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on September 13, 2011
Sarah Kavage
backed a project
Carter Family Comics: Don't Forget This Song by David Lasky
Help us complete the remaining pages of our full color graphic novel biography of the first family of country music, The Carter Family.
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170% funded $8,523 pledged
- 151 backers
- Funded Oct 10, 2011
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on March 9, 2011
Sarah Kavage
backed a project
Phonebook 3: directory of independent art projects & spaces by threewalls
PHONEBOOK is a directory of independent art spaces, programming, and projects throughout the United States.
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130% funded $5,216 pledged
- 160 backers
- Funded Apr 02, 2011
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on August 11, 2010Funded!
Industrial Harvest: art, food and 1000 bushels of wheat by Sarah Kavage
Industrial Harvest is a learn-by-doing experiment to discover how a Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures contract connects to real food & real people.
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154% funded $7,708 pledged
- 37 backers
- Funded Aug 11, 2010
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on August 4, 2010
Sarah Kavage
commented on a projectyes, Heather, I am likewise very glad, relieved and appreciative! Did we meet at Sunday Dinner, or did you find out about the project elsewhere? I went through my email list (which is admittedly disorganized) but didn't find your name. Anyway, THANKS, THANKS THANKS. I will be in touch as soon as Kickstarter gives me your email address (presumably after the campaign ends on the 11th, or feel free to get in touch with me before then). Thanks to ALL of you who have donated. Seeing your names pop up in my email as donors boosts my spirits every time! Now that the goal has been reached, I'll be getting in touch to find out what kind of flour you want & details of getting that flour to you... xxxooo! Sarah
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on July 7, 2010
Sarah Kavage
Posted project update #5Flour on the way!
Post CommentHi everyone,
while we are sweating it out here in Chicago, the miller has had his own weather issues - heat and humidity literally gum up the works. But despite a few days of delay, I have the official word that milling will be complete today and there will be a truckload of INDUSTRIAL HARVEST FLOUR arriving in Chicago tomorrow!Which is good, because most of what I brought back with me has been given away already. The giveaways have been totally successful and fun; see my account of the first couple of them here: http://industrialharvest.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/giving-taking-lots-of-baking/
This coming Tuesday I'll be doing another giveaway at the Hull House Museum Farmers' Market from 12:30 - 5:30: http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/_programsevents/_farm/farmersmarket.html - so come by if you're in the neighborhood and say hello! If you give me advance notice I can bring 5-lb bags of flour for donors - I had some special ones packaged up.
Also, big thanks to new donors Suzanne, Martha, Leah, and my awesome Mom, who was my matching donor. It means so much to have your support! Keep passing the word to others that you think might be interested - I have just about another month to scare up another $2,000. Kickstarter is an all or nothing proposition - if you don't make the goal, you don't get any of the money. So let's do it!
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on June 17, 2010
Sarah Kavage
Posted project update #4Chicago!
Post CommentIt's been an eventful couple of weeks, starting with a truly touching display of generosity and support from the folks that came to the going away fundraiser (which doubled as a super fun house party) in Seattle. The big donation that you see from Rob Z is from all the great friends & neighbors that came out and contributed to the project. Thanks to Rich Lehl, our DJ and volunteer bartenders Rob & Adria, with extra special hugs & kisses to Rob, the absinthe maker and super organizer, for all his help.
And thanks is also due to Heike, Rachael, Scott, Judy, John & Eric (aka Beef) who all chipped in for the matching donation! Your contributions are going to double, thanks to the help of our anonymous matching donor.
After a 2-day train ride across the wheat fields of Montana & the Dakotas, I'M IN CHICAGO - ! - scrambling to make all the arrangements necessary to buy, transport, mill and store a huge pile of wheat. This is where things start getting really exciting, so check the website and blog for stories, pictures, and events:
www.industrialharvest.com (website)
http://industrialharvest.wordpress.com (blog - you can subscribe to get posts emailed to you)
if you're on Facebook you can also "like" this project:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Industrial-Harvest/122776047744389For those of you in Chicago, I'll be making a couple of appearances in upcoming weeks:
THIS SATURDAY (the 19th) I'll be leading a group bread baking session from 1-5 pm at Angelic Organics' South End Learning Center as part of their Summer Solstice celebration: http://www.csalearningcenter.org/node/2614 - drop by any time, roll up your sleeves and say hello!Tuesday, June 29th I'll be giving a talk at the Hull House Museum at noon, as part of their "ReThinking Soup" lunch series: http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/_programsevents/_kitchen/_rethinkingsoup/rethinkingsoup.html
This will be the last ReThinking Soup until the fall, so come by and participate in some thoughtful discussion AND the celebratory atmosphere. I'll be fresh off my trip to the grain elevators and the mill, and so am hoping to do a little slideshow as part of the talk.We are almost halfway there, with 7 weeks to go, so keep getting the word out! Your endorsement and good words are going to be crucial to putting this over the top.
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on June 2, 2010
Sarah Kavage
Posted project update #3Be a match-maker!
Post CommentWow, the past week has flown by and now we are over 20% of the way to the goal - way to go, everyone! A huge thanks to new backers Kathryn and Optek Inc.
I have some exciting news to share: an anonymous donor has offered to match all kickstarter donations made to the project in the next ten days, up to $500. If you’ve been planning to make a donation, it will now go twice as far. So, spread the word!
For those of you in Seattle who are going to be coming out to the going away party / fundraiser at our place on Friday, June 11 – if you donate before then, you will be rewarded with a night of free party drinks! Not that my undying gratitude isn’t enough, but Rob (my mate) is making a batch of his homemade absinthe (it's actually infused vodka, we don’t have a still out back…yet…) and we're planning some delicious absinthe cocktails. We'll have beer & wine too, but the absinthe is something special indeed.
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on May 21, 2010
Sarah Kavage
Posted project update #2Flour Labels
Post CommentWow - one week on Kickstarter & over 10% of the way there! This is great - a huge thanks to new donors Anne, David & Susan.
So that all you backers (and potential backers) can get a little taste of what you'll be getting, I'm posting the label design for the flour. My miller is Greenfield Mills / New Rinkel flour, a water-powered artisan mill on the IN / MI border that's been owned by the same family for 5 generations: http://www.newrinkelflour.com/ -
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on May 17, 2010
Sarah Kavage
Posted project update #1thanks to the early backers!
Post CommentRob, Beef, Paul, Ali, Susan, John: You all are awesome! It was so satisfying to come back from a weekend away from the computer and see your names listed as backers. Thanks for jumping in early & getting this off to such a good start.
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on May 13, 2010
Sarah Kavage launched a project
Industrial Harvest: art, food and 1000 bushels of wheat by Sarah Kavage
Industrial Harvest is a learn-by-doing experiment to discover how a Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures contract connects to real food & real people.
- $5,000 funding goal
- 08/11/2010 Funding Ended
Sarah Kavage
Seattle, WA
I am an artist and urban planner whose work crosses discipline and medium to cultivate a dialogue about community, culture, and the world around us. I'm a born & bred Midwesterner, raised in back-to-the-land style in rural Ohio in the 70s. I now liv... view more
