Saturday Tweets: Halloween Edition

Just How Much Food Do Cities Squander? https://t.co/Tj7lhYlQdQ via @WIRED — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 27, 2017 When drivers start going on about a "War on Cars," remind them that cars in the city are a war on our children.#obesity #crashes #pollution pic.twitter.com/hlomv2sMJ1 — Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) October 24, 2017 Pictures Reveal Life Inside Tiny Futuristic Cubes https://t.co/NCmeuJMO2A via @NatGeoPhotos — Root Simple (@rootsimple)...

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I’ve Flown the Coop

...I’m at a two day poultry seminar sponsored by the California Department of Food & Agriculture. The point of my attendance is to learn good husbandry practices and share them with you, our dear readers. I’ll break down the voluminous information into a series of future blog posts. The takeaways from yesterday’s session: Buy chickens that have been vaccinated for Marek’s disease. This is the most common problem with backyard chickens and it’s entire...

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059 The Dew Abides

...on we talk about decluttering, taking care of elderly parents, living on a food stamp budget and much more. Jenn and Brad reference: Jenn’s experience taking care of aging parents The Great Purge Setting up a bar in the house Home carbonation Making peapod wine Food stamp diet A Place at the Table Mindful eating Hundred dollar holiday The division of labor at the Dew Abides household Green renovation Website: TheDewAbides.com, Social media: Dew Ab...

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Moon Gazing

...of moon cakes and dumplings, we could make some other kind of celebratory food–I’m thinking about making some little round crepes with red berry sauce to celebrate the blood moon. Or perhaps our new traditions won’t involve food, but crafts, or songs, or copious toasting–or maybe we can just all stand outside and howl at the moon. It would do us some good, I think. What is a blood moon anyway, you ask? It’s a moon stained red by the Earth’s shado...

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Soil Positive or just Soil Curious? Join Nancy Klehm For a Workshop on Soils

...including compost, mulch and working with fungi Participants should: Bring food to share at the potluck and their own water bottle Wear work clothes and bring a pair of gloves, a notebook and a pen Registration Information Register via Paypal using “Register” button below. Your payment is registration. First come, first serve: 15 people maximum Refunds and cancellation: Full refunds available up to 48 hours prior to class, 50% refund within 48 hou...

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