Homegrown Evolution at Environmental Change-Makers

We’ll be doing a talk this Thursday in Westchester (Los Angeles) at the monthly meeting of Environmental Change-Makers. But don’t just come to see us! This event is at the Church of the Holy Nativity, which took out a lawn to grow food for the needy, an idea we’d like to see spread around the world. The Church of the Holy Nativity is located at Dunbarton at 83rd St., (6700 West 83rd Street) Westchester 90045. The meeting and talk begins at 7 p.m....

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Homegrown REvolution

...to escape. For us the lesson of Mediated is the inescapable nature of the “blob” was liberating rather than depressing. It’s our job to navigate, not try to escape, this post-modern house of mirrors. In this spirit of blobby navigation, we present the new and improved homegrownevolution.com. The old url will still work, as will homegrownevolution.org (take that squatters!). We’ve added the Homegrown Evolution Store which will feature items we find...

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Non-Toxic Cleaning for the Home

...rate well with the EWG. One of the few well rated ones that I have seen in stores—health food stores—is the Ecover brand detergent. They make a few variants, but they all rate A or B. Look up your own detergent on EWG and see where it stands, and if you recognize any brands which might be better. Homemade: Some people make their own laundry detergent by mixing grated soap with washing soda and borax. There are many recipes, all very similar, on th...

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Homegrown Revolution at the Alt-Car Expo

...for year-round cycling and the terrain is mostly flat. It’s a bit hilly in Homegrown Revolutions neck of the woods, but these hills build character. We’re what you might call “car-light”. Between Mr. and Mrs. Homegrown Revolution we still have a battered 1994 Nissan Sentra which spends the overwhelming majority of its time sitting in the garage collecting dust. Around the time we got rid of our second car we put together an Xtracycle. While it’s...

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