(I had to delete this photo due to an impending law suit by the artist who’s seed bomb photo was featured without permission. Please go to their website to see more info.)
If you’ve been reading along here at The Urban Field Guide you’ll know that I’m a big fan of seed bombs, especially these. I was catching up with my reading over at Apartment Therapy today and saw this post and had to repost it. Greenaid is a design firm based out of LA and they are repurposing vintage candy machines to dispense seed bombs that are uniquely tailored to the ecosystems in which they are placed. The firm is selling the machines and then keeps the buyer supplied with the bombs to keep greening city’s vacant lots. They are currently trying to team up with local parks and botanical gardens which could make it get even more interesting in terms of variety.
March 29, 2010 at 08:04
i love it! what a genius idea!
March 29, 2010 at 19:27
Great! I wanna see every retro coffee and cigarette machine have ‘em as well!
March 30, 2010 at 13:44
Amazing! I wonder if this idea has a future, or if it will live on as just a concept. Cigarette vending machines have been repurposed to sell art — check out the Artomat site. Hopefully this will similarly take off.
April 2, 2010 at 08:32
I love the artomats and saw a few around sf. Also bubblegum machines with miniature artworks inside.
April 1, 2010 at 23:05
It’s nice to know people are thinking up stuff like this out there while I slave away in school, contributing absolutely nothing to the world except stress. Sigh. (Sorry, I just finished another 12 hour day filled with diseases.)
April 2, 2010 at 08:33
but, you’re almost done with the term right? i’ll find some more inspirational bits ‘braga’ and dedicate them to you!
April 5, 2010 at 11:51
I don’t know why my name changed to braga. That’s the ship my grandfather came to this country on. I’ve used it as a nickname for certain sites, but not here. Weird. (And yes, I’m almost done, but not as almost-done as you, my dear.)
May 2, 2010 at 22:53
Sorry folks, the photo used of the seed bombs sprouting for this advertisement was used without consent of owner, despite the fact that it is copyrighted. You must remove the image of my seed bombs sprouting immediately or face legal action. Please contact info@thecommonstudio.com for details. They too are pending legal action.
Kathryn Miller
Professor of Art
Pitzer College
kathryn_miller@pitzer.edu
September 9, 2010 at 22:56
I’m sorry but you are still using my image with the greenaid seed bomb dispenser. You need to remove that from your internet icon.
I told them to contact you but they have not for some lame reason.
Please re-do your seed bomb dispenser advertisement so it does not USE MY WORK. Or yes you could be involved in a future copyright lawsuit. No joke.
Kathryn Miller
Professor of Art
Pitzer College
Claremont, California
September 9, 2010 at 23:04
Totally gone.