Hey guys :) Helen (Varley Jamieson) I think your point about it not being difficult to tell when plants are thirsty is completely true - all you need to do is see your plant drooping and feel that the soil is dry to know. I think though that as Helen (Pritchard) says, the workshop gives you the chance to engage with your plants in a playful way. Making something like this is a great way to teach people electronics in a fun way as well - most people who come to these workshops have never done anything like this before, or if they have not since school. Being an evening workshop this is more for adults but its been ran with kids too who absolutely love it so its a good way to get kids into technology.
Once people see that they can make a circuit it gives them the confidence to think about other projects they'd like to build, especially with Arduino (like in Soenke's link). I guess something like this would be the next step!: http://www.botanicalls.com/archived_kits/twitter/ Em Sent from my iPhone On 25 Jun 2013, at 11:03, helen Pritchard <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes and perhaps its a playful way for people to engage with plants? - opens > up some other possibilities or plant potentials? :) > > > Helen Pritchard > artist//researcher > www.helenpritchard.info > > > On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Soenke Zehle <[email protected]> wrote: >> good pt. (seen this? http://dd.xmlab.org) but may make sense in >> different contexts such as this - maker spirit meets indie farmers: >> >> http://blog.arduino.cc/2013/05/30/diy-farm-hacking-takes-off/ >> >> 2013/6/25 helen varley jamieson <[email protected]>: >> > how strange; it's not at all difficult to tell when plants are thirsty >> > without the assistance of any technology. why not have a gardening course >> > instead & save the resources of sensors & LEDs for something actually >> > useful? :) >> > >> > >> > On 24/06/13 3:50 PM, Emilie Giles wrote: >> > >> > Dear lists, >> > >> > Apologies for cross-postings! >> > >> > Technology Will Save Us have a Thirsty Plant Detector workshop running this >> > Wednesday evening in London at Rough Trade, perfect for anyone wanting to >> > learn about electronics in a fun and creative way! :) Please see details >> > below: >> > >> > About the Workshop: >> > We will make our own sensors from scratch and connect them to a solar >> > powered circuit that turns an LED on when the poor plants are thirsty. You >> > will do some very basic electronics and play with solar power while making >> > something useful. All the electronic components, sensors materials and >> > instruction are included. >> > >> > Time and Date: >> > 7-9pm, Wednesday 26th June >> > >> > Venue: >> > Rough Trade East >> > Dray Walk >> > 91 Brick Lane >> > London >> > E1 6QL >> > >> > Sign-up: >> > http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/6257362941?ref=ecal# >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Em >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > Technology Will Save Us >> > Emilie Giles >> > >> > www.technologywillsaveus.org >> > [email protected] >> > @techwillsaveus >> > >> > +44 (0) 7811 305647 >> > >> > Trading as Hirsch and Mann Ltd >> > Registered in England No. 7361568 • VAT No. 101 9849 18 >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > NetBehaviour mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > helen varley jamieson >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.creative-catalyst.com >> > http://www.wehaveasituation.net >> > http://www.upstage.org.nz >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > NetBehaviour mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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