Kimbal Musk and his wife, Christiana, shared a touching video yesterday in which they announced that Big Green is giving away free seeds for Plant A Seed Day, which is today. Kimbal shares the story of Lenny, whose mother and family have struggled with hunger.
So many of us suffer from nature deficit: we spend lots of time indoors, staring at screens both large and small. This is tiring to our brains and our eyeballs, and keeps us from enjoying a connection with trees, plants, and open space.
With the understanding that taking a break in nature is good for our brains and our productivity, an innovative California-based company called Farmscape is working to bring greenery and farming into corporate and urban landscapes.
“You kids these days don’t know how good you’ve got it. Back in the day, we had to actually get our hands in the soil and manually plant seeds, pull weeds, and water the garden. Nowadays, you just drag and drop your garden program routines from the safety of the … [continued]
Forgetfulness can no longer be an excuse for Twitter-using brown-thumb gardeners with the Botanicalls DIY kit. When your plants need refreshment, the DIY kit tweets that the soil is dry enough to break out the watering can. Your efforts don’t go unnoticed either — the grateful plant even posts a … [continued]
Let’s face it: some of us just don’t have a green thumb. But the Plantsense EasyBloom Plant Sensor, released yesterday, makes gardening an equal-opportunity activity. The device is based on NASA technology used during the Mars Phoenix Mission, and can collect data on sunlight, soil moisture, and temperature. The information … [continued]
