Seed Ball the Planet This Earth Day
Having trouble deciding what you could do to make a difference this Earth Day? (You mean you missed our multi-city guide to Earth Day?)
Perhaps dropping a seed ball or two might be the answer. It’s an ancient farming technique, widely promoted by Masanobu Fukuoka, as a way of beautifying paved cityscapes.
Here’s how it works. Native, drought-tolerant seeds are mixed with compost and clay and formed into small balls that are dried in the sun. They are then taken by urban gardeners and tossed around the city, especially …
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