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Author Archives: lowtechhighjoy
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Blueberry pie on a Monday morning in an art studio overlooking NE Minneapolis might be the best way to begin a week. We had the pleasure of engaging in a long conversation recently with visual artist Rachel Breen, as part … Continue reading
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Benign neglect yields decent results
In May, our duo threw some sunflower seeds into a couple neglected concrete planters on Dale & University in St. Paul. After a summer filled with good intentions and no follow through we figured the plants had withered and … Continue reading
Between Two Poles
It’s as simple as that. Send us images of your sunflowers and we’ll post them and thank you for being part of this season’s Sunflower Revolution. These two lovelies have been saved from mowers, weed whackers, squirrels and the like … Continue reading
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Ephemera
Here’s a few remnants of last week’s Pie Project Fargo, where we served pie and conversation to visitors at The Plains Art Museum. We stenciled the sidewalks of downtown Fargo with a washable spray paint, leading folks from the local … Continue reading
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Tagged Pie Project, pie project Fargo, Plains Art Museum, social practice, stencils
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Road Trip!
serviceberry, rhubarb, cherry, blueberry, strawberry, apricot…these are some of the fruits we’ve been busy transforming into pies for our High Plains friends up in Fargo, North Dakota. Next Thursday, July 16th from 1-5p we’ll be serving pie at The Plains … Continue reading
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real and ideal pies
When the dairy-free Peach Pie recipe from a high-80’s American hippie cookbook instructs to ‘roll out the dough between two sheets of waxed paper to prevent crumbling’ you know you’re in trouble. Add to that a filling recipe with no … Continue reading
the sound of happiness
Here’s a short video of our duo taking a break from a meeting at Episcopal Homes Senior Communities to play some ping pong. Another discovery: neither of us plays to win.
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Test Plot #1 at Silverwood Park
Silverwood Park is an urban art and nature gem tucked in a quiet neighborhood at the crux of 694 & 35W. It’s also the home of the Sunflower Revolution’s Test Plot #1. At the end of the parking lot and up … Continue reading
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Tagged Cloud Kiss, silverwood park, social practice, Sunflower Revolution, Test Plot
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Seed Hubs along The Green Line! For a limited time only!
Come & get ’em! Free sunflower seeds for you to take and plant in wild urban spaces, rundown places or your own backyard. Pssst. We may have surpassed our funding goal! For now, we’re keeping our excitement under wraps until … Continue reading
30,000 sunflower seeds coming soon to a neighborhood near you!
We just received 10 pounds of Mammoth Grey sunflower seeds, this year’s choice for the Sunflower Revolution. The Mammoth Grey is a bright yellow sunflower with a yellow center that grows up to 12 feet tall with … Continue reading
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