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kentauros

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17. I love the "guerilla gardening" concept, too.
Tue May 26, 2015, 08:13 PM
May 2015

I remember one site that was making seed and soil "bombs" for the purpose of dropping them in bare spots, or tossing over fences into abandoned lots (if they are fenced.) Many times they just fill any bare spot, no matter how small, and tend the new plants, doing what they can to protect them from city employees tasked to remove all "weeds."

The gardens pictured above probably wouldn't have such problems, but filling the soil around a light pole or some other open yet small bit of ground would require more (and creative) efforts to protect them.

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A damned good idea. nt hifiguy May 2015 #1
We all need to be thinking like this BrotherIvan May 2015 #2
I "think" one reason this isn't done in the US kentauros May 2015 #12
That is true, but there can be workarounds BrotherIvan May 2015 #13
Community gardens and farms are great! kentauros May 2015 #15
Cities need to change their laws re lawns and vegetable gardening BrotherIvan May 2015 #16
I love the "guerilla gardening" concept, too. kentauros May 2015 #17
There's so much change we can make ourselves BrotherIvan May 2015 #18
Gardening is therapeutic for so many. kentauros May 2015 #19
Absolutely BrotherIvan May 2015 #20
That's beautiful! kentauros May 2015 #21
To a person who likes to eat and to cook as much as I do BrotherIvan May 2015 #22
k&r nt bananas May 2015 #3
About a month ago MSNBC had a program on food waste and once in a while since then there have jwirr May 2015 #4
California could do this as a ballot initiative KamaAina May 2015 #5
The way to introduce laws like this in the US would be city by city...... LongTomH May 2015 #6
Good point BrotherIvan May 2015 #14
The defeat of the GMO labeling, still makes my blood boil. SoapBox May 2015 #7
I'm cool with that. NaturalHigh May 2015 #8
Under the French law, food that is truly unfit for human consumption would be composted....... LongTomH May 2015 #11
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #9
K & R !!!! Thespian2 May 2015 #10
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