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Urban Permaculture Survey/Interview

Mr. Homegrown
Permaculture
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Attention urban/suburban permaculturists. I̵7;m writing an article for Urban Farm Magazine on “urban permaculture” and I need your help. I̵7;ve created a survey/interview for the article: click here to take the Urban Farm permaculture article survey. Please forward this link/survey to all your permaculture friends–send it out far and wide–work that Facebook! If you̵7;re critical of permaculture you are also w...

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Tolosna Bean

Mr. Homegrown
Miscellaneous
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The beautiful beans pictured above are some sort of Spanish bean called “Tolosna”. Our occasional houseguest, Nance Klehm, gave us these beans from her personal seed archive, along with a few other remarkable seeds we̵7;ll profile as we plant them over the next few months. We̵7;ve promised to save some of the seeds we harvest to return to her archive. Unfortunately we̵7;ve been unable to find any information on this vari...

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Erik Thoughtstylin’ in Urban Farm Magazine

Mrs. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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Photo by Graham Keegan. Yes, those are medlars in the background. On the back page of Urban Farm magazine̵7;s most recent issue–Sept./Oct 2011–Erik is asked to answer the question, “If you can only do one thing to boost your sustainability…” His answer follows. He was in high guru form that day. I hope Urban Farm will forgive me for lifting the whole quote: The action at the top of the to-do list on the...

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Urban Homesteading Thing Catching On

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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I have a Google alert set up for the phrase “urban homestead”. Lately I̵7;ve noticed more real estate and apartment listings using this phrase. Our neighbors Anne and Bill even used it to rent out their duplex. A rental listing that includes the photos in this post came from a real estate concern renting out an apartment in Edmonton, Canada. For $1,600 Canadian dollars a month you get:  hot water on demand system.  sunroom has...

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Why Urban Farm?

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens
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Nicolas Poussin̵7;s “Et in Arcadia ego“ It̵7;s been a challenging week at the Homegrown Revolution compound. We lost one chick, bringing our nascent flock down to two. We decided that since chickens are social animals to add two more in case of other unforeseen problems bringing our total up to four. Such are the cycles of life and death on the new urban homestead. Bryan Welch, who raises livestock and is also the publish...

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The Very First Urban Homesteading Book

Mr. Homegrown
Reviews
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The urban homesteading shelf at your local bookstore, thanks to the great recession, sure has gotten crowded in recent years. There are many fine volumes now alongside our two books with a great diversity of authors opining on chicken coops, homemade soap and composting. This is a good thing–we need as many voices as possible. But there̵7;s nothing new here. On a serendipitous trip to the library last week I stumbled across what must...

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Poo Salon and Urban Forage Classes with Nancy Klehm

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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Our good friend Nancy Klehm is coming to town for a visit. We̵7;ve invited her to be a guest lecturer at our “Academy of Home Economics” and she̵7;s agreed to teach a couple of classes. If you live in the LA area, this is a chance not to be missed. First, who is Nancy? Nancy Klehm is a radical ecologist, designer, urban forager, grower and teacher. Her solo and collaborative work focuses on creating participatory social ec...

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KRAUT FEST!!!!

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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Limited edition Kraut Fest poster–click to enlargulate There̵7;s been way too many Los Angeles based event announcements this week and not enough blogging! So sorry–one last announcement and we̵7;ll be back to our regular programming: Kraut Fest 2009! September 6, 2009 11am – 3pm Taught by Mark Frauenfelder, Erik Knutzen, Kelly Coyne, Jean-Paul Monsche, and the winner of Critter’s 2009 Kimchi Competition, Ogh...

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Looking for the Union Label

Mr. Homegrown
Domesticus
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We̵7;ve got a bad case of Ohrwurm, a German expression translated as “earworm” and used to describe a song stuck in your head. Our earworm came after a search for union made socks and underwear on the internets recalled a highly catchy ad jingle from the roller disco era, “Look for the Union Label” (youngsters can watch it on youtube here). We looked for the union label and we were surprised to find it via a company c...

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Borlotto Bean Lingua di Fuoco

Mr. Homegrown
Vegetable Gardening
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One of our favorite vegetables, Borlotto Bean Lingua di Fuoco, is once again growing in our garden from seeds we saved from last year. We usually eat our Lingua di Fuoco (tongue of fire) beans young in the pod, but they can also be shelled and eaten fresh or dried. The handsome red speckling, which gives the bean its name, disappears when you cook them. The plant comes in both pole and bush versions. Borlotto beans are basically the Italian vers...

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