tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14890146470911684822024-03-05T17:55:38.630-08:00General Economy Exquisite ExchangeGeneral Economy Exquisite Exchange (GEEE) is a campaign produced by the Cream Co. arts organization promoting an economy based on neighborly trade. In the form of a Garden/Culture Exchange and Trading Post, GEEE demonstrates how local abundance supports an economy open to more than just currency.General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-37243043734119132542015-08-05T09:31:00.002-07:002015-08-05T09:31:44.944-07:00Another Tomato Picture from Mercy Hospital<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I blogged earlier, Ruth exchanged poems for tomato plants at the Logan Center for the Arts. She represents the community garden at Mercy Hospital. Last week, Ruth updated me with another photograph of the bounty they are receiving.<br />
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It is such joy to put something out into the world and see how others foster, develop and bring it to such full potential.<br />
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Much love to Ruth and the community gardeners! Keep sending the photographs; we adore them!General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-81524960506985066752015-07-14T09:58:00.002-07:002015-07-14T09:58:19.136-07:00University of Chicago Logan Center Follow Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
While at the Logan Center, we asked G.E.E.E. participants to trade their poems for 1 or 2 tomato plants until 6PM on the final day. This had not been part of the press release. One participant, Ruth, was planning on selecting several plants to be used at the community garden she runs at Mercy Hospital. She had prepared several poems, printed on nice parchment paper. Her disappointment was evident, as she had gone out of her way to participate.</div>
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She asked if could contact her to let her know if it would be worth her while to come back at 6PM. I agreed to text her.</div>
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Yes, there were many plants left, so I contacted Ruth to come back. She mobilized several alums from her master-gardener class and dozens of the final plants were dispersed to community gardens all over the city.</div>
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Last Thursday I received this text with pictures from Ruth, out of the blue:</div>
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"Beautiful tomato seedlings from you. Mercy Hospital and I thank you!!"</div>
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Ruth and Mercy Hospital and Ruth, it was our pleasure.</div>
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<br />General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-87385137902297784402015-07-14T09:45:00.004-07:002015-07-14T09:45:47.145-07:00Printer's Ball 2015: Thank You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was an early, but notable entry. The artist chose to use the transparency of the back to lock the bag and paper together with the image and text.<br />
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We'd like to thank everyone who participated, Doug Fogelson for sharing his space, Spudnik Press for organizing the event, and all the sponsors that made the day possible.<br />
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And, of course, we'd like to thank all the volunteers.</div>
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It's fun to see the cogs move when children interact with G.E.E.E. Most kids are still learning about the value of things and what participating in a community event can create. And then add to the mix what children might be thinking that day to manifest into a poem.<br />
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The labyrinth of plants that day were definitely at their level and touching the plantlets and flowers was an imperative.<br />
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This friend took at least 20 minutes to select the perfect plantlet for her poem.</div>
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This guy worked hard to get the pot into the tight glassine bag. He later brought back friends he had run into to participate.<br />
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The theme of the Printer's Ball was Push and Pull: push into activism by pulling together our resources. G.E.E.E. was such a good fit: pushing for an economy of trade and sharing by pulling our surplus of plants in exchange for the audience's resource of ideas and language through poems and notes.<br />
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On this day, we offered our surplus of spider plantlets and zinnias for poems. Spider plants grow tendrils that constantly reproduce new plantlets that we are constantly harvesting.<br />
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The display used the new gridded cube forms that Bob has been developing with baking sheets. The plantlets do quite well for long periods in a scant 1/16" of water. Some of the plantlets, we potted, as well.<br />
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The zinnias were in vases florist containers that we've been collecting.</div>
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The new structures created by Bob were arranged in a labyrinth, displaying the spider plantlets and zinnia flowers. A bench, a chair and a table were available as places to write poems.<br />
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The islands offered plants, plantlets and flowers for traded poems.</div>
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A Cuban oregano plant serves as the centerpice for the writing table.</div>
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Three poetry enthusiasts from the university culled through the words and read them to a nice audience at the closing reception.<br />
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They even decorated the reception table with the allium and tomatoes.</div>
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Wind, nor rain, nor heat kept people from making an effort to write.</div>
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This is my favoite illustration of how it works: poem=plant.</div>
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We'd start talking, then notice someone overhearing, and another, then before we'd know it, a whole class had gathered.<br />
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They would study the plants to find the healthiest with the widest stalks.</div>
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I've tried to document the plants going out into the world. You never know how the installation will condense, so I hope you can get a sense how things disappeared.<br />
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Even in the rain, people were excited to participate.</div>
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It's funny how a big purple flower can change your day.</div>
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I must admit, I overheard this guy calling his friend from the cafe to come over and pick plants. They made an afternoon of it.<br />
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Yet another flower going out into the world.</div>
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Bicycle baskets were a preferred mode of bring the tomato plants home.</div>
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Words with Friends at G.E.E.E. turns into Flowers with Friends...</div>
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This gentleman offered a dirty limerick in trade for a plant for his lady.</div>
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Tuesday morning, we brought around 2,500 tomato plants that we have been growing at a south suburban greenhouse.<br />
