FlicFloc Flak

January 26, 2015

...he FlicFloc. A cheap cracker is fine for cracking corn for chicken feed or making a course grind of rye for a Scandinavian style bread, but it does not make either flour or truly flaked grains. The FlicFloc flakes oats and cracks wheat and rye and it’s easy to clean. I’ve never regretted paying more for a tool that will last a lifetime. I have regretted, many times, buying cheap tools. The FlicFloc broke my Grape Nuts addiction. It will pay for it...

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Is Our Furniture Killing Us?

Mr. Homegrown

March 24, 2009

Thoughtstylings

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...and every step.They promise eternal life (an exaggeration for the sake of making a point) and a return to youthfulness. “At least one tenant says he feels a little younger already. Nobutaka Yamaoka, who moved in with his wife and two children about two years ago, says he has lost more than 20 pounds and no longer suffers from hay fever, though he isn’t sure whether it was cured by the loft.” [wsj.com] Having encountered Arakawa and Madeline Gins...

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Erik on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks

Mr. Homegrown

January 8, 2015

Events

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...ish We Had Acres Farm Dr. Dave Hamilton – co-owner, Wish We Had Acres Farm; Naturopathic Doctor, Carolinas Natural Health in Matthews Erik Knutzen – author, blogger and podcaster, The Urban Homestead, Making It: Radical Home Economics for a Post-Consumer World and Root Simple; co-founder, Los Angeles Bread Bakers The show will be available for streaming around noon EST here....

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2015 Resolutions

Mrs. Homegrown

January 1, 2015

Thoughtstylings

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...exagonal deck by the chicken coop. 2) Perfect a 100% whole grain sourdough bread Success! I can make a reliably good whole grain boule. Now I’ve got to write up the recipe! 3) Take a class —which involves a a trip Nope, unless going to the Heirloom Exposition in Santa Rosa counts. 4)Good health Success! Paying for a few sessions with my Y’s rehab specialist have paid off. Kelly’s 2014 resolutions: 1) Make shoes in 2014 I did this! 2) Make or buy a...

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California Dreaming

Mr. Homegrown

May 2, 2008

Thoughtstylings

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...national. My 83 year old mom broke her sternum in an automobile accident, making her yet another victim of a city designed for cars that forces everyone to drive, even for distances of less than a mile. After the accident, many hours were spent dealing with doctors, auto body shops, insurance companies and the vile Automobile Club whose lobbyists, by the way, are busy in the state capital pushing for the auto-centric planning that ruins our citie...

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