Guerrilla Gardening: or, Baseball by Bike

It's that time of year again: Portland gets taken over by bicyclers of all walks (and rides) of life taken to the streets for Pedalpalooza.
I did not make it out to the Annual World Naked Bike Ride. But, I have been logging upwards of 20 miles per day on my bike, and Sunday afternoon found me squeezing soil and seeds into balls in preparation for the 3rd Annual Guerrilla Gardening By Bike ride.

3RD ANNUAL GUERRILLA GARDENING BY BIKE

Col. Summers Park, SE 20th and Belmont (by the community garden gate on 20th)

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Like native plants and green spaces? Like throwing stuff as you bicycle? This ride is for you! Imagine an eyesore empty lot transformed into a native flower, food, or hardy plant paradise.

On this ride we will take readymade seedballs (clay+seeds) and throw them into inner SE/NE urban dead zones.

To learn more about the idea of Seed Balling and Guerrilla Gardening, visit Permaculture Reflections.

The weather, of course, did not cooperate, barely pushing 60. But our solid group of 15 bikers persevered (we did treat ourselves to hot food at the pleasantly heated Nightlight Bar and Lounge afterward)

About to mix in seeds saved from gardens past into the soil mixture.

Isaac shows off his full bag o' balls ready for battle.

ready...set...aim......shoot!

Last leg of ride through Ladd's Addition and rose patches!












Pedalpalooza is such a great venue for meeting people around Portland, interested in anything and everything under the sun. What fun