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====Urban Foraging==== | ====Urban Foraging==== | ||
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===Getting organized=== | ===Getting organized=== | ||
- | I | + | I frequently update an Excel file where I list all of the materials & objects I need for current and forthcoming projects. I try to have most of it in mind, and always take a copy with me when I am going to second-hand shops. |
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+ | ===In FoAM's garbage=== | ||
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+ | I made most of my seedling pots out of bottles, cans and diverse containers recovered from FoAM's garbage bin. Before foraging any further, making the most of the resources at hand is the most efficient strategy. | ||
===From the Streets=== | ===From the Streets=== | ||
- | Up till now, I foraged several kind of products from the street: wood pallets, cardboard, plastic bottles, cans, eggboxes.... | + | Up till now, I foraged several kind of products from the street: wood pallets, cardboard, plastic bottles, cans, eggboxes, styrofoam, glass windows... |
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+ | There are so many cool stuff that people dump that I could basically transform FoAM into a recycling storage space. I try to moderate my collection, and therefore focus either on rare items (like glass windows) or things I am going to use straight away (plastic bottles for my self-watering experiments). | ||
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+ | However, I often have transport issues. During a hike around the city, I found very nice glass windows, or even a 2 meters mirror. As I was more than one hour walk from FoAM, I could not carry these heavy items all the way back to the studio with my bare hands. Maybe should I always take my 50 L backpack with me when I walk around ? It would not allow me to carry everything, but it may already allow me to carry more small items if needed. | ||
===Internet Groups=== | ===Internet Groups=== | ||
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There are several online initiatives to avoid dumping out useful stuff. Amongst them are several groups to which you can sign up. I subscribed to two groups: [[http:// | There are several online initiatives to avoid dumping out useful stuff. Amongst them are several groups to which you can sign up. I subscribed to two groups: [[http:// | ||
- | I have not recovered | + | It is interesting to keep an eye on these sources. Althoug, you can post requests for specific objects too, they only very rarely attract relevant replies. This is their main drawback: you have to wait for luck to operate, and make the object you need appear. Moreover, the most valuable the object, the quicker it will be taken by members of the group: you have to check the list very frequently ! |
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===Second Hand Shops=== | ===Second Hand Shops=== | ||
- | I visited two neighbouring second-hand shops, which are l' | + | I visited two neighbouring second-hand shops, which are [[http:// |
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+ | For a few euros, I could get essential products difficult to find on " | ||
- | For a few euros, I could get essential |