Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by jacquesm » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 8:03 PM UTC

Guerilla Gardening (2015)
guerrillagardening.org

Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by qwerty456127 » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 9:09 PM UTC

Adorable. I'm going to join.

Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by lostmsu » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 9:33 PM UTC

I don't like gardening, but I'd love to donate to people, who would enjoy doing it in my city. Almost wish there would be a per-patch donation box.

Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by jasonsb » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 9:50 PM UTC

Another good resource that you guys might enjoy is "Tony Santoro's Guide to Illegal Tree-Planting"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtqKMxZ95s

Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by kibwen » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 10:00 PM UTC

jasonsb wrote: post #4

Another good resource that you guys might enjoy is "Tony Santoro's Guide to Illegal Tree-Planting" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtqKMxZ95s

Hey, you, the person reading this comment thread who just skimmed over the above comment without giving the video link a second thought.

I'm telling you, go back and watch the video, or any other video on Tony Santoro's channel. The man is a legend who deserves more press. He absolutely embodies the hacker ethos, if in his own unique way. Autodidactic, anti-authoritarian, fiercely intelligent, sharply witty and indefatigably individualistic.

Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by notkid » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 10:34 PM UTC

Does anyone know if any regulations may limit these actions in the US?

Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by windowsworkstoo » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 10:57 PM UTC

notkid wrote: post #6

Does anyone know if any regulations may limit these actions in the US?

Buddy, it's called "Guerilla Gardening"....

I'm not from the U.S but the answer is of course yes, and they would vary wildly per council/municipality

Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 11:21 PM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #5

jasonsb wrote: post #4

Another good resource that you guys might enjoy is "Tony Santoro's Guide to Illegal Tree-Planting" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtqKMxZ95s

Hey, you, the person reading this comment thread who just skimmed over the above comment without giving the video link a second thought. I'm telling you, go back and watch the video, or any other video on Tony Santoro's channel. The man is a legend who deserves more press. He absolutely embodies the hacker ethos, if in his own unique way. Autodidactic, anti-authoritarian, fiercely intelligent, sharply witty and indef…

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Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by hkmurakami » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 11:23 PM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #5

jasonsb wrote: post #4

Another good resource that you guys might enjoy is "Tony Santoro's Guide to Illegal Tree-Planting" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtqKMxZ95s

Hey, you, the person reading this comment thread who just skimmed over the above comment without giving the video link a second thought. I'm telling you, go back and watch the video, or any other video on Tony Santoro's channel. The man is a legend who deserves more press. He absolutely embodies the hacker ethos, if in his own unique way. Autodidactic, anti-authoritarian, fiercely intelligent, sharply witty and indef…

I enjoyed this profile of him in Chicago local TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtqKMxZ95s

"For around the country mostly illegally riding freight trains" and "being exposed to a variety of ecosystems" piquing his knowledge, and reading science books in the libraries where he went, is quite refreshing.

Re: Guerilla Gardening (2015)

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Post by fit2rule » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 11:38 PM UTC

I've seed bombed all over LA, getting things growing in nearly unreachable spots that seem to be ignored by civic workers .. there is no greater feeling than coming back a few months later and seeing a thriving collection of plants where once there was a dusty patch of ignored dirt. Key thing though, is to use native plants and not get too invasive with the seed mix. For this, I suggest folks who want to do the same sort of thing, find a local seed business that deals with the native species.