Cornhenge Reacting; North Side Flowering

Cornhenge, the Not A Cornfield project's anabolic monument on the grounds of the Los Angeles State Historic Park, is living up to its descriptor -- as in, it's behaving, it's metabolizing, it's decomposing, anabolic-ly.

Turns out the 31 sculptures, which are composed of corn bales culled from the Not A Cornfield cornfield, have attained an average interior temperature of approximately 150-degrees Fahrenheit. That measurement was taken by Not A Cornfield, LLC agriculturalist / Community Seeds representative, Jaime Lopez, using a two-foot-long thermometer.

Meanwhile, climbing vines continue to cover Cornhenge, as anticipated.

Around the monument, and all across the northern half of the 32-acre grounds, the hydroseeding from mid-late March has now produced a dramatic horticultural display, flowers mingling with suddenly verdant vegetation. More specifics here.

Archival photos of Cornhenge in its early stages are here.

Video Editing Evenings Cancelled

Not A Cornfield, LLC / Under Spring is grateful to the PCC students, as well as the various project regulars, who came out last Friday night to view politically-themed video footage from the early days of the Not A Cornfield project. Unfortunately, the experimental exercise showed us that we’re not yet organized enough in our video work to ask our friends, both new and old, for their feedback. On the plus side, the homemade fruit pies, baked by Cynthia Guillen via a portable confectionery oven, were roundly considered a success; and the special Cinco de Mayo surprise – a mariachi ensemble – also brought joy. Our apologies to everyone who had been looking forward to participating in possible future video editing sessions. Please don’t hesitate to call the office with any further questions. Thank you.