskoi versions for several platforms.\\ |
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| == The urban jungle == |
| There is a worldwide trend of urbanization where since 2008 for the first time in history more than half of the worlds population lives in cities. What may be less evident is that this is not limited to humans. Many species find themselves living within or moving into urban areas. In the Netherlands the countryside is dominated by industrial agriculture this means the level of biodiversity in a city like Amsterdam is significantly higher than it is in rural areas. In public perception however it is still the countryside that is associated with an experience of nature. So what would happen if the richness of urban wildlife could be made manifest for citizens. |
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| == The edible landscape == |
| FoAM is working on creating new networks between humans and non-human city-dwellers. One such tool is Boskoi. In this pilot project we focus specifically on edible species and even medicinal plants and herbs that grow in public space. Working closely with urban-biologists, botanists, cooks, nerds and enthusiastic citizens Boskoi brings the ancient skills and knowledge of foragers to a contemporary platform. Foraging expeditions are organized and meals are prepared by many people in many different cities. This project makes several key issues relevant to people; it generates great interest in what actually lives with us in city landscapes, consuming its fruits makes the health of the ecosystem a mayor concern and it makes the level of dependance on corporate food-systems and the narrowness of the range of edibles within them tangible. |
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| == The green river == |
| Mapping the edible urban landscape is updating our view of the city. We can identify it's green arteries and make visible an unseen infrastructure that is vital to the health of its inhabitants. People improve their knowledge of taxonomy, food-preparation, species behavior and get connected to their green surroundings and the rhythm of seasons. New insights and practices are emerging; foraging as a way to constrain invasive species, urban hunting and fishing, the collection of ethnobotanic and ethnoculinary knowledge. Boskoi brings together on one hand; biologists, botanists and gardeners introducing them to opportunities that we think mobile technologies offer to science and on the other hand tech-nerds and youngsters to connect them trough digital media that they live with to the perhaps unknown world of the living environment.\\ |
| This pilot project and the new insights it generates are the basis of our continuing investigation of the field of augmented ecology. |
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| === Tool: === |
Functionalities (being implemented): | Functionalities (being implemented): |
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* supporting standard format see: [[foragemarkuplanguage]] | * supporting standard format see: [[foragemarkuplanguage]] |
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In future we aim at Boskoi versions for several platforms.\\ | |
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== The urban jungle == | |
There is a worldwide trend of urbanization where since 2008 for the first time in history more than half of the worlds population lives in cities. What may be less evident is that this is not limited to humans. Many species find themselves living within or moving into urban areas. In the Netherlands the countryside is dominated by industrial agriculture this means the level of biodiversity in a city like Amsterdam is significantly higher than it is in rural areas. In public perception however it is still the countryside that is associated with an experience of nature. So what would happen if the richness of urban wildlife could be made manifest for citizens. | |
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== The edible landscape == | |
FoAM is working on creating new networks between humans and non-human city-dwellers. One such tool is Boskoi. In this pilot project we focus specifically on edible species and even medicinal plants and herbs that grow in public space. Working closely with urban-biologists, botanists, cooks, nerds and enthusiastic citizens Boskoi brings the ancient skills and knowledge of foragers to a contemporary platform. Foraging expeditions are organized and meals are prepared by many people in many different cities. This project makes several key issues relevant to people; it generates great interest in what actually lives with us in city landscapes, consuming its fruits makes the health of the ecosystem a mayor concern and it makes the level of dependance on corporate food-systems and the narrowness of the range of edibles within them tangible. | |
