Garden on the run.
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These shoes have tiny hooks. They catch seeds. (Reuters) -
Kiki Grammatopoulos invented the shoes. (Reuters) -
Runners and walkers snag seeds with the shoes. (Reuters) -
Bison spread seeds in the wild. Runners can spread seeds in the city! (123RF) -
Some plants need people or animals to spread their seeds. Burdock seeds stick to clothes or animal fur. (123RF)
Did you know bison can garden? Seeds get stuck in fur and hooves. Bison spread seeds as they walk. You could too.
This shoe has tiny hooks. It can catch and drop seeds!
Pray: Thank God for creative ways to scatter seeds on the ground. Plants help people and animals in many ways.
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Kiki Grammatopoulos earned a degree in industrial design in London, England. Two out of three people likely will live in cities by 2050. Urban areas need plants. Bison tromp on soil and spread seeds in the wild. Who tromps on soil in cities? Runners do! Ms. Grammatopoulos made a shoe attachment. It lets runners spread seeds. Plants help clean the air. They use carbon dioxide people breathe out. They release oxygen people breathe in. Plants also help cool cities.
“The Earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kind.” (Genesis 1:12)
