Tag Archives: Bed-Stuy Meadow

Wildflower Spotting

Posted on July 29, 2009 by The Changeling

Coreopsis that I (or my seed-bombing partner) planted in a vacant lot.

I spent this month looking for wildflowers in the area that I seed-bombed during the Bed-Stuy Meadow project. I’ve seen a few flowers here and there–not quite the burst of color that I was hoping for–but I’m still keeping an eye on my [...]

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Bed-Stuy Blossoms

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Alexa11221

In ways both subtle and striking, wildflowers from the Bed-Stuy Meadow planting are coming into bloom.

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President of the Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant Comes Out Against Wildflowers

Posted on April 9, 2009 by The Changeling

Don’t you dare plant flowers here!

The Daily News has an article on the Bed-Stuy Meadow project that is definitely worth a read. The brains behind this project, Deborah Fisher, discusses her plans for the upcoming seed planting day which takes place this Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
The article really gets interesting when they [...]

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Bed Stuy Meadow 100 Volunteer Barrier Broken!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by The Changeling

This should be a meadow.

The Bed-Stuy Meadow project is really coming together nicely! The April 11th Seed Sowing Day is just around the corner. The Bed-Stuy Meadow is, in the words of its creator Deborah Fisher, an environmental action in which
[t]he goal is to sow wildflower seeds on every single patch of abandoned soil [...]

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The Bed-Stuy Meadow Project

Posted on March 9, 2009 by The Changeling

Wouldn’t this abandoned lot look nicer if it were filled with wildflowers?
There is an exciting Bed-Stuy beautification project getting underway called the Bed-Stuy Meadow. The brainchild of Deborah Fisher of the environmental activist blog, 21st Century Plowshare, this large-scale guerrilla gardening action has the goal of planting wildflowers in every single abandoned [...]

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