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on June 1, 2010
littlefish farms
backed a project
Greenaid-Seedbomb Vending for Greener Cities! by Commonstudio
Greenaid converts vintage gumball machines into "seedbomb" dispensers to encourage community engagement with green space in urban environments.
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103% funded $10,398 pledged
- 334 backers
- Funded Jul 03, 2010
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on June 1, 2010
littlefish farms
commented on a projectagreed w/ ippie about the potential expansion and open-source, though not so disappointed. it's really a genius idea.
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on May 28, 2010
littlefish farms
Posted project update #2crop photos
Post Commentin order of appearance:
~ brussel sprout ~ artichoke ~ stevia ~ golden midget melon ~ strawberry + ? flower ~ amaranth + marigold ~ potato + kohlrabi + chamomile ~ agastasche tuttifrutti ~ french lavender ~ tigger melon ~ kale ~ calendula ~ amaranth + curry ~ marigolds, etc. ~ globe onion (the flower only lasted 1 week, it was a beautiful lavender ball that unfortunately we did not get a photo of while blooming) ~
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on May 26, 2010
littlefish farms
Posted project update #1two trees new home (part 2)
Post Commentthis is our 2nd attempt at a kickstarter project.
( original updates found here : http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/littlefish/arboravita/posts )
although our 1st attempt was not as successful as we originally hoped (though immensely valuable in unforeseen ways), we have learned much from the experience & are applying the following changes to the new one:
~ extending the funding date : this will give more of a chance for the people that encounter the trees in their public venues an opportunity to participate if they wish. since the trees are already growing and investments already made, we would rather have folks find us organically rather than us forcing ourselves on our friends. however, as long as we hit our modest goal, our 1st distribution will be on the July new moon even though the funding has not yet officially ended. and if you wish to take advantage of the warm weather, seeds may be picked up/delivered earlier (seedbank list coming soon).
~ lowering our goal : we believe that everyone who wants to contribute & receive should be given an opportunity to do so without us continually online competing for scarce capital (we'd rather spend our time tending the trees and sharing stories), so we made our arbitrary funding hurdle comfortably low. if you want to join us, we love to have you. if not, no worries. either way, we wish you a bountiful garden season.
we have kept our rewards as-is as we believe they are quite competitive in quality & quantity in comparison with other kickstarters out there. some additional items may also appear as well as some additional plant varieties (ahem, tomatoes).
muchas gracias to lmr400 for joining once again and being wise enough to take some herbs this time. you got 1st dibs on whatever you wish from the list. feel free to email us your preference and we'll snap a photo for a virtual taste.
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on May 25, 2010
littlefish farms launched a project
arboravita CSA by littlefish farms
an opportunity to contribute to & share the fruits of an experimental Community-Shared-Articulture project in Brooklyn NYC.
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on May 25, 2010
littlefish farms
Posted project update #5new project name
Post Commentwe have decided to extend our funding cycle in order to continue to invite the public parkgoers who have given some wonderful feedback so far. unfortunately, to do this, we have to cancel this one and start a new project, found here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/littlefish/arboravita-csa
many thanks to aurore, BERYL & lmr400 for your generous support. we welcome you to join us again. (sorry to make you do a do-over, but we will gladly give a gift of gratitude in return for your extra efforts.)
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on May 18, 2010
littlefish farms
Posted project update #4one tree new home
Post Commentour amigos at crest hardware just invited us to plant one of the trees at life in their garden for their annual art show and Crest Fest:
http://cresthardwareartshow.com/wordpress/
the show begins on 6/19 and the tree will be displayed in the garden for the rest of the summer. the great thing about this is that not only will the tree be better protected from the elements than on the waterfront, but will be in a private location that is publicly viewable. the best of both worlds. also have a few promising leads on where to plant the other one in the hood, so stay tuned.
also, the guru @ global guerillas John Robb gave us a shout out:
http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2010/05/links-18-may-2010.html
although John's expertise is 21st century warfare, he also has quite a passion for resilient community building, complementary currencies & all things open-source. we've learned quite a lot from his writings and discussions there. thanks for sharing John.
and some positively peachy press from the greenpoint gazette (gracias for 'getting it'):
http://www.greenpointnews.com/entertainment/new-sculptures-come-to-east-river-park
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on May 17, 2010
littlefish farms
Posted project update #3baby strawberry incubators
Post Commentwe received 75 baby strawberry plants recently. below is a prototype of an incubator for them.
materials: toilet paper roll, rubber carpet backing, rubber band or salad tie, compost.
(strawberries prefer well drained soil so you may want to mix some sand in there)
instructions suggested that the plants stay soaked for the 1st week. with the high winds on the waterfront drying out the cardboard tubes very quickly, we cut a small poland spring bottle, filled it 1/4 with water, placed the incubators inside, stuck them in the tree truck and covered the top with a blanket of burlap so that just the head was sticking out.
after 3 days inside, the babies seems moist & happy so far & are starting to wake up with the cheeks turning green.
these are earliglow variety, the fastest berry producer of the strawberry bunch, so nature willing, they may produce a couple berries for the june harvest (we just picked our 1st berry of the season in our rooftop garden last night : small but incredibly tasty)
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on May 12, 2010
littlefish farms
Posted project update #2trees have sprouted
Post Commentphotos are from the first day of planting last thursday.
unfortunately the trees suffered through 3 days of fierce winds beginning opening day of the show. trunks stood flexibly solid, but some plants are struggling. most have weathered with strength & are finding their roots in their new homes.
many thanks to the many friends who spontaneously contributed their energetic labor just-in-time last week. the teikei couldn't have been begun with a more wonderful group of soulful people.
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on May 5, 2010
littlefish farms
Posted project update #1a flower salad sample
Post Commentmarigold & red clover
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php...
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php...the red clover was discovered growing on an abandoned corner of our roof. we adopted it and it's now almost too much for us to handle. but so beautiful indeed (each clove is a collection of tiny lavender flowers)...and healthy too: it is currently being tested as an anti-AIDS drug and is said to be a natural remedy for eczema.
we thought for a year that it was a species of allium until we found this site:
http://nycgarden.blogspot.com/2008/02/our-nyc-weeds-part-2.html
we love weeds....even when we are forced to pick them, they get dumped in a bucket of rainwater to use as fertilizer.
and marigolds, there's plenty of varieties where that came from.
much more coming soon...
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littlefish farms
Big Pond, PA
arboravita collaborators (in order of appearance) conceptual & chlorocolor design : wu~ming http://zhongwen.com/d/181/d76.htm http://zhongwen.com/d/166/d87.htm agritectural realization : littlefish farms littlefish.farms at gmail cur... view more
