Road Trip to Emirates Bio Farm, part of New National Dish: UAE exhibition and programme by Alserkal
Date: 20 March
Time: 2 PM - 7 PM
Meeting point: Warehouse 48, Alserkal Avenue
Organised by Alserkal in partnership with Emirates Bio Farm, this Road Trip is part of the New National Dish: UAE exhibition and programme, and will give participants the opportunity to explore the status of UAE's organic local farming, discuss new ecological challenges, and learn about making sustainable choices.
The programme will start with a tour of the New National Dish: UAE exhibition (Warehouse 48, Alserkal Avenue), and will continue with a guided visit of the Emirates Bio Farm fields, where you will learn about organic and sustainable farming methods, and have a chance to harvest your own vegetables.
Free and open to all. Registration is essential.
About New National Dish: UAE exhibition
New National Dish: UAE is a scenario planning proposal consisting of a set of stories, recipes, tasters, and flags detailing four directions the national dish (and by extension the nation) may take due to the environmental, economic and social impacts of climate change. In this forecasting piece, the artist collective from Center for Genomic Gastronomy imagines the elements of a New National Dish for the UAE based on the principle concept that eaters shape the Earth through the foods and stories we celebrate, cultivate, and propagate. Over the next 30 years, our recipes will adapt to ecological challenges, political and economic uncertainty, and changes in supply chains. How, in turn, will these elements of the food system change based on our new preferences, tastes and stories?
The exhibition, produced by Alserkal and inspired by FOOD: Bigger than the Plate at the V&A, has been generously supported by the British Council, DCMS and GREAT through the UK-Gulf Culture and Sport programme.
About Emirates Bio Farm
Emirates Bio Farm was established in 2016. It is the largest privately-owned organic farm in the UAE on a 250,000 sqm facility of space within one million sqm of open land in Al Shuwaib, located between Dubai and Al Ain. The founding principles are built on advocating for the environmental protection, health, and well-being of all UAE residents. The farm employs three types of farming: open field, shade nets, and greenhouses. This variety of growing techniques ensures organic fruit and vegetable supply to the UAE market throughout the year, at the highest quality and the best cost possible. EBF is driven by its commitment to educate the community about sustainable farming practices, and as such has created a fully integrated tourism and experience centre for the public at the farm, where facilities include a shop, tours, experience centre, and a greenhouse restaurant that serves field to plate meals.
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Take a metro to Noor Islamic Metro Station and we are a short cab ride away! Located right behind Times Square Mall in Al Quoz, Dubai.