Once Gumballs, Now Change Seeds in Urban Communities

Have you ever seen a vending machine on the street and wondered could that be used for social change? Word on the street says that it can.

I found a very interesting concept article on http://www.good.is/ It is about how one couple decided to up-cycle and use bubble gum machines as seed bombs. These things that look like falafel balls are "packed with native wildflower seeds ready to land in unsuspecting sidewalk cracks, vacant lots, and parking medians".

With these change seeds in place, this L.A. nonprofit, Project Green Aid, gives individuals an opportunity to put their spare change in to help their community and refresh its resources. It also creates "casual activism". This project has been funded by the Pepsi Refresh Project, which is an incentive project that helps people to come together, think of ideas, and take action.

Here at Metro State, we have the compost program. Our compost program helps the community by initiating a student impact to help our lovely environment.

Thanks for reading!


Rachelle
Media/Events Assistant
Center for Urban Connections