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We arranged the plants by variety in a labyrinth of sorts, planted our signs and set up shop.<br />
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People were very curious and starting interacting, and spreading the word among classmates, friends, families, and coworkers.<br />
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The seedlings have been cared for in a cold house, creating healthy, sturdy plants.<br />
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People studied the varieties to find the perfect fruit for their taste.</div>
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The plants and participants really brought the concrete plaza to life.</div>
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We set up stations to write and receive poems.</div>
General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-56971207777969025092015-06-08T13:11:00.001-07:002015-06-08T13:11:18.969-07:00G.E.E.E. 60637 at the Logan Center for the Arts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are so pleased to have the opportunity to present G.E.E.E. 60637 at the University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts with grateful support from the U. of C. Arts, Science and Culture Initiative.<br />
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The event will be a version of "Plants for Poems" which we have previously produced at the Archive House of the Rebuild Foundation, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Hyde Park Art Center.<br />
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The exchange will be 15 varieties of mostly heirloom tomatoes and growing tips for poems and words that will document what participants are thinking this particular time and place.<br />
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To end the event, a group of U. of C. students will recite some of the poems at a closing reception.General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-10353514369612457942015-05-01T15:16:00.000-07:002015-05-01T15:16:36.361-07:00A Note Left<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The raisins came in on trade early in the exhibit and stayed around for a while.</div>
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They were finally traded and a nice note was left.</div>
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We've had hundreds of interactions and trades at Columbia. This snapshot documents the trades as of April 16th.<br />
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This snapshot is from Opening Night.</div>
General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-37444560816278149192015-05-01T14:29:00.002-07:002015-05-01T14:29:34.938-07:00Spring "Blues"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've obviously had a long, tough winter. Sophie used sky-seeing as a platform to vent spring fever.<br />
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It's funny what people use to describe the colors they are seeing. Some descriptions are down right Proustian.<br />
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On April 11th, Color 24 was universally chosen several times, I I had to check it out.</div>
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I'm not sure what the difference is between "cornflower" and "powder" blues, but we really appreciate all the participation!<br />
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The items that people bring in for trade are a snapshot of a community's surplus and values. Much like an archeological dig, it's a document of a specific time and place.<br />
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Obviously, Columbia College is comprised of students, transitioning from living with parents to being independent. Some of the items traded are snacks, other houseplants, and computer accessories.General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-34212589739076480162015-04-07T12:51:00.002-07:002015-04-07T12:51:49.506-07:00Trades to Date at the Arcade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's funny that when I say I'm going to take a snapshot of the activity at G.E.E.E., I <i style="font-weight: bold;">literally </i>take a snapshot of the activity. We've had nearly 30 trades so far. We do have a few repeats (thanks, Carolyn!), but most trades appear to be people that have wandered in without proper preparation to bring something thoughtful to trade.<br />
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We flyered the building and spoke to the various people at reception desks. The word is out and we're open for trade!General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-88477807200103542712015-04-07T12:40:00.005-07:002015-04-07T12:40:54.827-07:00Sometimes the Thing is Not the Thing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I came in today, one of the scented Geraniums was gone, and in it's place a note.<br />
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I'm not sure if the note was meant to be a fortune reading or an I.O.U. space holder. I read it as if a friend of mine had left it, that someone wants to do something really special in return for the plant. That made me feel really good, in a way that the actual object won't matter. We talk about an intangible currency that is valued, that as people in a community we are empowered to add value to things.General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-32510075953188245512015-04-06T09:13:00.000-07:002015-04-06T09:13:41.676-07:00Surplus at Columbia College<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's always interesting to discover a community's surplus, or at least what one reveals as their surplus. It's funny, because we joked that someone would trade an apple, and someone did! Obviously, college students don't have much surplus. It's sweet that someone traded the canned pasta for a plant. I really hope someone comes in and makes the connection: I'm hungry, here's a can and the microwave is down the hall.<br />
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We're trying to put the traded items in the actual place of the item traded for. Raisins were traded for a spider plant. We hope that this helps visualize the exquisite corpse (plant=raisins=...?)General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-12757843093991726132015-04-02T13:42:00.003-07:002015-04-02T13:42:33.081-07:00Seeing Sky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kat's class had been to G.E.E.E. the previous Friday, so she came back when she had time to really study the sky.<br />
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So the sky was "powdery" today.</div>
General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489014647091168482.post-59006417699074246562015-03-24T13:49:00.002-07:002015-03-24T13:49:33.393-07:00Propagated Plants and Plantlets Available at G.E.E.E. (60605)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are all aware that plants grow from seeds, but many varieties can be propagated. Yes, in the spring, gardeners split plants at the roots to thin out beds. But some plants can be propagated year round.<br />
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Propagation involves trimming a branch of a plant and putting it in water so that roots may form. Often, new roots form where leaves were formally. The Rex Begonia can be propagated in this manner.<br />
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Other plants, like the Spider Plant, grow pedicel leaders that produce both flowers (for seed reprodution) and plantlets. The plantlets look like mini plants with formed roots. One the plantlet grows large enough, it detatches from the plant to live as its own, self-sustaining plant.General Economy Exquisite Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840075427529446714noreply@blogger.com0