Planting in a Post-Wild World

October 19, 2015

Back to the Garden, Garden Design, Gardening

The front lines of the battle for nature are not in the Amazon rain forest or the Alaskan wilderness; the front lines are our backyards, medians, parking lots, and elementary schools…This book is dedicated to anyone who can influence as small patch of land. —From the introduction Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes, by co-authors Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, is a beautifully written and illustrat...

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SolSource Review Part I: Assembly

Mr. Homegrown

June 17, 2016

Appropriate Technology, Solar, Solar Oven Summer, Water and Power

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...!) The SolSource retails for $499.00. It can be purchased at the One Earth Designs site (shipping is free) and also at Amazon. Save...

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Peter and the Farm

Mr. Homegrown

October 28, 2016

Animals, Thoughtstylings

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...ry memories and reflections—however funny, tragic, or angry they may be. Peter and the Farm will be in theaters and available on demand through Amazon Video and iTunes starting November 4th. More info here....

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Saturday Tweets: Return of the Oakland Monster

Mr. Homegrown

July 27, 2019

Saturday Linkages

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...rescued https://t.co/VLm2jka943 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 25, 2019 Amazon has been partnering with police departments around the country for months to offer discounted or free Ring camera doorbells to residents, helping to build a street-level surveillance infrastructure that’s powered by consumer volunteers. My latest https://t.co/yyWoL5962r — april glaser (@aprilaser) July 19, 2019 Rising heat (& hint of monsoonal moisture) as Desert SW...

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Fruitacular!

Mr. Homegrown

October 10, 2008

Food, Gardening

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...preserve and explore the mind boggling biodiversity of fruit trees. And speaking of biodiversity take a look at Noel holding a Rollinia or Biriba, a fruit tree native to the Amazon region that also grows in Florida. Some have described the taste of this fruit as like that of a lemon meringue pie....

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