Dead New York Leaves

1. k
   December 6th, 2007 at 5:49 pm

   I’m willing to contribute to this project. I hope they sell snow and dog crap, too..

2. Meighan
   December 6th, 2007 at 6:27 pm

   Do they come with a phytosanitary Certificate?

3. muerzin
   December 6th, 2007 at 6:41 pm

   this is so arrogant an idea, it beggars belief. climate change? what climate change? what america needs (and by extension the rest of the world) is a MASSIVE hike in fuel prices. we’re all doomed.

4. muerzin
   December 6th, 2007 at 6:42 pm

   oops. mis-read the post. i will now kill myself.

5. muerzin
   December 6th, 2007 at 6:43 pm

   wait. no i didn’t. oh who cares.

6. peach
   December 6th, 2007 at 6:56 pm

   They are removing the leaf litter from the forest that enriches the soil provide nutrients for plant life and a haven for the tiny insects only to mail it somewhere else. This could also run the risk of spreading diseases to other trees. Does that make ecologic sense? I think not.

7. Jenguin
   December 6th, 2007 at 7:18 pm

   muerzin - lol! I can’t stop giggling.

8. Erika
   December 6th, 2007 at 7:19 pm

   I emailed the website’s email address and said this…

   Scott,

   I saw your idea for getting fall leaves from New York mailed to you on Netorama.com. However I feel like this idea is counter productive and not environmentally sensitive.

   My suggestion is, take the money you are using to buy the cardboard box and the amount it costs to ship the leaves, and plant more trees in New York. Helping to preserve green space in cities so that more people can enjoy more trees seems more appropriate and important than mailling someone a box of leaves. Just a thought.

   Thanks for listening.

   ~ Erika

9. Jezebel
   December 6th, 2007 at 8:29 pm

   Why didn’t I think of this?

10. Vonskippy
    December 6th, 2007 at 11:14 pm

    @Erika

    Does it say “Goody” on both your shoes or just one?

11. farty
    December 6th, 2007 at 11:20 pm

    anyone want to buy leaves from bay area california?

12. peach
    December 7th, 2007 at 9:21 am

    I have leaves for sale! I will even collect the pine needles if you want them.

13. Kathleen
    December 7th, 2007 at 9:50 am

    Haha, that’s hilarious. My parents live in upstate NY, and have to take truckloads of leaves from our backyard to the compost center every week. I sent them the website link, maybe they can sell their leaves and retire early. Or at least get a good laugh from it.

14. nick
    December 7th, 2007 at 11:30 am

    swamp water for sale! freash swamp water! swamp water here!

15. Adam Farrington
    December 7th, 2007 at 5:41 pm

    Sounds like a great way to export lymes disease.

16. Q
    December 8th, 2007 at 8:29 am

    The tumbleweed lady made a fortune selling wild tumbleweeds that blow past her house -she calls her mail order site tumbleweed farms— there must be something around my house that somebody would pay me for.

17. MoonCake
    December 9th, 2007 at 7:08 am

    i like how it says “real” new york trees. i guess as opposed to “fake” new york trees…

    i kinda think it’s neat that they’re using leaves as packing, but it’s really super dumb that they’re charging $7.99 just for the box of them. it’s not like they’re exploiting trees of NY.. maybe they are.. but i could definitely see it as a marketing ploy, yunno, to promote products available only during this time of year. maybe not food…

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