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Meals on Wheels
Image source: designboom.com
Whenever people move or relocate to new places, they take with them a piece of their own culture and heritage. This is especially true when it comes to food preferences and eating habits since food is seen as a sign of cultural identity.
Urban areas populated by different nationalities with different cultural backgrounds now have the option of growing their own herbs and vegetables using movable suitcases filled with soil, these contraption called ‘UrbanBuds’ is the brainchild of Gionata Gatto, an Italian designer based in the Netherlands. As many as thirty-six plants can be grown vertically along the fabric. Read more about the UrbanBuds here
By Maria Belgado
Tags: gardening, Gionata Gatto, planting, Urban buds
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