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Root Simple at Nature Fest March 18 and 19

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Hey Angelinos, Root Simple will be doing a coffee roasting demo at 1:00 pm at the Natural History Museum’s Nature Fest on March 18 and 19. We also have a booth and you’re welcome to come hang out during the event. I’ll be selling some of our lesser known publications at a steep discount as well as answering random homesteading questions. We’d love to meet you in person! The Natural History Museum is one of my favorite places in LA. The event will...

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Los Angeles Interior Earthen Plaster Workshop

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...ights area of Los Angeles and will be hosted by John Zapf and Root Simple. Coffee and nibbles will be provided at the beginning of the day; lunch is included. Workshop Description: Earthen plasters are a great way to finish just about any wall substrate in the home. They create a soft, breathable final plaster layer which regulates humidity, odors and sounds like no other wall finish can. This May, Kurt Gardella returns to California for a one-day...

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Saturday Tweets: Cool Instructables

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Saturday Linkages
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...Mine and work your own clay http://t.co/lOjq1PEdip — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 An Awesome LED PVC Pipe Light http://t.co/lnm3xHwin4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 NOAA Satellite Signals with a PVC QFH Antenna and Laptop http://t.co/JM4WmyWAt8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 Coffee Cold Brewer http://t.co/SLDZUIPpve — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015...

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Designing the World’s Most Pretentious Garden Shed

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Design, Gardening
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...risis I couldn’t help but admire the design. For ideas I thumbed through a coffee table book of 18th century French revolutionary architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux’s oddball sketches But fabricating a waterproof sphere from used headboards and pallets is beyond my carpentry abilities. Nevertheless, I came up with a few scribbles: Thankfully, most of my thoughtstylings stay in the sketchbook like the idea of a 20-foot tall observation chair on top of...

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Matching Your Waste Stream to Your Composting Method

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Composting, Gardening, Vermiculture
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...tchen on a daily basis. This consists of vegetable trimmings, tea bags and coffee grounds. Advantages: Can be done indoors in an apartment. Produces a compost that is higher in nutrients than a conventional compost pile. Disadvantages: Certain foods can’t be added like citrus and onions. Conventional compost pile If you have a vegetable garden and want to grow organically, you’ll need to generate a large amount of compost. This is a great way to d...

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