Inner-City Cornfield Project Update

A couple of weeks ago, Urban Farm Hub learned of the Inner-City Cornfield Project, which will be taking over spare public space in Seattle to plant corn to provide some additional beauty and food to our landscape. Here’s an update from the artist who is spearheading the effort, Joanna Lepore:

We are officially up and growing! With the help of fantastic volunteers I’ve installed cornfields at three locations, totaling a 100 square feet of reclaimed public land! Visit this Flickr album for some action shots. I’ll be updating it regularly, so try to check back.

Want to get involved? Sign up to help water, assist a workshop, or post flyers on this Google Doc.

On the horizon:

Monday July 19th- Last cornfield installation at Casa Latina, 17th Ave. S. and Jackson. Still waiting for final approval, but planning to install this bed during the early evening. Sign up on the Google Doc to help, contact me directly, or just show up!

First Thursday August 5th- Cornfield Crawl/Bike Ride. Join the art crowd as we travel from Capitol Hill through the Central District to the Rainier YMCA, visiting cornfields and talking about public art and urban agriculture. I’ll need help advertising; sign up to help flyer on the Google Doc.

The Inner City Cornfield is on Facebook! I’m still figuring this thing out, but hope to share pictures and invite you all to workshops through the site.

Related posts:

1. Inner-City Cornfield Project
2. City Fruit August Update
3. Update from City Fruit

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