Guerrilla gardening: a green attack
I’ve just found out it doesn’t take much to become an eco-activist: a spade, a rake and some bulbs and it’s time for green action!
I’m referring to guerrilla gardening, a non-violent (and fun) action to support safeguarding of the environment and permaculture.
It’s done in groups by night, all you need is an abandoned piece of land and off you go! You can indulge your green thumb!
On the guerrilla gardening blog, you can see the green masterpieces created by activists (and even add your own!). There, even the saddest public flowerbeds have been made into tropical gardens.
If you want more information, there is both a hand book
and a “Manualfesto“, in which you can find the movement’s guidelines:
1. find free seeds and plants;
2. wear comfortable shoes;
3. train in the art of eluding law enforcement officers.
All amateur gardeners unite and act!
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9 July 2008 at 09:08
Thanks for the article. Vegetable crops develop water requirements which are specific to their variety, maturity, and the surrounding tmospheric and soil characteristics. It’s a good idea to choose your favourite vegetables to grow and plan beds for early, middle of the season and late varieties. It is important to protect your vegetable garden from wild animals looking for a tasty treat. Intake of the unsaturated vegetable oils from canola,peanuts, olive, flax, corn, safflower and sunflower which contain unsaturated.
23 August 2009 at 17:51
Cheers for the article.
I have a friend whos an all out eco activist, it takes very little to become one.
18 March 2011 at 16:09
The English guerrilla gardener and author Richard Reynolds will speak about public space, beautifying other people’s land, and grassroots initiatives with the designer and curator Ester van de Wiel in Rotterdam on Friday 15 April. Reynolds will also disseminate tips for beginning guerrilla gardeners. Free entrance, check: premsela.org