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What’s eating my cilantro?

Mrs. Homegrown
Gardening, Herbal Medicine, Herbs, Pests
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Mrs. Homegrown here: While we’re inviting questions, we’ve also got a question for you guys. What sort of critter likes to eat cilantro? I think it’s a critter, not a bug. There’s no sign of leaf damage, just nibbling the stems down. There’s no digging or other disturbance. Whatever this critter is, it has a defined taste for cilantro, because the cilantro is interplanted with parsley and it never so much as touche...

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Which fruits and vegetables should I buy organic?

Mrs. Homegrown
Food
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Want the rest? You’ll have to visit the site. Mrs. Homegrown here: My recent post about tomatoes reminded me that I needed to post this–I’ve been meaning to for a while.  The Environmental Working Group’s 2011 Shopping Guide has a listing of foods most contaminated with pesticides, and those least contaminated: the Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen. Keeping this list in mind help you make choices as to where layi...

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Silver Lake Farms

Mr. Homegrown
Urban Farming
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This week Homegrown Revolution visited Tara Kolla the founder of Silver Lake Farms. Kolla runs a ambitious and beautiful flower farm on a medium sized lot right in the heart of Los Angeles. She specializes in freshly cut sweet peas, but also grows anemones and ranunculus and sells them at the Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater Village, and Los Angeles Arts District farmer’s markets. Kolla believes in the power of the local, and only sells at...

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...nclude bees, bikes, beer, chickens, healthy cities, healing herbs, simple living and good food. In short, everything DIY! We occassionally invite our friends to guest post for us. You may find writing here from Lora Hall (aka Homegrown Neighbor), Nancy Klehm and our friends from Ramshackle Solid:  Julia Posey and Eric Thomason. Blog design by Roman Jaster. Charming header drawings by Caroline Clerc....

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Urban Chicken Classes

Homegrown Neighbor
Animals, Chickens
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Homegrown Neighbor here: If you are in L.A. come check out my Intro to Urban Chickens class this Saturday at The Learning Garden in Venice. More info at our Chicken Enthusiasts site. The class is just $10 and if you have never been to The Learning Garden it is a real treat. It is one of my favorite gardens in our fair metropolis. The class is at 10:30 am and will be followed by a general meeting of local chicken enthusiasts. If you aren’...

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Why Urban Farm?

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens
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Nicolas Poussin’s “Et in Arcadia ego“ It’s been a challenging week at the Homegrown Revolution compound. We lost one chick, bringing our nascent flock down to two. We decided that since chickens are social animals to add two more in case of other unforeseen problems bringing our total up to four. Such are the cycles of life and death on the new urban homestead. Bryan Welch, who raises livestock and is also the publish...

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Blueberries in a Self Watering Container

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Self Watering Containers
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It may not be pretty but Homegrown Revolution has blueberries. To grow blueberries in a warm climate such as Los Angeles you’ll need to choose a heat tolerant southern highbush variety. Southern highbush blueberries are hybrids that don’t require the winter chilling of their northern relatives. Blueberries also need cross pollination so they should be planted in pairs. We mail ordered two different varieties, “Oneal” and...

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Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands

Mr. Homegrown
rainwater harvesting
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...which one tries by trial and error to adapt them, not hesitating to change them whenever it appears necessary, or to try several of them at once, even if their form and their origin are heterogeneous.” -Jacques Derrida Homegrown Revolution loves cheap low-tech solutions (not to mention pretentious quotes), which is why we especially like “bricoleur” and Tucson rainwater harvesting guru Brad Lancaster and his ongoing book series...

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Oatmeal: It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore

Mrs. Homegrown
Food, Recipes
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(we’ve really gotta get us a live-in food photographer) Mrs. Homegrown Here: Okay, this is one is a little weird.  I’ll tell you right off that Erik won’t eat this stuff (it just seems wrong to him), but I love it. I’m exploring the world of savory oatmeal. I’m sure there are savory oatmeal recipes on the web, but I haven’t looked because I’m enjoying working without a map. What I’m doing...

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Our Winter Vegetable Garden

Mr. Homegrown
Garden Design, Gardening, Seeds, Vegetable Gardening
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...ca da Campo” A truly idiot proof vegetable. Bitter and easy to grow. Parsnips “Prezzelmolo Berliner” The first time I’ve ever tried to grow parsnips. Radishes “Rapid Red 2 Sel. Sanova” Mrs. Homegrown complains that I never plant radishes. This year I addressed that grievance. Beets “Bietolo da Orto Egitto Migliorata” A repeat from last year, these are tasty red beets. Buck’s horn plantain also...

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