How many cans does it take to make a combine? Celebrating the roll-out of their new series combine, John Deere took a ‘canned’ approach. A can sculpture at the company’s Pavilion is under construction. Here is a snap from the live web-cam. The company has a number of social media focused activities around the charitable project. The sculpture is a 3-D mosaic using about 300,000 cans. After the display holds down the floor of the pavilion for a number of days the sculpture will be removed and donated to a local food pantry. John Deere feels it is a symbol of their role in American agriculture. You can visit the Can-do project Facebook page and customize your own can wrapper and participate in the event. You can watch “Behind the scene’ videos from YouTube or see the progress live from a web cam. The participants are talking about setting a new record for largest can sculpture. Check it out!
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I wonder who manufactures cans in this country..and if the “healthy choices” lifestyle has created shift into more frozen items than canned..
Good question.
Having grown up in the canning industry, I can tell you it is alive and well. The cans themselves are produced locally or least regionally to where the crops are grown. I viisted a can manufacturer as a class field study in college.
I have been in the headquarters building in Moline. The setting is beautiful – like a movie set. Inside, there is a huge collection of outstanding art. The individual office cubes and desks are generic and look uncomfortable.
This looks like a “canned” response to hunger!
Can a cubicle be comfortable?