Tiny House Dweller as Contemporary Hermit in the Garden

...k for his pillow, an hour-glass for his timepiece, water for his beverage, food from the house, but never to exchange a word with the servant. He was to wear a camlet robe, never to cut his beard or nails, nor even to stay beyond the limits of the grounds. If he lived there, under all these restrictions, till the end of the term, he was to receive seven hundred guineas. But on breach of any of them, or if he quitted the place any time previous to...

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A new spice sensation in the Root Simple kitchen

...ught about combining them before, perhaps because they come from different food families, so to speak. So many wasted years! Now they’re going on nuts, seeds, popcorn…maybe as a fish crust. Oh, the things we shall do! Gochugaru, Korean red pepper powder (also referred to as red chile flakes), is a deep red, coarse powder or flake. Its flavor is spicy, smokey and a little bit sweet. It’s easy to fall in love with this stuff all on it’s own. Gochuga...

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Summer Solstice Celebration at Holy Nativity

...ire campus. I will be speaking about saving water and greywater (three 15-minute talks, at 10, 11, 12) The open house will feature garden tours, oven explanation (the oven mud is now drying), highlights from other campus organizations like Teri Roseman’s LiveYoga Wellness, Patricia Rose’s Fresh-food-in-a-flash cooking classes, the Food Forward gleaning program, art tours by Steve O’Laughlin, and much more. Steve’s band will be performing 12-1, and...

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Saturday Linkages: Wind Maps, Wildlife Gardens and Other Obsessions

...Globalization http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2613 The fear of bees http://www.honeybeesuite.com/the-fear-of-bees/ … Is fall fertilization a good idea? http://blogs.extension.org/gardenprofessors/2014/09/22/what-about-fall-fertilization/ … Fast Facts about Cutting Boards and Food Safety in Your Kitchen (from The Abstract) http://barfblog.com/2014/09/fast-facts-about-cutting-boards-and-food-safety-in-your-kitchen-from-the-abstract/ … Beautiful Ca...

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Los Angeles Bread Bakers Blog

...luck this year. Thanks largely to Mark Stambler, California has a cottage food law and Paul is also posting videos of a presentation that took place this weekend on how to get a cottage food permit in Los Angeles. And if you’re in Southern California and interested in learning about bread baking and meeting other bread bakers feel free to join our meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Bread-Bakers/. LABB is for everyone–amateurs, pros and peo...

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