Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The Magic Bus

 My friend & housemate Rachel introduced me to four of the coolest, ambitious and dedicated kids I've met in a long time. Reid, Dylan, Eliza and Ellen are four friends who know each other from attending high school together in Durham, NC. For years they have been talking about taking a trip around the country together, and they were about to actualize their dream around their shared interest: farming. To make the trip happen, they approached several businesses in their towns and also ran a very successful Kickstarter campaign and purchased a old Dartmouth Outing Club bus that runs on veggie oil. They tricked out the bus with beds and a small kitchen and even put a greenhouse in the back! It wasn't too hard to get myself over to Fishtown to see their project in Philadelphia and to lend them a hand.
Little Berlin Artist Collective in Fishtown, and their abandoned lot ready to be transformed
The Finished Garden!
Everyone lent a hand!

Dylan, Reid, and some rascals. Notice the rainwater harvesting system in the background

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