Deborah Fisher had an idea. If you could get a bunch of people together to "throw seeds" in Bed-Stuy one spring morning you could bring wildflowers to the vacant lots, the tree pods and the streets of that neighborhood.
Well, she actually took this out of the realm of an idea and made it into a reality. The project is called Bed-Stuy Meadow and there's information about it on the website 21st Century Plowshare. Planting is just two weeks away on April 11th and there are 90 confirmed flower planters.
She even has a few sponsors, including Lab 24/7, where there will be an after-party with lunch on the 11th! If you are interested in volunteering in Bed-Stuy do the following according to Deborah:
If you are not on the map but should be, get in touch with Deborah Fisher at 21stcenturyplowshare(at)gmail(dot)com
If you and a friend got assigned to different zones, that's no fun. Email me and I will re-assign you!
I
have picked three out of the five rendezvous points and placed them on
the map, and this week will be choosing the last two. Volunteers are
still getting put on the map every single day.