Bed Stuy Meadow
Project Description
We'll be planting wildflower seeds on every single patch of
abandoned soil on every single street of the Brooklyn neighborhood of
Bed Stuy this April.
By early summer, there should be so many wildflowers growing in the
untended treepits, vacant lots, half-built developments and other tiny
scraps of neglected soil in Bed Stuy that the whole neighborhood
effectively turns into a meadow. The profusion of wildflowers will
probably be relentless and visually unifying, and this relentless unity
of wildflowers will probably make anyone walking down the street feel
really good.
I want there to be so many wildflowers on the streets that the
summer of 2009 is remembered very fondly every single resident of the
neighborhood. I want the continuity of the Meadow to be so strong that
Google Earth is compelled to re-photograph Bed Stuy. I want people who
don't even live within the five boroughs to visit Bed Stuy for the
first time so that they can see the Meadow with their own eyes, and I
want people who will never even come to be so inspired by the Bed Stuy
Meadow that they make their own amazing neighborhood project and share
it on 21st Century Plowshare.
Get Involved
1. Plant Seed this April. If you live in NYC and want to
spend an afternoon scattering seed, email
21stcenturyplowshare-at-gmail-dot-com to get on the list of volunteers.
2. Donate! The total budget for this project is about $2000. Donate a few dollars.
**Every donation over $10 gets you a gift: your own mini-meadow of the same seeds we are using, delivered right to your door.
3. Sponsor The Meadow. Your $100 sponsorship gets your
business name mentioned on every single thing that's ever written about
the Meadow, your name on all Meadow Schwag, effusive and prominently
placed thanks on 21st Century Plowshare and good karma.
4. Buy Meadow Schwag. By the time spring turns to summer and
results are visible, you'll be able to buy t-shirts and other Meadow
Schwag. Schwag will serve three purposes. It will make up any budget
deficit that I had to put on my own credit card, fund future projects,
and most importantly, raise Meadow Consciousness.
5. Spread the Word. Even if it's the only thing you do, it's big help to tell people about this project and link to this page.
6. Do your own project. Bed Stuy is not the only neighborhood
that needs a meadow or similar plant intervention. What should happen
to your neighborhood? Email pictures and stories to
21stcenturyplowshare-at-gmail-dot-com.
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