Artist as Family have developed a way of knocking back the dominance of blackberries in the near forest, but not by burning, poisoning or bulldozing this tenacious species – those heavy-handed tools just promote more pioneer weed species. Rather, by crushing the canes – sending them from fire prone to fire retarding – the medicinal berries can still be harvested, the soil improved (the woody canes break down beautifully) and the soil is held up from erosion. This only needs to be done once a year for about three years. Now, as a groundcovering plant, the blackberry acts as habitat for many small critters and allows for other plants and trees to come up through the lowered canes and eventually shade the blackberry out. This is fun, family and community forest management, and another example of reperforming the commons and establishing a flow of gifts between people and their lived and loved biomes. Footage by Happen Films! Many thanks Jordan and Antoinette and thanks Meegan, Brett and Huon from Woodstone Farm who went blackberry surfing with us...