tree project

Congrats, Barry!!

"a sprout from a seed, from a tree that survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima... for me, it gives true hope that no matter how ignorant or vile 'we the people' act... LIFE can overcome. I strongly suggest you try to obtain some seeds from the tree project, it's fun, fulfilling and is a great conversation starter to say the least... it really has me interested in growing plants that I can leave behind rather than smoke. here's some pictures of my wife with said seeds... and the sprouts of true hope." --- Shane Bugbee and Amy Congrats, Shane and Amy! Check out Shane's "NONSENSICAL WORLD OF SHANE BUGBEE BLOG" at http://www.shanebugbee.com/2009/08/we-have-sprout-of-true-hope.html

" I did my best and now...... arigatoo Hiroshi sensei" ---Viviana Guadagno Congrats, Viviana!! "since I received the Sendan tree I have put it under the window for thesunny light of my dinner room, everyday my cat, Giggia enjoys sun with it, my flat is a trypical old Roman flat so people can't spy inside. My friends seem to be interested about this lovely and little tree from Hiroshima. Thanks Hiroshi sensei !!! I do my best." ---Viviana

Paul Schmelzer is editor of the Minnesota Independent , former editor of the Walker Art Center blogs , creator of Signifier, signed , a former editor at Adbusters , and contributor to Cabinet, Raw Vision , The Progressive, Utne Reader and others Sixty-four years ago today , at 8:15 a.m. Japan Standard Time, the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay unleashed fury on the city of Hiroshima, dropping an 8,900-pound uranium bomb called "Little Boy." Some 70,000 people died instantly, according to military estimates, and 70,000 more succumbed to radiation poisoning within the next five years. For artist Hiroshi Sunairi , subjected to endless hours of "peace education" classes growing up in Japan, Hiroshima gradually started becoming "Hiroshima," a concept that, after he moved to New York and witnessed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, gained a deep, new significance. While Hiroshima's citizens turned tragic violence into a pledge for peace , Sunairi sa...

Paul Schmelzer on http://www.utne.com/Alt-Wire/20-Incisive-Ideas-Seed-Bombs-Mashups.aspx http://www.babycreative.com/babyblog/index.php/2009/06/historical-horticulture/ http://pinkcloudevents.com/blog/2009/07/leur-lexistence-the-tree-project/ http://lostmittenblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/tree-project-at-horticultural-society.html http://davidelliot.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/turning-a-new-leaf/

Max Zezek & Emmy Eves with newly planted pots on May 12th at "Eat Clay or Die" exhibition curated by Susannah Tisue and Michele Quan in May at Greenwich House Pottery. " Hey Hiroshi, We are pretty sure this is the Persimmon. It looks like a persimmon, doesn't it? Dont worry, he is planted in a pot with our avocado plant, and we keep them mostly inside." ---Max I am not sure if it is......the leaves look different, but congrats, anyhow....it is a beautiful sprout of something!!

Congratulations, Sam!