{"id":1138,"date":"2011-08-12T14:20:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T18:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingradio.ca\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2013-01-21T02:12:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T06:12:00","slug":"spacing-shorts-004-steps-ft-emily-rose-michaud-sprout-out-loud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2011\/08\/12\/spacing-shorts-004-steps-ft-emily-rose-michaud-sprout-out-loud\/","title":{"rendered":"SPACING SHORTS 004: STEPS ft. Emily Rose Michaud (Sprout Out Loud!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5487\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1138-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=1138-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingshorts-004.mp3\">Download<\/a> (5.2MB) <\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"spacing-shorts-004-vacant-lots\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/spacing-shorts-004-vacant-lots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are few urban advocates standing up for the vacant lot \u2014 an increasingly endangered species in many cities, as condos and other new developments spring up at a breakneck pace.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, Spacing Radio \u2014 in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepsinitiative.com\/\">The STEPS Initiative<\/a> \u2014 brings you an interview with Montreal-based artist Emily Rose Michaud.\u00a0Emily is a founding member of the gardening collective Sprout Out Loud! (a.k.a. Le Pouvoir Aux Pousses!), which created the site-specific\u00a0 project on a vacant lot in Montreal&#8217;s Mile End. The city-owned green space is\u00a0one of the last undeveloped spots in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Since last summer, STEPS has been conducting interviews with artists, activists, and urban planners working in Canada\u2019s public spaces. Through this series we bring you some of the highlights. Thanks to STEPS volunteer Rebecca MacDonald for conducting this interview!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links for Spacing Shorts 004:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pousses.blogspot.com\/\">Emily Rose Michaud&#8217;s blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/roerichproject.artefati.ca\/roerich-garden\/\">The Roerich Garden<\/a> website &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2008\/11\/22\/roerich-garden-highlights-abandoned-sites-value-in-the-face-of-st-viateur-expansion\/\">Spacing post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepsinitiative.com\/\">STEPS (Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Space)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5489\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1138-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=1138-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingshorts-004.mp3\">Download<\/a> (5.2MB) <\/p><p>http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingshorts-004.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (5.2MB) There are few urban advocates standing up for the vacant lot \u2014 an increasingly endangered species in many cities, as condos and other new developments spring up at a breakneck pace. In this post, Spacing Radio \u2014 in partnership with The STEPS Initiative \u2014 brings you an<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2011\/08\/12\/spacing-shorts-004-steps-ft-emily-rose-michaud-sprout-out-loud\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;SPACING SHORTS 004: STEPS ft. 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