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Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Cultivating an EarthBox Transformation
| Location: Homegrown Village HV07 |
Urban Roots has been sprouting a small yet significant movement as a growing contingent of Oakland “micro-farmers” who redefine urban farming. Our goal is making EarthBoxes the “iPod” of container gardening because few innovations as simple as these self watering containers address the issues of low-cost foods, saving the earth and workforce development.
Web site: http://www.earthbox.com
About the Maker(s)
Urban Roots - Boku Kodama My organization in Oakland, Urban VOICE, proposed the EarthBox concept over 18 months ago. Because self-watering containers were unknown to most people involved with urban agriculture, we were ignored. But late last year, when it became apparent how our economy was falling into a recession, a light bulb switched on and suddenly, the EarthBox idea began to take root -- and here we are!
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