60 Second Docs profiled urban gardeners Phoenix and Shalaco, a plant-loving couple who use spice shakers to spread native wildflower seeds across San Francisco while dressed as bees. The couple’s mission is to increase the native bee and butterfly populations while beautifying the city streets and making gardening accessible to everyone.
We’re all about democratizing gardening making it accessible to people. You don’t need a yard all you need is a shaker and some seeds. We’re just really trying to restore the land and bring it back to where it was and give plants that the local ecosystem needs.
While shopping at Alameda Natural Grocery in Alameda, California, my daughter spotted a vending machine that dispenses seedbombs instead of candy. For fifty cents, you can get either a native California grass seedbomb or one that is holds a wildflower mix. Greenaid makes (and then rents or sells) the machines.…
These R2-D2 and C-3PO Spice Shakers by ThinkGeek are the droids you are looking for to spice up your meals. This Star Wars R2-D2 & C-3PO Spice Shaker Set is ready to accept your kitchen seasonings of choice. It's perfect for dried celto to mix into that Life Day Bantha…
Here's a wonderful set of Space Invaders themed salt and pepper shakers. Brazilian product designer Anderson Horta posted them to his blog, but it's not clear if he designed them or where they can be purchased.
A photo posted by SFO International Airport (@flysfo) on Dec 2, 2016 at 4:19pm PST San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in partnership with the SFSPCA Animal Assisted Therapy program has welcomed a very friendly therapy pig named Lilou, who is the first of her porcine kind to play an important…
Herbie Hatman is organizing another Pie Fight in formal attire at the San Francisco Powell Cable Car Turnaround this Thursday, March 5th starting at 5:39pm sharp. Anyone care to participate in a pie fight? Powell Cable Car Turnaround is a charming locale. Tourists. Local working class. Shoppers. Business people going…
Artist Neon describes the rise, in the 1980s, of the San Francisco Bay Area graffiti scene in the short documentary "Bay Area Graffiti: The Early Years" by KQED. The video includes rarely seen photos of early Bay Area graffiti by Jim Prigoff. Graffiti is a polarizing art form. Many appreciate…
Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
