I like to approach projects from an “outside the box” (boy, thats an overused term) point of view. When I mentioned the “Seeding the City” to a friend who works with green roofs, he questioned the value of planting such a small plot of greenery – how is that going to have any real affect [...]
I now have the project up on the ArtSpire website to accept tax deductible donations (through my wonderful fiscal sponsor, NYFA). Your tax deductible donation will be used to continue to grow the network across New York, and if all goes well, the world. If you are interested in sponsoring a project for a specific city or [...]
With the beautiful weather that has descended upon NYC, we here at Seeding The City have been itching to get our fingers dirty. Over the weekend we planted some test modules with herbs (some that are good in sandy dry shallow soil – cuban oregano anyone?) and some that traditionally don’t do as well (rosemary?) [...]
So I have written a couple of different summary statements. Which do you like better? “Seeding the City” is a public art project that seeks to plant “seeds” of thought in the urban environment on challenges of climate change and potential for remediation. Social networking will determine the location for installation of individual green roof [...]
I have a flat of gorgeous native woodland seedum. I will be planting them in containers and will sell them (with a small flag & project info on the side) to help raise money for the project. They are really beautiful with little white flowers. Wait, let me take a picture. It will be a [...]