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We have a bik

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:55:42 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: vadjutka

We have a bike-rally every half year. In spring it was before Earth day, on 20th April. There were 80 000 bikers on the streets of Budapest!! This was the largest biker-happening since the beginning of the Critical Mass movement! It was sooo good to see that much of people on bike. :-)

We're also fr

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:18:55 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: GreenSpaceGoods

We're also from Atlanta. I'll have to give it a try :)

Yay! I'm plan

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:05:37 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: qwynwyn

Yay! I'm planning to bike to work tomorrow! I'm lucky to have a pretty good bike route now. It'll get harder when I have to split my time elsewhere (much farther away).

LA celebrates

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:52:13 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: tangerinetreehouse

LA celebrates Bike to Work Day today instead. And it was so great to see everyone come out to our pit stop this morning. Hooray for bikes!

Yay for folks

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:24:03 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: dogwoodlane

Yay for folks on bikes!!

congrats!

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:48:48 -0000

On article: Etsy Pets: Cruelty Free Etsy — Your Source for Animal Friendly Goods
Comment by: Vanessa

congrats!

Whoop! I work

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:46:58 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: EcoKate

Whoop! I work at home for the moment but I totally bike around my town for whatever I need!

Happy Day! C

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:15:13 -0000

On article: Etsy Pets: Cruelty Free Etsy — Your Source for Animal Friendly Goods
Comment by: CricketsCreations

Happy Day! Cruelty Free Etsy member majestyinc is the current Etsy Featured Seller! Congrats, Julie, you deserve it! Read her interview: http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=52720 Celeste (Crickets)

OMG Kitty107.

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:12:45 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: Vanessa

OMG Kitty107. Jellybat, my sister in law was making a skirt out of upcycled umbrellas! I think she got the idea from Craft Magazine...

Reminded me o

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:58:11 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: Kitty107

Reminded me of a story:Bought an umbrella from a street vendor, went to use it in the pouring rain, pushed the button to open, and the whole umbrella(minus the handle) shot off like a rocket!! Smashed my friend right in the chest...I felt like The Penguin in BATMAN! LOL!

what, people

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:54:49 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: jellibat

what, people just drop their rubbish brollys on the street when their broken, or did a bin blow over? crazy. i hope the etsy lab people grabbed them for some recycling art works

Yay for Bike

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:49:54 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: littleelf

Yay for Bike to Work Day! In our town, we've been having Bike to Work Week, and it's been both amazingly fun and really challenging. Why-oh-why do I have to live at the top of one hill and work at the top of a different, much higher hill? Lying on the floor and nursing sore muscles is seriously cutting into my crafting time...

Yay for Bike

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:37:28 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: CyclonaDesigns

Yay for Bike Month - and thanks for including me on this page!

I am a regula

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:56:38 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: studio1212

I am a regular biker and I love biking to work. It is a great way to incorporate exercise in your daily routine, plus you are being friendly to the environment! Everyday should be a bike day!

Glitter! Glit

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:27:56 -0000

On article: Give Back with Glitter: Charity Art Sale
Comment by: UglyBaby

Glitter! Glitter! Glitter!

This shows ho

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:22:47 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: backwoodsophisticate

This shows how sheltered a life I lead, I had no clue people would just drop their umbrellas when they stopped working. Yay for National Bike Month!

Don't forget

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:42:23 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: sparkledawne

Don't forget your bike bells for safety!! :) http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10179350

I think is a

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:18:51 -0000

On article: National Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2008
Comment by: Karmacrochet

I think is a wonderful idea.I do not know how to ride a bike but I try to walk to work (when weather permitted).My office is about 2 miles away.

I wonder if I

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:14:29 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: SalvagedExpression

I wonder if I can start a guerilla rooftop garden since the lot I had my eye on gets mowed. The local grocery store is ripe for planting. This is a really great article!

A good trick

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:15:25 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: scrumdidlyump

A good trick is to roll little balls of clay- I have a lot being a potter and all- around the seeds, especially if you live in an area with sporadic rain- that way when It does rain the clay traps the moisture around the seed, and provide a little nest of sticky dirt in which to germinate. It also makes it easier to deal with tiny seeds.

As a landscap

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:30:09 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: terrain

As a landscape architect of course I *love* this idea! But don't get too attached to your little rebel garden. What seems abandoned frequently isn't, and you'd be surprised how an entire lot can get demolished overnight. And don't forget that it doesn't have to be guerilla - you'd be surprised how many municipalities are open to community groups adopting and caring for unused lots, and there are funding sources and resources available for these efforts.

