Saturday Tweets: RIP Mary Oliver

...rpt has been published on Medium! https://t.co/B3fA5JR7uo And yes: get the book! — douglas rushkoff (@rushkoff) January 14, 2019 These LA teachers striking against privatization + demanding smaller classrooms/more support for their students is a whole 2019 mood 💃🏿💃🏼💃🏽 pic.twitter.com/iMska5whpH — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 14, 2019 "How do we want to live among technology and each other? Why are cities treated like app platforms?"http...

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115 Inventing a New Word: Apisoir

...ell as the reasons he thinks we should support local honey. You heard it first on Root Simple! During the podcast Michael mentions: Rowan Jacobsen’s book American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields “Merroir“ Bee Local Honey Planet Bee You can reach Michael via his Facebook page and his email is [email protected]. Apisoir, apisoir, apisoir! If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (2...

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Three California Natives that Double as Culinary Herbs

...has a phenomenal herb blend that uses all three of these herbs combined with some garlic salt. I made a batch last week and have already used it on salmon and popcorn. You can find that recipe on page 158 of his amazing book The New Wildcrafted Cuisine: Exploring the Exotic Gastronomy of Local Terroir. I also strongly suggest taking one of Pascal’s classes. Save...

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2013 in Review Part II

...ter choice. Mrs. Homegrown pondered equine touring by reviewing an obscure book, The Last of the Saddle Tramps. Perhaps she was inspired by our 2012 siting of the 3 mule guy (one of our most Googled posts, by the way). August I consider summer to be our winter in Los Angeles. It’s hot and dry and, other than harvesting tomatoes, summer here is not the best time for gardening. Time to contemplate closed vs. open floor plans and catch a crappy Holly...

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Fruit Tree Maintenance Calendars

...est issues on fruit trees. The University of California has a very helpful page of fruit tree maintenance calendars for us backyard orchard enthusiasts. The calendars cover everything from when to water, fertilize, paint the trunks and many other tasks. You can also find them in one big handy set of charts in UC’s book The Home Orchard. The permaculturalist in me likes our low-maintenance pomegranate and prickly pear cactus. But I also like my app...

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