IN JUST A FEW WEEKS, political bureaucrats and environmental activists from all over the world will converge on Copenhagen, Denmark, in an attempt to come to agreement on major changes in the way that we treat the living planet and all of our relations. There isn’t a whole lot that we can do from our isolated outpost here in Toronto to affect the negotiations that will be going on at the conference. But we’re sending lots of positive energy to the true friends of the Earth who will be speaking for all the other species that do not have a seat at the table.
DO YOU THINK IT’S just a coincidence that the Green Apple Living Wall went up exactly twenty years to the day after the Berlin Wall came down? Neither do I, there must be mystical significance to that fact. Let this Living Wall be a powerful symbol for health and equality and freedom, and let it be the cornerstone upon which we build new ecological lives. May we be reminded of relations with the plant kingdom, and may we honour and love them as we honour and love ourselves. Amen! Now, here is a slideshow video of John, Victor and Bob putting up the Green Apple Living Wall. This is how we do it, baby! The accompanying musical track is the instrumental for the song “Be”, by Common. Enjoy!
WOOHOO! WE DID IT! Congratulations are in order. Yesterday we stayed late in order to finish building our new Living Wall. And now it’s done! Doesn’t it look great? Yeah… Now, wouldn’t you like to have one in your own home? If the answer to that question is approaching yes, you really should give us a shout and have us quote you on a job. For the first few lucky customers, we will be building living walls at a discounted rate. So if you’re sincerely interested, don’t dally, take advantage of this awesome opportunity. Either way, you are more than welcome to drop in at any time to say hi and see what the Living Wall looks and feels like!
YEAH, YEAH! USUALLY, it’s a bummer for us when it rains outside, because it puts us behind schedule, since we aren’t able to get any outdoor work done. But when it started to precipitate late night, none of us were very upset — just the opposite — because it meant that we could move forward on the indoor Living Wall project, which is very near and dear to our hearts. Today, Victor and I went to pick up the 120 individual plants, six score from 16 different varieties. And wouldn’t you know it, just when we’re loading up to transport the tropical plants across town, it starts to snow outside! Well, no matter; instead of laying them in the back of the flatbed truck, we packed the plants with us into the crowded cabin, and hightailed it back to Green Apple HQ. Big thanks to Musa, plant prophet, for all of the help picking and choosing the plants that are most appropriate. Stay tuned to see what we did with them…
IT RAINED BUCKETS ON FRIDAY, so we finally had a chance to work on our own living wall here at Green Apple headquarters on Northwestern Avenue. It took us far less time to construct than we had originally anticipated, a testament to the skill level of our team. We’re all really excited to be a part of this, something big, something important. Right now, I’m looking at the wall directly in front of me, and it’s good to go; all it needs now is some of the green stuff. Here are a few photos of the guys in action, putting the structure together.
