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Feral House and Process Media Winter Soltice Party

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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Feral House and Process media, the publishers of our first book The Urban Homestead, will be holding their annual solstice party on Saturday December 8th from 7 to 10 pm at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, located within the Wacko gift store. Judging from the flyer, naked Shriners will frolic in the Griffith Park Fountain later on in the evening. Whatever happens, it’s a fun event not to be missed. Kelly and I will be there to hang out, chat and...

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Backyard Orchard Culture

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening
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...yard. Follow Spellman’s backyard orchard guidelines and you’ll have many small trees and never be without fruit. 3. Grow what you will use. Spellman told the story of someone who went down to their local big box store and bought six trees for five dollars each. The problem was that he had bought six quince trees and did not know what to do with the fruit. Grow flavorful varieties that you can’t buy at the market. One quince...

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Modesto Milling’s Organic Layer Pellets

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens
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...s feed is the next best thing. So that’s why I’ve decided to use Modesto Milling’s organic layer pellets, even though it’s more expensive than the feed I used to use. Modesto Milling feed is carried at stores in California, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Hawaii and online (though I imagine the shipping charges might be prohibitive). I pick mine up at a local pet store. A list of retailers is on the Modesto Milling website. You c...

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Vermicomposting Class

Mrs. Homegrown
Composting, Events, Vermiculture
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...m bin with their larger household systems. As cities struggle with basic recycling programs, and citizens learn how to grow tomatoes for the first time on their decks in soil from stripped from farmland and purchased at a store, there are some who are curious about having a more intimate connection to their waste and unveiling its worth. In this workshop we will go “beyond the bin” and build a large, outdoor vermicomposting sys...

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U-Dig-It Folding Shovel

Mr. Homegrown
Tools, Vegetable Gardening
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I came across this nice little folding hand shovel called the “U-Dig-it” at a surplus store. It measures 5 3/4 inches when folded and weighs six ounces with the convenient belt holster. I used it this morning to transplant some okra seedlings and I can also see taking this tool camping. I dig the U-Dig-It design, and I already prefer it to the hand shovel that got buried in the yard somewhere a few months ago. I can see this tool b...

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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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Vegetable Gardening for the Lazy

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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...more. We planted ours in the spring from tubers we picked up in the produce section of our local market, Trader Joes. You may be able to find Jerusalem Artichioke at fancy food markets such as Whole Foods. Stick those grocery store bought tubers in the ground and in a few months you’ll have a field of these things. 3. Regular old Artichokes (Cynara cardunculus). Here’s a perennial for those of us lucky enough to live in a Mediterrane...

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Essential System #10 – Shelter

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Preparedness
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...om to stake out. The “Missing Link” was also very expensive and, as a cheap alternative, it’s possible to improvise shelter with a large garbage bag or the ubiquitous blue tarp material found at any hardware store. There are also commercially manufactured Bivvy Sacks and even cheaper thermal reflective survival bags which, combined with warm clothing, will function as shelter in a pinch. Improvised shelters can also be construct...

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Upcoming Classes: Edible Gardening and Vermicomposting

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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...m bin with their larger  household systems. As cities struggle with basic recycling programs, and citizens  learn how to grow tomatoes for the first time on their decks in soil  from stripped from farmland and purchased at a store, there are some who  are curious about having a more intimate connection to their waste and  unveiling its worth. In this workshop we will go “beyond the bin” and build a large,  outdoor vermicomposting sys...

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Water Conservation

Mr. Homegrown
Water Conservation
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...water. 6.3% faucet Turn off the water until needed when brushing teeth or shaving. 5.5% leaks This is a no-brainer, but something everyone seems to forget. Fix leaks immediately! The knowledgeable folks at your local hardware store (not the idiots at Home Depot!) can tell you how. .6% dishwasher Run your energy efficient dishwasher only with full loads. And incidentally, a study conducted by the University of Bonn in Germany concluded that dishwa...

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