Picture Sundays: Superbowl Edition
...t? Reading homesteading blogs? Constructing a lacto-fermented snack stadium?...
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Ten Uses for Palm Fronds
...ed by a falling frond) I got an idea that I’m as proud of as my milk crate humanure potty. 5. Celebrate Sukkot. Sukkot is the Jewish feast of the tabernacle. Unfortunately, it seems that our Washingtonia Robusta is not the right kind of palm. 6. Celebrate Palm Sunday. As with Sukkot, it looks like there’s some entrepreneurs on this idea. 7. Make a basket. Here’s a tutorial using coconut fronds, so I’m not sure this will work with Washingtonia. 8....
The best dry toilet ever
...tion. Case in point: Our friend, Gloria, needed a toilet for her off-grid compound. She asked our mutual friend, Daniel, to make her one. Daniel is a gifted maker– all his creations seem to have an inherent grace about them. Using the classic text, The Humanure Handbook, as a resource, he built her the most beautiful dry toilet system I’ve ever seen. See more pics of this system and read Daniel’s story on his book-as-a-blog, The Cabin Dweller’s Te...
Homegrown Revolution Visits SF
...Homegrown Revolution will be heading up to San Francisco this week in search of tales of fermentation, backyard chickens, humanure and bikes. We’ll be back in LA just in time for mycologist Paul Stamets‘ lecture “How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World” at the Farmlab. The lecture will be on Friday April 13, at 7:30 pm at 1745 N. Spring Street #4 Los Angeles, CA 90012....
How to save tomato seed
...are bone dry, transfer to envelopes or glass jars for storage. Be sure to label! *I just lost a batch to germination. I blame the heat. It didn’t seem like they’d be fermenting that long, but after I drained my seeds I saw the tiny little white nubbins poking out of the seeds. Now I have to begin again. This is one reason why you should not wait ’til your last tomato to think about saving seeds. Also, this is a reminder to keep a close eye on you...