Between the covers

It's that time of year when all the gardens are flourishing with new life.  Don't have a garden?  Perhaps try putting your old comics (or textbooks?) in the window and get growing!

"Manga Farming" is a project by Tokyo-based artist Koshi Kawachi, and is on display at the Matsuzakaya department store in Nagoya.

The process is simple... stand a book on its end, sprinkle with seeds (radish, broccoli, basil...) and water.  Sprouts start to appear in days!  A great way to upcycle materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill or recycling centre...