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Sandor Katz to Speak in Los Angeles

Mr. Homegrown
Events, Fermentation, Food
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“Fermentation fetishist” Sandor Katz will be leading a hands on workshop here in Los Angeles on Wednesday September 19, from 7-10pm at: Community Hall of Holy Nativity Church6700 West 83rd, Westchester/LA 90045$25 prepaid, $30 at the door – supports the ongoing work of the Environmental Change-Makers Autographed copies of The Art of Fermentation available for $25 Space is limited — Reserve your spot now!  Your check hold...

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Mead!

Mr. Homegrown
Fermentation, Food
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...ome brew shop. We rehydrated the yeast according to the directions on the package, letting it sit for 15 minutes before we tossed it in the must. 6. We put the must in a used one gallon apple cider bottle and fitted it with a fermentation lock. Mr. Doug Harvey gifted us with an old hydrometer (used to measure the density of a liquid) which we used to take a reading of 15% on our finished must. When fermentation is complete we’ll take anothe...

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Shibori Challenge Proves Challenging

Mrs. Homegrown
Domesticus, Mistakes
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...twine wrapped parts of them to make the classic spiderweb pattern. That I’ll also cover as its own post. I’ve decided to do my cocktail napkins with indigo. Interestingly, natural indigo dye is activated through a fermentation process. Love those fermentation processes! Nowadays indigo can be made quickly with chemicals of different sorts, and there’s a very easy to use artificial indigo available, but if you want to make your l...

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Indigo 101

Mrs. Homegrown
Domesticus, Gardening, Herbs
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...in the garden because it draws nitrogen into the soil. It would be nice to grow just as a conversation starter. I don’t know much about making the dye from scratch, but it is quite possible if you’re not afraid of fermentation and a little chemistry. • Indigo is a fantastic dye. As I’ve said, it likes cotton. It doesn’t require mordants. It’s a strong dye which stands up well to sunlight and heavy washing. However, a...

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How to Make Amazake

Mr. Homegrown
Fermentation, Food, Recipes
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...ot water as needed. 5. After 10 hours check for sweetness. If it’s not sweet enough continue the incubation process for a few more hours. 6. Once you’ve reached the desired level of sweetness you must stop the fermentation process by boiling the mixture, otherwise you’re heading down the road to making sake, something we plan on attempting in the fall. Taking a tip from the guru of fermentation Sandor Ellix Katz, we first bo...

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Is Kombucha Safe?

Mr. Homegrown
Fermentation, Food, Thoughtstylings
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...ot outweigh the documented risks of kombucha,” said risks including, “suspected liver damage, metabolic acidosis and cutaneous anthrax infections.” We’re all for fermented foods, and support the home fermentation of classic pro-biotics like yogurt, sourdough and lacto fermented vegetables. The last thing we want is for people to get spooked away from home fermentation. But kombucha is different. The problem, as Stamets n...

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The revolution will be fermented . . .

Mr. Homegrown
Fermentation, Food
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Homegrown Revolution’s month of fermentation continues with the following bubbling containers–from left to right: Rye Sourdough Starter More info in a future post, but rye flour is much more active than a starter made with white flour! White Flour Starter We’ve already ranted about this stuff here and here. So far, much success. Crème Fraîche Special thanks to Susan of Northeast LA’s “culture club” for givin...

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Made By Hand

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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Jungian analyst James Hollis speaks of two gremlins that meet us at the foot of the bed each day: fear and lethargy. As DIYers, gardeners, poultry keepers and fermentation fetishists, our worst enemy is a crippling fear of failure and the lethargy that results when we try to avoid challenges by surfing the Internet, watching TV, or just staring into space. To embrace failure is the only way to learn. Hollis quotes Rainer Maria Rilke, “our...

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Does the scent of compost make bees angry?

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Bees, Composting, Gardening
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...alarm pheromones alert the hive to predators such as bears and people. Bee alarm pheromone consists of many different compounds. Interestingly, a lot of these compounds such as n-Butanol and Isoamyl acetate are byproducts of fermentation processes. I’m guessing that a number of these compounds are present in compost, and that when you turn a pile the act releases a cloud of compounds that mimic the bee’s alarm pheromones, causing the...

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