City of Angels Permaculture Academy Design Course Series

September 27, 2013

Events

...r one day- or for the whole series. Elegant Home and Gardens- DIY Design & Build Learn Urban Homesteading Skills Community Projects Starting a Neighborhood Business Hands-On Natural Building / Sustainable Landscaping Permaculture in Schools and more. With Larry Santoyo, Toby Hemenway, Scott Pittman, John Valenzuela and Local Guests. For all the course details- and how to get yourself registered please go to: http://cityofangelspermaculture.com/des...

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Video Tour of the Root Simple Compound

Mr. Homegrown

May 22, 2013

Thoughtstylings

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...e our chicken coop. The video also features our rocket stove, horno and emergency potty plus a spin around the pantry. But the real star of this video is our 1920 bungalow. I wish they still build houses like this (sorry Dwell). Thank you Ben Loescher and Kurt Gardella for building our horno and thanks to John Zapf for designing our chicken run!...

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What is Killing the Bees?

Mr. Homegrown

August 5, 2013

Animals, Bees

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...that may be contaminated with pesticides) that does not allow the bees to build their own comb. Regulate (through the use of foundation) the amount of drones the queen can make. Drones may be a sacrificial first defense against mites. Use queen excluders to prevent the queen from moving freely through the hive. Kill the queen and re-queen every year, often using artificially inseminated queens. Import hives from other climates. Feed hives high fr...

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Yes, We Do the Pinterest Thing

Mr. Homegrown

July 16, 2013

Garden Design, Gardening

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...o deck over an ugly concrete patio. The inspiration for the trellis came in part from an image I pinned off the interwebs: Not having a natural design sense, I gather images and synthesize them to come up with plans I can build. Google image search and Pinterest are great inspirational tools. But I have not made good use of Pinterest’s social features. Towards that end, follow us on Pintrest and we’ll follow back. Let’s exchange ideas!...

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How to Make a Bee Skep

Mr. Homegrown

May 10, 2013

Animals, Bees

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...your local thrift store, Modern Farmer Magazine has a post on how you can build your own. Looks like a fun project. How skeps are used The following series of videos show how skeps are used. Part 6 documents the steps leading up to the honey harvest. It’s a labor intensive process. To get at the honeycomb, skeps are “bounced” over an empty skep to remove the bees. These bees are then combined with weaker hives and overwintered. It’s easy to see,...

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