What To Do With Old Vegetable Seeds

November 27, 2012

Gardening, Permaculture, Vegetable Gardening

d the same strategy at the Huntington Gardens. Here’s what his semi-wild vegetable garden, growing in the understory of some small fruit trees, looked like in January of this year: And there you have it–vegetable gardening with a fraction of the work....

Update on the Food and Flowers Freedom Act

Mr. Homegrown

March 26, 2010

Events, Thoughtstylings

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Some thirty people showed up today for a Planning Commission meeting in support of the Food and Flowers Freedom Act. The commissioners loved us and approved the Planning Departments suggestions that the code be amended to allow “truck gardening” and off-site resale of produce and flowers grown in residential zones in the City of Los Angeles. The tide is turning. Once the poster child for urban blight and bad planning, Los Angeles ma...

Saturday Linkages: Bus Offices and Secret Doors

Mr. Homegrown

January 26, 2013

Saturday Linkages

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O assemble the Powercube, hydraulic power source for the Global Village Construction set: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/18/howto-assemble-the-powercube.html … A just plain cool site: inspirationgreen.com/index Thanks, Davis! Gardening grounded design by Thomas Rainer: No They Didn’t!: A Gallery of Mockable Landscapes http://landscapeofmeaning.blogspot.com/p/no-they-didnt-gallery-of-mockable.html?spref=tw … Ancient wheat: making a comeback...

U-Dig-It Folding Shovel

Mr. Homegrown

July 27, 2011

Tools, Vegetable Gardening

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kra seedlings and I can also see taking this tool camping. I dig the U-Dig-It design, and I already prefer it to the hand shovel that got buried in the yard somewhere a few months ago. I can see this tool becoming part of my gardening “EDC“....

When It Gets Hot in Chicago: Make Tempeh!

Nancy Klehm

September 11, 2012

Fermentation, Food, Recipes

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ffects of which will impact all of us who shop and drive cars. And frankly, we’ve been spoiled by the drought and heat – it’s always sunny and dry (just like L.A. and Phoenix!) no rain to spoil your bike ride, BBQ, or outdoor gardening. And the biggest benefit: No Mosquitos. Put this in your bookmarks: US Drought Monitor droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ The rough side of our weather is obvious. Due to July temperatures in March immediately followed by app...

Country Wisdom

Mr. Homegrown

November 18, 2006

Resources

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0s and oriented to the “back to the land” movement of that time. While geared to country living there is plenty in here for city dwellers such as ourselves. Divided into sections covering animals, cooking, crafts, gardening, health and wellbeing, and home repair/construction, Country Wisdom has straightforward advice with clear illustrations. While we don’t anticipate having to skin and eat bear anytime soon, “Bear meat is...

Introducing Nancy Klehm With Tips on Growing Jerusalem Artichokes

Nancy Klehm

April 10, 2012

Gardening, Permaculture, Vegetable Gardening

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Photo by Ann Summa We’re very proud to welcome to the blog our good friend Nancy Klehm. Nancy is a radical ecologist, designer, urban forager, grower and teacher. Most importantly, unlike Kelly and I here in Los Angeles, she lives in a place subject that odd meteorological condition called “winter”, namely Chicago. We asked her to write posts for us for on gardening in a four-season climate and to add her expertise to...

Garden and Ego Destroyed by Skunks

Mr. Homegrown

November 1, 2012

Pests

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and let the skunks work it in with their high heels Here’s what the our new keyhole bed looks like with anti-skunk measures in place–bird netting supported by bent PVC pipe. Now if only I could repair my crushed gardening ego...

A Seed Pokin’ Thingy

Mr. Homegrown

March 30, 2008

Seeds

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pagation class we took at Urban Harvest, a non-profit located in Houston, Texas dedicated to, “Working with gardens and orchards to build healthy communities.” A special thanks to instructor Jean Fefer, an organic gardening expert and a Harris County Master Gardener and Plant Propagation Specialist. We heartily recommend Urban Harvest’s programs and classes to anyone interested in learning how to grow your own food....

Poultry Houses of the Ultra Wealthy: Part 2

Mr. Homegrown

October 11, 2012

Animals, Chickens, Design, Thoughtstylings

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...sen flock and the site of the poshest hen house ever imagined. Your custom-made multilevel dwelling features a nesting area, a “living room” for nighttime roosting, a broody room, a library filled with chicken and gardening books for visitors of the human kind, and, of course, an elegant chandelier. The environment suits them well as you notice the fresh eggs awaiting morning collection. Nearby, you pick fresh vegetables or herbs from...

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What To Do With Old Vegetable Seeds

Update on the Food and Flowers Freedom Act

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U-Dig-It Folding Shovel

When It Gets Hot in Chicago: Make Tempeh!

Country Wisdom

Introducing Nancy Klehm With Tips on Growing Jerusalem Artichokes

Garden and Ego Destroyed by Skunks

A Seed Pokin’ Thingy

Poultry Houses of the Ultra Wealthy: Part 2