Photo: Gina Ferrazi / Los Angeles Times
You HAVE to love this article and photo from the Los Angeles Times about a guerilla gardener movement taking root in L.A.
They make seed bombs and toss them onto neglected lots and such, causing plant life to grow. What a groovy idea! And the photo is brilliant - Copenhagen Cycle Chic goes to Los Angeles.
The caption for the photo: "With the seed bombs stowed in her red bag, the stiletto-wearing Caroline takes off on her bike in search of vacant patches of public space. To plant the seed bombs, she digs holes with a trusty tool — the heel of her shoe. “Stilettos work really well,” she says, grinning."
There is a cool photo series about how to make seed bombs, from whence the above photo comes.
Thanks to David for keeping us in the loop by emailing this story. A propos the comments on the previous post about Choosing a Bicycle, he signed his mail: "David (who only owns one bike with a chainguard AND fenders)".
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8 comments:
Saw this link on the Daily Mail Uk and thought how great it would be if people followed the good advice being given. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1022678/The-wheelbarrow-bike-solution-school-run-traffic-jams.html
Heyy I'm Los Angeles born and raised! I checked out ur blog earlier or I should say yesterday sometime and thought I'd check it again before I went to sleep..
What a DElight!
Your posts are an inspiration to me!
Great to hear from you both. Thanks for the link, linda and great to hear you're inspired, soulful jenn!
Gardening and bicycles - perfect together!
http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/05/25/women%E2%80%99s-garden-cycles-bike-tour/
Great photo there.
My Parisian friends sent me a guerilla seed packet last year - seems people are going around the French countryside spreading wildflower seeds. Reminds me of Massachusetts-born "Johnny Appleseed", but for beauty, not food.
It is true that bikes and gardens go perfectly together. I have a community garden plot I get to on my bike - I'll have to take a photo of the holster I rigged to carry the big shovel on my bike.
thanks peter and charlotte.
and charlotte... you had better send a photo!
Wow!
I work in landscaping and bike mechanic, and i never think of seed bombs.
Me and my girlfriend project to paint bikes lanes in Montreal. I'm gonna have a lot of seed bombs for that night.
Take photos, Stéphane!
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