Bloom Seattle

11/12/2013

The next Bloom is this Thursday! A few tickets left at www.bloomseattle.com. From the chairman of Canada's largest social venture fund to a world-traveling bug chef, you'll want to tune in to this lineup!

Bloom! is Seattle?s showcase evening of innovative speakers working in sustainability: social, environmental, and economic.

07/28/2013

A simple, clever solution to help address anemia in Cambodia! http://www.fastcodesign.com/1673101/this-iron-fish-offers-relief-from-anemia

[This project is an entrant in our Innovation By Design Awards. Stay tuned for the announcement of winners on October 10.]Anemia, a condition of low red blood cells, is primarily caused by deficiency of iron. It’s a common condition, but it impedes daily routines by causing exhaustion and lack of fo...

07/15/2013

The Bloom 7 videos are up on YouTube! If you missed the event, or want to re-live the experience, check out all 8 talks here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCoeSlAbHH1H6kIawtRpoTfB28pC2ozVg

Topics covered include sustainable innovation in: medical cannibis, ocean acidification, bike sharing, sewage, energy, design, the LGBTQ community + more.

Bloom showcases speakers working on innovations in sustainability. Bloom 7 was held in Seattle, WA on June 27, 2013. www.bloomseattle.com

06/27/2013

Bloom 7 is tonight! We've got 8 rockstar speakers for you, with talks ranging from ma*****na to a new power-generating device modeled after bird wings and fish fins, to bike sharing and responsible management of p**p - it's going to be an interesting night. See you there! Tickets and info at bloomseattle.com.

06/18/2013

The Beacon Food Forest is getting some press in unlikely places! Maybe some of our upcoming Bloom speakers' projects will end up on IFLS, too...

More information: http://bit.ly/19KPHq0

05/30/2013

Planetary Resources just launched a very unique Kickstarter campaign. For the first time in history, the public can control a telescope in space. You can even get your picture taken! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1458134548/arkyd-a-space-telescope-for-everyone-0

The first publicly accessible space telescope! Take amazing photos of space or have your photo displayed above the Earth.

05/22/2013

Know a company innovating for the environment? Nominate them for the Green Washington Awards! http://seattlebusinessmag.com/seattle-event/green-washington-awards-2013

05/13/2013

People do get a little squeamish at the idea of using human p**p to help their food grow...

05/06/2013

Seattle Greendrinks is turning ten years old! Join them for a 1000-person warehouse birthday party, complete with thrift shop costume contest hosted by Goodwill and silent disco dance party, among other shenanigans.

Join Seattle Greendrinks on Friday, June 14th, to celebrate our tenth birthday! We are going all out. Some highlights~ THRIFT SHOP COSTUME CONTEST: Goodwill will judge the best-dressed. Feel free to shed your threads afterward- they'll have a donation station trading donated items for raffle tickets...

05/03/2013

Beacon Food Forest's Glenn Herlihy spoke at the last Bloom- looks like he's got some new lovable bees!

Our message to the world and new bee hive area. Two hives arrive Monday and as we plant more forage we'll begin to introduce more native pollinators. Happy International Permaculture Day this Sunday!

04/23/2013

Where are you foraging in Seattle? We've got some friends who are avid mushroom hunters.

04/23/2013

OoO Bike share! We like bikes.

Puget Sound Bike Share expects to have 50 streetside stops by next year in North and Central Seattle.