Tuesday, May 10, 2011

good deeds ~ seed bombs!

over the weekend, we spent a few hours exploring unique LA, a handmade extravaganza similar to the renegade craft fairs.  we found several amazing booths selling products which make the world a better place {other than looking really cute}, and i had to share one of my favorites: seed bombs!

 common studio is a local {to los angeles} design studio, which came up with this brilliant idea to spread plant life in urban areas.  it's a young idea {it was just started last year}, but has already caught on by people all over the world. it's not surprising either, seed bombs are some of the coolest things ever!  it's such a beautiful concept to add some nature to your neighborhood, an empty lot, and the ghetto -- to literally bomb life in an otherwise cement-filled area!  what's even more beautiful?  common studio employs homeless men and women to hand-rolled each seed bomb, thereby providing opportunities to help people get back on their feet.


you can buy all sorts of plants packed with seeds native to your area of the world, plus they sell slingshots for growing greenery in hard to reach locations.  these are now being sold in gumball machines all over the US, austria, and italy.  you can even find them at whole food stores here in LA {possibly elsewhere}.  of course, anyone anywhere can buy them online, so don't miss out if you happen to live in canada or the philippines {you know who you are!}.


pssst! great idea here:
we almost gave these out at our wedding as favors, so people could spread the love all over the world.
i still love this idea for a wedding, and i really hope someone out there steals it!

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and while we're on the subject, i also found make shop live - a handmade shop that sells mostly recycled home goods, but which also just began making seed gift tags.  when planted, each gift tag grows hummingbird-attracting plants!  since this was a local shop, they were all in the shape of CA  {hanging in the center of the photo below}.  the gal behind these, however, said she will probably be making more shapes soon with different types of seeds in each, good for a variety of ecosystems.  


so how about it? ready to start planting?


all photos borrowed from their respective websites & blogs.

24 comments:

  1. OMG sooo amazing Kim - great idea - and spreading the green. Love it.
    Hope you have a great day lovely lady.
    A xox

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  2. I love that these are in gum ball machines. I need to toss a few into my neighbor's yard!

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  3. You really founds some great stuff at Unique LA this weekend. I so wish I could have been there! Seed bombs are a great idea and I really like that they employ homeless men and women to help them get back on their feet. All around, an awesome company. I'm definitely ready to start some planting.

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  4. Those are seriously the coolest things ever!

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  5. I remember these booths! That Make Shop Live shop was so awesome - those metrocard address books were brilliant!

    So sad I missed you at the show - I was in Mexico the day you went, and I had to convince everyone to come back at midnight so that we could come to the show on Sunday! :) We'll have to plan another meet-up sometime! :)

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  6. I love the packaging and branding. Very effective!

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  7. How did you KNOW I have been wanting to start gardening. The problem is I am never in one place and gardening makes you so, well, grounded. But I have been wanting to for a while. Something is calling me!

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  8. Heck yeah I'm ready to start planting! That seed bomb idea is genius! In gumball machines too.. love the concept!

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  9. Seed bombs are one of the coolest ideas I've heard of in a long time. Awesome concept.

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  10. it looks like WAY too much fun to plant seed bombs. i don't think i'd be able to stop flinging them everywhere!

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  11. i loooove planting things! Thank you so much for your comment sweet girl! You're always so kind- I love your thoughts.

    love, polly

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  12. Ooh, I loooove those seed bombs! That's so very cool. I would love to give those out as wedding favors! I wonder how many people would use them... I know I totall would!

    I'm going to miss having a garden this year!

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  13. It's like Johnny Appleseed for the modern ages. I love it. Nature can be so revitalizing. There have been studies that show that sprucing up a neighborhood with plants can really help the morale.
    I want to plant my microgreens or grow some sprouts soon.

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  14. So cool & fun! I think these seed bombs would go over amazingly in schools!!

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  15. Though i'm not the green fingers type but why not, these are brilliant ! Thanks for sharing this with us Kim.

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  16. dude! what is unique la?!?!? i missed it! i will have to check your link!

    and i LOVE these ideas. so fab, so smart, so cool and so HELPFUL!!! brilliant!!!!

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  17. We spent yesterday afternoon planting so many veggies and berries in our garden. Yay! Can't wait for them all to start growing.

    I would love to try some seed bombs. Just the idea is fun!

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  18. This looks soooooo coool! Awesome ideas! :)

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  19. Aww, very cute idea! I wonder if I could sell Noah on it...

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  20. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE IDEAS! :D
    Seriously! I love LA and the city is Fantastic to drive through at night, but there is so much concrete it kills me sometimes!

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  21. yes! i saw one of these things in LA, and it's soo brilliant. wedding favor idea is "BOMB"! ;)

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  22. OMG, I love love love LOVE this idea of seed bombs! SO AWESOME! Okay, so not that I'm getting married anytime soon, but in the event that I do this is just the kind of favor I'd want to have.

    The hummingbird attracting plants are also awesome. Thanks for a great post!

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  23. this is such a fantabulous idea!! i could just toss some over the fence into my neighbor's dirt pile, i mean back yard. amazing!!

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