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Urban Beautification: Steve Wheen’s Pothole Gardens
Guerrilla gardening is a great way to add some green to a blighted space. Whether we’re talking seedbombs or late-night plantings, guerilla gardeners everywhere are doing their parts to make the urban landscape a bit greener.
Steve Wheen takes the idea in a whimsical direction with his pothole gardens.
Spotted: Reclaimed Wood Art
We love any project that uses reclaimed wood, and I’m totally digging this super sweet reclaimed wood art from Olga Oreshyna. I love the textures and colors of these pieces!
Garbagea: Tackling Plastic Pollution with Art
Garbagea is artist Asher Jay’s response to the plastic gyres polluting our oceans.
Asher wanted to raise awareness about the trouble with single use plastic and plastic pollution in an engaging way. Garbagea imagines those gyres as living continents and explores our culture of waste. I think this project is fascinating, and Asher was kind enough to answer some questions about the project, what inspired it, and where it’s going.
Window Farms and the Power of Crowd Sourcing
What began as an experiment in window farming became a crowd-sourced answer to our industrialized food system.
More Single Car Family Tips
Sharing a car isn’t without its frustrations and inconveniences, but honestly I love it… It also really gets you thinking about whether you need the car for a particular errand, you know what I mean?