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== The green river == | |
Mapping the edible urban landscape is updating our view of the city. We can identify it's green arteries and make visible an unseen infrastructure that is vital to the health of its inhabitants. People improve their knowledge of taxonomy, food-preparation, species behavior and get connected to their green surroundings and the rhythm of seasons. New insights and practices are emerging; foraging as a way to constrain invasive species, urban hunting and fishing, the collection of ethnobotanic and ethnoculinary knowledge. Boskoi brings together on one hand; biologists, botanists and gardeners introducing them to opportunities that we think mobile technologies offer to science and on the other hand tech-nerds and youngsters to connect them trough digital media that they live with to the perhaps unknown world of the living environment.\\ | |
This pilot project and the new insights it generates are the basis of our continuing investigation of the field of augmented ecology. | |
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* "Urban foraging: 'It's day two and I'm going to die'. Is it possible to feed yourself for a week simply with food you find growing wild" http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/dec/06/foraging-in-london | * "Urban foraging: 'It's day two and I'm going to die'. Is it possible to feed yourself for a week simply with food you find growing wild" http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/dec/06/foraging-in-london |
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=== Somewhat related apps and maps: === | === Somewhat related apps: === |
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* http://forage.rs | * http://forage.rs |
* NOAH: http://www.networkedorganisms.com/ | * NOAH: http://www.networkedorganisms.com/ |
* http://m.waarneming.nl/index.php | * http://m.waarneming.nl/index.php |
| * http://wildplukwijzer.nl/?p=85 - Windows mobile app |
| * [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/leafsnap/id430649829?mt=8|Leafsnap]] plant identification |
| * [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wild-edibles-full/id431504588?mt=8&ls=1|Edible plant guide]] |
| * http://www.forestry.gov.uk/mobileapp |
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| === Foraging Maps: === |
* http://www.foodspotting.com/ | * http://www.foodspotting.com/ |
* http://wildplukwijzer.nl/?page_id=2 | * http://wildplukwijzer.nl/?page_id=2 |
* http://www.mundraub.org/ | * http://www.mundraub.org/ |
| * http://hackneyharvest.com/contact/ |
| * http://www.fruitcity.co.uk/map/ |
| * http://www.plukdestad.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53 |
| * [[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=103970075517315679327.00048decb0bb2aa7e1696|Helsinki]] |
| * [[http://www.learnstuff.us/WildFoods.htm|Philadelphia]] [[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=115435414840831758445.00044844c98e0a15821f2|map]] |
| * [[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=103324553344884155558.000466051b7de1528b509&t=h&z=12|Southend Scrumping]] |
| * [[http://imagoforest.com.au/rs_ev.html|Scrumpers Delight]] [[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&vps=1&jsv=159e&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=108526843328230627584.000464e02933fc8e73756|map]] |
| * [[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&radius=0.08&jsv=269b&split=1&rq=1&ev=p&vps=3&hq=Public+Fruit&hnear=&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=108815335641859661998.00048e96d6bca3086311c|Pick from the Park]] |
| * http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106549722530845255618.00046e8abe731301e2517 |
| * http://www.garden.geek.nz/2010/04/foraging-new-zealand/ |
| * http://www.olwydd.org/herbs/forage.php |
| * http://www.hungerford.uk.net/HEAT/index.php?m=food |
| * http://www.batchgeo.com/map/572a6f1d1cc073635890f71aac4be592 |
| * http://blitzbrisbane.org/component/content/article/16-content/130-edible-brisbane-map |
| * http://jezwhitworth.co.uk/2010/09/my-fruit-foraging-map/ |
| * http://urbanforaging.manukadesign.co.nz/index.php/foraging-map/ |
| * http://duo.irational.org/food_for_free/ |
| * http://neighborhoodfruit.com/find_fruit |
| * http://www.urbanforestmap.org/trees/182811/ |
| * http://www.fallenfruit.org/ |
| * http://fruitid.techophosting.co.uk/ |
| * http://www.wildcrafting.net/ |
| * http://newforesttransition.ning.com/profiles/blogs/new-local-food-map |
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* pollution maps > http://www.appcraver.com/pollution/ | * pollution maps > http://www.appcraver.com/pollution/ |
* Dutch butterfly guide > http://vlindergids.natuurlijkwild.nl/ | * Dutch butterfly guide > http://vlindergids.natuurlijkwild.nl/ |