Ecoshed
In 2016, Travis found an abandoned pipe plant sitting in an industrial park in Jackson, Mississippi between Fondren and the Virden Addition. When we met in 2020, the site was getting ready to open as a mixed-use creative incubator. For the next two years, I documented everything from the daytime workspace setting to the robust nightlife. It inspired me to stay in Jackson longer than I had planned. There were all kinds of businesses starting there, including wellness practices, restaurant startups, marketing agencies, jewelry makers, you name it.
Creative Economy
In 2016, Travis found an abandoned pipe plant sitting in an industrial park in Jackson, Mississippi between Fondren and the Virden Addition. When we met in 2020, the site was getting ready to open as a mixed-use creative incubator. For the next two years, I documented everything from the daytime workspace setting to the robust nightlife. It inspired me to stay in Jackson longer than I had planned. There were all kinds of businesses starting there, including wellness practices, restaurant startups, marketing agencies, jewelry makers, you name it.
As part of the Fertile Ground Project, the site supported an urban farm and a composting business. Soil from the worm compost was used at the farm, produce from the farm was sold in the market and used in the kitchen, and then the food waste would be composted again.
