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Post Petroleum Lecture – a reminder

Mr. Homegrown
Miscellaneous
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...1979) and Climate in Crisis: The Greenhouse Effect and What We Can Do (1990). His Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook: Recipes for Changing Times (New Society 2006) envisions the world as it will be transformed by peak oil and climate change, and offers a prescription for re-inhabitation. As one of the founders of the Eco village Network of the Americas (1994) and the Global Eco village Network (1995), Albert used his lifetime of eco-commu...

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Our Favorite Searches

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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...ription to Dwelling Portably for answers to that. “how to make methamphetamine using a 5 gallon bucket” Can’t help you there, but we can suggest a healthier use for a 5 gallon bucket. “pizza dough peak oil flour” It may be shameless promotion, but we think we’re the only source for a pizza recipe for peak oil fans. Of course, sticklers for detail will point out that we did not grow and grind our own flour. We&#...

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What Mountaineering Accidents Can Teach Us About Food Preservation

Mr. Homegrown
Food, Food Preservation
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...were people using a boiling water bath instead of a pressure canner. Other home cases involved storing low acid foods at room temperature (which is just plain dumb). Four cases that stand out are related to storing garlic in oil at room temeprature. The National Center for Home Food Preservation now recommends the following if you want to preserve garlic in oil: Garlic-in-oil should be made fresh and stored in the refrigerator at 40°F or lower f...

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Salvia Means Salvation: White Sage

Mrs. Homegrown
Gardening, Herbs, Native Plants
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...a full boil.• Do not sweeten the tea with anything.• Only drink this tea at night, before bed, never during the day.• Do not drink more than one cup a night. Oh, one last note of interest. She firmly believes that essential oil of white sage is dangerous and discourages its use strongly–not only for internal use, but external use as well, even mixed into massage oil. This is holds for any of the native plants. They are powerful on their o...

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Bean Fest, Episode 4: Frijoles Refritos

Mrs. Homegrown
Bean Fest, Food, Recipes
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...are simply cooked beans that are mashed in a frying pan along with some seasonings and fat. What makes them a little shady to the health conscious and vegetarian set is that they are traditionally fried in lard. But vegetable oil can be used just as well, and I’d add for the sake of fairness, that real, home cooked lard from well-raised pigs is not such a bad fat. For what it’s worth. To make refried beans you just need to have some c...

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Bean Fest, Episode 8: Really Good Lentil and Whole Grain Soup

Mrs. Homegrown
Bean Fest, Food, Recipes
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...n onion or two–finely chopped or sliced into thin rounds.2 carrots, chopped2 bay leaves1/2 t. of fresh or dry thyme1 head of garlic, all the cloves peeled1 28 oz. can of tomatoes/or your own canned tomatoesSea saltOlive oil Notes on the grains: Use whatever whole grains you have on hand, from wheat berries to quinoa, one type or a blend, as long as it measures 2/3 cup. I’ve used all spelt, all barley, even rice, I think– it a...

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The Art of Memory

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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...a ad Herennium. Here’s the memory trick the ad Herennium describes in two easy steps. Step one. Say, for example, you want to memorize the following shopping list: goat milk, goat milk yogurt, two blocks of tofu, olive oil, sunflower seeds and cat food (tuna). Take these items and imagine them in some memorable way. Think crazy, surreal, obscene etc. As the ad Herennium puts it, When we see in everyday life things that are petty, ordinary,...

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Be Idle

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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...and. 1/2 cup unblanched whole almonds, toasted 1/2 cup shelled salted pistachio nuts, toasted 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted 1 large garlic clove Pinch of hot red pepper flakes 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 tablespoons fruity extra-virgin olive oil, or more to taste 40 large mint leaves (a blend of spearmint and peppermint if possible) Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 pound linguine, spaghetti, bucatini, or other string pasta 6 quarts boiling salted water 1 1...

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Adventures in Gardening Series: Wrap up on the Hippie Heart: Growing lentils and flax

Mrs. Homegrown
Garden Design, Gardening
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...bulk of it will probably end up chicken fodder. The harvest is in What’s more important to me was the experience of growing flax. I hold it in my hands and say, This is linen. This is flaxseed. This is linseed oil. Henry the VIII’s shirts were made of this stuff, as were my grandmother’s best napkins. Rembrandt mixed his paints with this–most oil painters do, since linseed oil is a common carrier for oil pigments...

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Return of Bean Friday! Chickpea, Pasta and Tomato Soup

Mrs. Homegrown
Bean Fest, Food, Recipes
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...ze if necessary.8 oz. (approx.) of dried penne pasta, or any other shape pasta you prefer.4 garlic cloves, peeled (and chopped if you don’t have a garlic press)2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary1 tsp. fresh thyme leavesOlive oilSalt & pepperFresh Parmesan for topping, optional The recipe called for not only an overnight soak for the beans, but also for three hours of cooking time. That seemed like overkill. What I ended up doing was letting...

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