The Kits

This is where it all begins. Your new favorite pastime. In five—no, one—year you’ll wonder what you did before you started gardening or bird watching or doing any of the other enjoyable things in the kit areas we’ve got in store for you. Even breaking up—you’ll likely have found that having a kit just made things so much more, well, bearable. Check back here for more future kits, too. We’ve got some good ideas in the making.

For now, browse our kits, pick one and use us for our resources. It’s time to get started.

The Urban Gardener

The most common refrain we hear when talking to city folks about growing living vegetation: “I kill plants.” The thing is, we did, too! But no more. There are a few things they don’t tell you: Like that, as autumn and winter now approach, there’s almost no better environment for coaxing seedlings out of soil than an overheated city apartment. And for light? We used a lamp. Seriously. It’s easy. You can do it. We’ll help.

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The Lazy Birdwatcher

Let’s face it, bird watching seems so, well, intense. That’s the image it’s had—until now. We advocate a low-pressure pursuit. Keep your binoculars by your bedside table. Carry them in your messenger bag with your bird identification booklet when you do errands. It’s a great excuse to just go to the park and sit. And, who knows, you never know what else you might see—we’re just sayin’...

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The Break-Up Kit

They say there are five phases of grief after a loss like a break-up. We add three more: ice cream, venting and voodoo. We’ve been there. We can help. And, after hearing back from the people who have hit the streets with our T-shirts, we can now pretty much guarantee a double take. The message: “Hello, store clerk/barista/guy at the gym who’s antsy to take my machine, you’re not dealing with just anyone here.” And they’re not.

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