Archive for the ‘Woolly School Gardens’ Category

Epicurious discovers a new way to garden, in Pockets!

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

When it comes to cooking tasty food, nothing is more important than starting with fresh ingredients. You can’t get much fresher than picking herbs and vegetables growing inside your kitchen! With a few strategically placed Wallys, you can create a space saving and beautiful indoor herb or vegetable garden on any kitchen wall. That’s the exact conclusion Lauren Salkeld came to when she first came across Woolly Pocket. She writes on epicurious.com:

Since the moment I heard about Woolly Pockets, a line of hanging plant containers made of soft felt, I’ve been harboring fantasies of filling my tiny New York apartment with them, creating what the company calls living walls or vertical gardens. I can just imagine my kitchen wall covered in pockets of herbs, cherry tomatoes, maybe even some small hot peppers.

We couldn’t agree more! The article also has links to some excellent tips on choosing and growing herbs and vegetables. Thanks for the great article Lauren, and for letting your readers know about our Woolly School Garden program.

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Inspired Pockets

Friday, May 7th, 2010

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Woolly Pocket is all about helping people discover the beauty and fun of growing plants. So we were delighted to read this great blog post by Colette Prosper sharing her recent discovery of Woolly Pocket last month at our Earth Day event in Union Square!


Photo Credit: Shannon Sturgis

She writes:

Last month, while toward the Union Square subway stop, I noticed a very cool display from a “green” brand called Woolly Pocket. Offering a lush oasis in the comforts of an urban home, I thought you, dear reader, might get a kick out of learning about this fun product.

And speaking of inspiration, look out for Woolly Pocket to be in the running in next month’s Pepsi Refresh Project!
With your support, we can instantly give gardens to 250 schools all across the United States!


Photo Credit: Suthi Picotte

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Woolly School Garden

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010


photo cred: Suthi Picotte

This past Earth Day, we officially launched Woolly School Garden, our initiative to educate children about plants, nutrition and growing healthy food!

A Woolly School Garden is everything a school needs to create an outdoor garden classroom and begin teaching gardening and nutrition: Woolly Pockets, do-it-yourself hardware & instructions, premium soil for edible gardening, organic seeds, planting chart, gardening manual and nutrition curriculum.

If your school has the budget, we send you your Woolly School Garden. If your school doesn’t have the budget, we’ll sign you up for donations, help raise the money for you and then send you your Woolly School Garden. Our goal is to grow 1000 school gardens by Fall 2010 and an additional 10,000 school gardens by Fall 2011.

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What does a school need to receive a garden?

* At least one teacher or school garden manager.
* A sunny wall or fence that doesn’t get beat up by soccer balls.
* $1,000 or a few months of patience while we raise the money.

Take the next step today by making a donation or signing up your school for a Woolly School Garden! Thanks to Authentacity.com for the great video!

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Martha Stewart Goes Woolly For Vertical Gardens!

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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Be sure to catch tomorrow’s episode of The Martha Stewart Show where she’ll discover how easy it is to create a vertical garden using Woolly Pockets! We’re thrilled to be sharing our innovative products with Martha and her audience! Go to www.marthastewart.com for showtimes in your area!

UPDATE: Video of the segment is now online at http://www.marthastewart.com/article/living-walls

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Edible Staircase

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Downtown Value School, Los Angeles (Click on image to find out more information about Woolly Pocket's association with School Nutrition Plus)

Downtown Value School, Los Angeles (Click on image to find out more information about Woolly Pocket's association with School Nutrition Plus)

Urban Parking Lot - Playground - Cafeteria - Edible Staircase!

Urban Parking Lot - Playground - Cafeteria - Edible Staircase!


Kids N' Pockets

Kids N' Pockets


photos by www.picottephotography.com

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Our first Edible Schoolyard

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Photos by picottephotography.com

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Santa Monica Blvd Charter School's new Woolly Pocket Edible Schoolyard (Click image for more information on Woolly Pocket Garden Company's work with School Nutrition Plus.)

Christy the GardenNerd teaching class

Christy the GardenNerd teaching class (Click image for more information on GardenNerd)

Planting Carrots in Pockets

Planting Carrots in Pockets

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