As rejuvenation outside begins, those of us concerned with the domestic angle may realize that chirping birds and blooming tulips herald the time of year for freshening up inside. Yes, spring cleaning time is upon us and hopefully we have the energy and determination to tackle it, thanks to longer days and extra sunshine.
Interested in planting flowers in a hard to reach place? Perhaps your inner eco-warrior wants to participate in a little planned urban shrinkage. Introducing Seedbom. Handmade from various eco-friendly, organic and recycled materials like egg boxes, shredded office paper, compost and easy to grow flower varieties, Seedbom’s are ‘earth friendly’ grenades that grow.
Who says a small group of people can’t accomplish great things? Take the 95 inhabitants of the Isle of Eigg, for example. This beautiful, unspoiled Hebridean Island, off the western coast of Scotland, was for a long time subject to neglect due to absentee landowners who did not invest in the tiny island.
When 75 year old grandfather Bob Platts realized that the city green bins his neighborhood had been using as part of a pilot project would be switched for smaller ones, he saw a great opportunity.