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Stickers for the Organic Gardener

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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Via BoingBoing a clever re-purposing: “Evil Mad Scientist Labs wants you to proudly label your organic garden with these handsome “Now Slower and with More Bugs!” stickers, originally produced to adorn software products. The influence of the Slow Food movement is increasing, and gardening is getting ever more popular. Even the tech bloggers are posting about local pollinators and getting beehives. In this environment, it is fi...

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Altadena Heritage of Abundance

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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Our backyard last week (some ugly stuff framed out of the picture!) We’ll be doing a talk tomorrow morning as part of a sustainability series in Altadena, CA. We’re going to talk about self irrigating planters, chickens, bees and vegetable gardening. Here’s the 411: Saturday, May 30 from 9 to 11 a.m at the Altadena Community Center First in a series of events, workshops, and home tours on sustainable living. Reserve your plac...

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Growing Home: Agriculture in the City

Mrs. Homegrown
Events
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We’re pleased as punch to have been invited to participate in this fantastic symposium hosted by the Huntington Library & Gardens in Pasadena.  It’s a full day of presentations, tours and practical breakout sessions. We’re generally slow to open the wallet for events, but we’d gladly pay the $25 admission for this one.  Check out the line up below! Homegrown Neighbor will be there (Full Circle), as well as Tara of S...

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National Wildlife Federation Teams with Scotts

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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...ckground on this controversy see Garden Rant.  And leave a comment on the NWF’s Facebook page. Update: NWF has announced that they are giving up on this partnership citing Scott’s legal troubles  “related to events in 2008 that predate our partnership.” I’m still going to find an alternate use for my NWF wildlife habitat sign for even contemplating this partnership in the first place....

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Row Covers in a Warm Climate

Mr. Homegrown
Composting, Gardening, Tools, Vegetable Gardening
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The aftermath of a skunk rampage. Here’s an unintended organic gardening chain of events: 1. Scoop up multiple trash bags full of fruit scraps from Fallen Fruit’s jam making event at Machine Project. 2. Add this large bounty of organic material to the compost pile. 3. Watch as a bunch of beetle larvae hatch and devour the fruit and other goodies in the compost pile. 4. Sift compost and feed most of the larvae to a happy flock of hen...

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Raw Milk Talk With Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures on the Homegrown Evolution Podcast

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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...http://www.archive.org/download/HomegrownEvolutionPodcast2RawMilkTalkByMarkMcafee/HEPodcast2.mp3 A big thanks for letting us record this talk goes out to the folks at Altadena Heritage who, incidentally, sponsor some amazing events. Check their website for details. And also thanks to Mark McAfee who is open and transparent in his business and operations. Unlike his competition, you can visit his farm and see where your milk comes from. We’...

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Stella Natura: Planting by the Signs

Mr. Homegrown
Biodynamics, Thoughtstylings
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...munity for the disabled associated with Biodynamics and the ideas of Rudolf Steiner. The Stella Natura calendar lists moon phases, the sun and moon’s position in the zodiac, conjunctions, oppositions and other celestial events. It suggests certain days and times for planting root crops, flowering crops, fruit crops, and leaf crops. Much of it is based on the writings and research of Maria Thun. Do I believe that planting by the signs effec...

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Moonlight Medicine Foraging Expedition!

Mrs. Homegrown
Events
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Our friend Nancy Klehm is in town, and next Wednesday she’s leading a wild medicine foraging expedition in Echo Park. If you live in LA, you shouldn’t miss this! Re-posted from the Machine Projec t website. Go here to register: http://machineproject.com/events/2009/12/02/echo-park-medicinal-forage-with-nance-klehm/ ************** Echo Park Medicinal Forage with Nance Klehm Wednesday, Dec 9th, 20097-8:30pm Cost: $15/person >>>> An...

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Sourdough, Preserves, Barbeque Sauce and Chutney!

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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...person RSVP:Jennie CookOwner Executive ChefJennie Cooks A Catering Company3048 Fletcher DriveLos Angeles, CA [email protected] www.jenniecooks.com www.partytips.wordpress.com for Menus and Upcoming Events”...

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