Great article

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:01:48 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: plantgirl

Great article! Everyone should try mixing their seeds with compost instead of peat moss if they have access to it! Also keeps the birds from eating the seed:)

Great article

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:10:07 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: ennadoolf

Great article! and I love your little rosebush peeking out in the top photo!

If you plant

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:00:26 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: fluffnflowers

If you plant near playgrounds, DearDodo, just make sure that whatever you 'add' isn't poisonous!

This is a won

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:36:57 -0000

On article: Etsy Pets: Handmade4Hounds
Comment by: mvegan5

This is a wonderful cause, beautiful animals, great shop! I just joined ;) Check out http://handmade4hounds.etsy.com 100% to help the doggies!

I'm a Country

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:56:29 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: BlackStarBeads

I'm a Country gardener and grow and put up our veggies, so I love this idea. I've seen some wonderful city greenery in the strangest of places! Great article. I didn't know about this street team either.

This is a won

Sun, 11 May 2008 07:23:39 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: DearDodo

This is a wonderful and inspiring article! What a great idea, of course! -strange enough I never thought of it! Great for playgrounds!

Hey Silentlan

Sun, 11 May 2008 00:28:26 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: SapphireChild

Hey Silentlanguages, The trick is starting with stuff that is easy to grow, like squash, melons, or tomatoes. Try starting with a pack of cheap zucchini seeds. If you want to get fancy you can "fertilize & mulch" the area with some used coffee grounds. Many local coffee shops are glad to give it away free!

I was just th

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:27:15 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: silentlanguages

I was just thinking about randomly starting community gardens...I didn't know it had a word! I think it would be great, especially if one could figure out a way to grow herbs and vegetables? Awesome article and art!

I love this a

Sat, 10 May 2008 13:28:58 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: SingingSky

I love this article!

What a totall

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:30:53 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: DaraArt

What a totally awesome story! I love the idea and have even done the watermelon seeds casually thrown onto the neglected public land accross from us. i hope no one decides to landscape it soon!

BlueGardenia,

Sat, 10 May 2008 02:29:02 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: fluffnflowers

BlueGardenia, that's awesome that people are getting involved with your project! I love to hear stories like that. Recently, I found that a bunch of red maples and wildflowers I'd planted had been mowed down to widen the road. :(

I've never do

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:51:26 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: SalvagedExpression

I've never done it but I think about it every time I pass the (I think) vacant lot on my way to work. Not sure if it's because like Aryglewhale I'm a closet badass or becasue I live on the 3rd floor with lots of big planters. Now to begin the stakeout. It's a little late for seeds but my ornamental peppers have to be thinned out anyway.:)

this article

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:42:44 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: crankbunny

this article is great. I'm a big fan of 'guerrilla fertilizing'...(this isn't a wonderful setup for a poo joke or wacky sarcasm). Many times things are already growing & struggling a bit and just need a little help. You can use a plastic container with holes poked on the top to sprinkle fertilizer pellets around.

I love Gueril

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:13:55 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: BlueGardenia

I love Guerilla Gardening! I've taken over the two tree wells in front of apartment. While I get a lot of strange looks (it's a very busy street in downtown Philadelphia) and the owner of the mini-mart across the street told me that it would probably get wrecked, I always smile when I see something new blooming. Last year someone else added mulch to help protect my flowers, and this year someone planted little sedum clippings. It's growing! There are a lot of planters in front of houses that have a sole, straggly weed growing out. I'm going to mix up the rest of my flower seeds and start tossing them into the planters as I pass (a la "Miss Rumphius"). If any of them grow, they'll make me smile every time that I pass by.

ArgyleWhale,

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:08:38 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: Vanessa

ArgyleWhale, you are too cute!

I love this i

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:30:02 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: theascrafts

I love this idea!! There's an empty lot just down the road from me!! Thank you! Now off I go to plan some goodie goodie rebeliousness!!! Long live the gardens!

This will be

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:05:10 -0000

On article: Earth Tones: Growin' Guerilla Style
Comment by: ArgyleWhale

This will be my baby step to becoming a rebellious badass.

we love our h

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:01:23 -0000

On article: Etsy Pets: Handmade4Hounds
Comment by: mosey

we love our hound dog! thanks for the great spotlight! these critters need it!!! xo

woof woof fr

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:24:10 -0000

On article: Etsy Pets: Handmade4Hounds
Comment by: bayousalvage

woof woof from shebes and frito