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Congrats Denver!

Mrs. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens, Goats
2 Comments
From the Denver Post:   Denver City Council eases way to own chickens, goats at home Apparently it was previously legal, but more difficult because you had to pay steep fees and inform all your neighbors. Now, thanks to citizen action by urban homesteaders, the fee has been reduced to 20 bucks and you don̵7;t have to inform your neighbors in order to keep 8 chickens or ducks and up to 2 pygmy goats. No roosters, natch. Congrats Denver! IR...

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Emergency Toilet Sanitation

Mr. Homegrown
Composting, Events, Humanure, Preparedness
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tion system going indefinitely. With the FEMA approach you̵7;ve got a problem when you run out of those bags and proprietary enzyme mixtures. One problem with Jenkins̵7; approach could be finding a carbon source in an urban area, but I think that̵7;s solvable (suggestions invited!). You also need water for the compost pile but it need not be potable. I̵7;m no sanitation expert and am interested in opinions on this topic, particula...

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SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Resource

Mr. Homegrown
Miscellaneous
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s isn̵7;t included for some reason). While highly technical, terms are explained via hyperlinks. You click on the table to the right of the map for more detailed information including suitability for farming. Of course in urban areas you never know what unpleasant surprises lurk beneath the surface such as concrete chunks and lead. SoilWeb won̵7;t tip you off to those things, but it does give a good overall picture of the kind of soil you...

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Your Opinions Please

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
3 Comments
So what does seafood, terrible graphic design and urban homesteading have in common? Absolutely nothing, but we got your attention which we will now direct to the poll we are conducting on the right. Please take a moment to render your opinion, so that we can better serve you with a delicately balanced nori roll of information and helpful tips. Please note that you can vote for more than one topic....

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How to Memorize Numbers

Mr. Homegrown
How-to, Thoughtstylings
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Giordano Bruno̵7;s insanely elaborate memory system. Yesterday we introduced an ancient memory system that can be handy for learning all those new urban homesteading skills. Today I̵7;ll briefly discuss a way to use a related mnemonic called the Major System for committing strings of numbers to memory. To use the Major System you first memorize a set of consonants that represent 0 through 9. From Wikipedia, here̵7;s a tabl...

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The Art of Memory

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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ary building you̵7;re using. While I̵7;ve got the basic concept of the art of memory I need to do some more practice. So far what I̵7;ve found it most useful for is learning people̵7;s names. And, as an urban homesteader, I always find myself learning new skills some of which require memorization. Now this won̵7;t help you find a lost set of car keys. That̵7;s what the ad Herennium calls “natural” memory which...

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Growing Home: Agriculture in the City

Mrs. Homegrown
Events
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er 12, 8:30am-8:00pm Combining talks presenting a range of perspectives with a student poster session and Ranch tour, this one-day symposium brings together academics, students, and professionals interested in the future of urban agriculture. Gary Nabhan, world-renowned ethnobotanist, ecologist, writer, and grower of heritage food crops, will be the keynote speaker.   Tickets and details available through www.brownpapertickets.com...

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Mitchell Joachim’s Techno-Utopian Future

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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. Fab Tree Hab. Mitchell Joachim. Joachim is the thoughtstylist in chief of Planetary One and Terreform One, non-profit organizations that, “pioneer visionary socio-ecological and infrastructural strategies for urban environments.” Articulate and entertaining, Joachim delivered a rapid fire PowerPoint lecture showcasing many of his outré notions: floating jellyfish-like mass transit thingies, foam electric cars, strawberry sh...

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Hay Hooks–The New Hipster Accessory?

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens, Composting, Gardening
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With so many city chickens I predict that hay hooks will become just as indispensable to the urban hipster as is the fixed gear bicycle. After years of hauling staw bales up the 30 steps to our house (to use as bedding for the chickens) I just broke down and bought a pair. A vaquero at the feed store intervened with a neat tip when he saw me struggling to use my new hay hooks to load some bales into a friend̵7;s truck. Here̵7;s what he...

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