Biome Box
Samuel Arabia
Recycled cardboard & butcher paper
The window box has several key features: one recycled plastic water trough, seeds of two native flower varieties (one for spring-summer bloom and one for summer-fall), native grass seeds, pollinator-friendly soil, and recycled plastic or cardboard tubes for pollinator nesting. The window box itself is made of wood and sealed for rot protection. It’s important to supply flowers which provide nectar during the majority of the warm months, so food is plentiful when insects need it.
This miniature ecosystem will help reintroduce pollinators’ natural environment and sources of sustenance, mitigating the habitat loss for which much of the population collapse can be attributed. It will also add more green space to cities which has proven positive effects that go beyond just helping pollinators. They are known to improve human moods and even improve air quality. The influx of micro-agriculture projects in urban areas would also be greatly aided by a pollinator presence.
