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Greywater Workshops in Los Angeles

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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eywater, common types of systems, what products to use, and take a tour of several existing systems. We will also be creating a mock-up of a laundry-to-landscape greywater system with all the parts and tools needed to install it. Greywater System Maintenance: Advanced Workshop When: Friday October 14, 2011 – 1:00pm – 5:00pmWhere: LA Eco Village 117 Bimini Pl Los Angeles CA 90004Cost: Sliding scale $25-50Register hereSimple greywater s...

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2011 in Review: Urban Homestead Trademark Dispute

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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As the year draws to a close I thought I̵7;d review some of our posts from the previous year starting with an update on the trademark dispute over the terms “urban homestead” and “urban homesteading”. In February of this year the Dervaes Institute (DI) sent a cease and desist letter to over a dozen different individuals and organizations including our publisher Feral House/Process Media, public radio station KCRW, De...

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Greywater Precautions

Mr. Homegrown
Water Conservation
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Before we continue our greywater series, we have a few precautions to lay down. The dangers of greywater have been exaggerated in the past and it̵7;s important to remember that nobody in the US has ever gotten sick from exposure to greywater. The plumbing codes in this country are overly cautious in their restrictions on greywater use, as the Man, quite simply, wants you to throw perfectly good water down the sewer. On the other hand, a lot...

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Greywater Guerrillas in LA this Weekend

Mr. Homegrown
Water and Power, Water Conservation
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Greywater Design Workshop. Location: 3983 East Blvd. Mar Vista, CA 90066Time: 7-9pmCost: $25To register: email Ray Cirino 818-834-7074 Greywater Design Workshop; Interested in reusing your greywater? Want to learn more about it and how to build your own system? Come to our design workshop. We̵7;ll present you with information on the most common, low-tech, low-cost, effective, residential greywater systems. Then we̵7;ll break into groups...

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Urban Homestead on Craigslist. Act Now!

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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I̵7;ve always been uneasy with the moniker “urban homestead.” It̵7;s the title of our book (what else could we have called it?), but it̵7; not really accurate. The activities we describe are also practiced by suburbanites and people in rural places. And “homestead” is not technically accurate–all the readers of our book, I̵7;m fairly certain, either own or rent their property. The term is also load...

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Urban Homestead, Urban Homesteading: These Terms Belong to All of Us

Mrs. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings, Urban Homestead Trademark Dispute
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Our attorneys at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the law firm, Winston & Strawn, have filed a petition to cancel the bogus trademark registrations for the terms “Urban Homestead” and “Urban Homesteading.” You may read the EFF̵7;s press release here, and the actual petition here. It is a thing of beauty. We are very fortunate to have access to the talents of some of the best people in this business. We ho...

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Washing Machine Greywater Resources

Mr. Homegrown
Water and Power, Water Conservation
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#8217;s open source Laundry to Landscape system. 1R43; polyethylene tubing–an alternative to PVC pipe. Oasis Biocompatible detergent, the only laundry detergent we can find that̵7;s appropriate for greywater use. It works great and, again, click through the link and we get a little support. A selection of three way diverter valves. Note the 1R43; brass model for laundry systems. Use these diverters to shift between sending your...

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The Urban Homestead

Mrs. Homegrown
Publications
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“The contemporary bible on the subject” — The New York Times The Urban Homestead (Expanded and Revised Edition): Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (Process Self-reliance Series) by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen  (Process, 2010) ISBN: 978-1934170106 (The first edition, the one with the “American Gothic” cover, was released by Process on June 1, 2008) Buy it at:  Amazon • Abe Books • Barnes...

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Finding an Urban Homestead on Craigslist

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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of your room. Your roommates will be as follows: a 31 y.o. park ranger who inhabits the upstairs and likes to identify birds by ear and spot clean the floors, a 34 y.o. medic and bike mechanic who likes to brew beer, drink it, and then go on 300-mile rides, and a 30 y.o. outdoor educator who likes to pet her cat and sew up organic undies from reclaimed t-shirts. The last two will be your downstairs co-inhabitants and bathroom buddies. We are...

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Urban Homesteading

Mrs. Homegrown
Urban Homestead Trademark Dispute
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ed by their actions, but we can only speak for ourselves. We want to take this moment to tell you how grateful for all the the kind and super-supportive comments, emails and conversations we̵7;ve had over this last week. It̵7;s hard to describe, but we̵7;ve received so much love from you all that it̵7;s been like being bundled in a warm blanket. We̵7;ve been busy, and we̵7;ve been taking this seriously, but we havenR...

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