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Dry Farming

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Vegetable Gardening, Water and Power, Water Conservation
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...n arid climates can grow a surprising amount of food with a lot less water. Clarification: dry farming is not growing during the rainy season (which is called “rainfed agriculture”). Dry farming uses strategies to store water in the soil during the rainy season and then grow during the dry part of the year. Though controversial, dry farming traditionally involves tilling.  It also requires much greater spacing of plants. For more info...

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Prickly Pear Fruit Chips

Mr. Homegrown
Food, Recipes
13 Comments
...ial one will also work, of course. If you live in a dry desert climate you can dry fruit in the sun under screens, but here in Los Angeles the air has too much moisture in it. Fruit would mold before it would be dry enough to store. I’m not a fan of oven drying either since there’s not enough air flow and you run the risk of cooking rather than dehydrating. A dehydrator, either electric or solar, is a great investment if you’ve...

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KRAUT FEST!!!!

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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...istration gets you a “kraut kit” consisting of a bucket (for sauerkraut class) or a jar (for kimchi class), and a limited edition, hand-silkscreened poster (see here). You can also buy the poster separately through our online store, here. Funded in part by a grant from Slow Food LA. Thank you Slow Food LA! Sauerkraut Workshop registration $10 Register at Machine Project...

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My Big Fat Greek Squash

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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...ve ever cooked. It would make a great substitute for the always dry Thanksgiving turkey. And I’ve made a mental note to myself to grow more winter squash next year. I like the taste better than summer squash and you can store it in the pantry for later use (hence the “winter” in the winter squash). If you’d like to hazard a guess as to what this squash is called (especially if you’re Greek), please leave a comment....

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Make a Pepsi Can Stove

Mr. Homegrown
Preparedness
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...no longer works. We'll try to find an alternative.] [Editor note 10/5/11: The instructions are back! In PDF form.] The stove uses denatured alcohol solvent, sometimes called shellac thinner which is available at any hardware store. The stove is fabricated with the bottom of a Guinness beer can and the bottom of a Pepsi can and the end result is incredibly light. I cut the top off of a 24 ounce Heineken can to make a pot and I used some chicken w...

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Straw Bale Gardens

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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...thor of a book and a downloadable pamphlet on straw bale gardening. Some tips from an experienced straw bale gardener at The Gardener’s Pantry We’re going to bioassay (that is, test ) the straw from our local feed store. The Compost Gardener has good instructions for this. In our case, we’re doing the method where you plant beans in soil, and water them with tea made from the straw. Washington State University–instructions...

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