Hungry Gardens
Our MuralKit for Hungry Gardens, an urban farm in LA, focuses on pollinators and the native plants that support them.
Ruckus Roots, a nonprofit that strives for equitable arts access and climate resilience, led the immersive mural experience.
The program teaches kids about the links between pollinators, native plants, and the food we eat, while beautifying the farm environment.
We designed this MuralKit to fill the long back wall of the farm. Because of the length, we broke the design into eight sections and provided step-by-step instructions for each in the mural-painting-guide.
We chose a deep, shadowy blue to create a consistent background color that makes the foliage pop.
We selected species for this design using resources from Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
We wanted this design to highlight plants that are accessible, easy to grow and discover, so we pulled species from a Xerces guide that outlines…
“California natives that are highly attractive to pollinators and are well-suited for gardens, urban greenspaces, farm borders, and schools. Beyond supporting native bees and honey bees, many of these plants attract nectar seeking butterflies, months, and hummingbirds, and some are hosts for butterfly and moth caterpillars. For example, California is an important breeding area for monarch butterflies, and planting milkweeds, their required host plants, will help sustain the declining western monarch population. “
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