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Vacant lot of cabbages

Wellington, Italy

Vacant lot of cabbages

The Vacant Lot of Cabbages (known colloquially as "The Cabbage Patch") was an art intervention by artist Barry Thomas in Wellington, New Zealand. On 4 January 1978, Thomas planted 150 cabbage seedlings spelling the word "CABBAGE" on an empty site. It was an early guerrilla vegetable garden, planted

on a derelict, demolished, building site at the central city intersection of Manners St and Willis St. The art occupation lasted for nearly six months and involved many other artists, architects, performers, schools, the Commission for the Environment, Wellington City Council, QEII Arts Council, and green groups with significant engagement from the citizens of Wellington. After many spontaneous events and headlines, Thomas and collaborators completed the installation with a week-long festival.

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