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Broom Corn–or is it Broomcorn?

Mrs. Homegrown
Domesticus, Gardening
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Mrs. Homegrown here: This summer I suggested we plant broom corn for no other good reason than I saw the seed pack at the nursery and thought it would be fun to make a broom. (This sort of temporary insanity often overtakes me in the seed aisle.) So without knowing anything at all about broom corn or broom making we planted a block of the stuff. Maybe I should have done a little research into broom making before planting, but I let it slide ...

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Remember to Label Those Jars!

Mr. Homegrown
Food, Food Preservation
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e no idea. They were probably the result of some late night canning frenzy two years ago. At the time I probably thought to myself, “IR17;ll label them in the morning.” Not only should the jars be labeled, but it would also have been nice to have some notes on the recipe I used and where the fruit was sourced from. To this end IR17;ve started a preservation diary in a useful program called Evernote. Perhaps I should get a tatto...

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Picture Sundays: Hyperbolic Crochet

Mr. Homegrown
Picture Sundays
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“anemones”, crenelated “sea slugs”, and curlicued “corals” have all been modeled with these methods. The basic process for making these forms is a simple pattern or algorithm, which on its own produces a mathematically pure shape, but by varying or mutating this algorithm, endless variations and permutations of shape and form can be produced. And, yes, they have a how-to book if youR17;d like to tr...

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Picture Sundays: A Chicken Coop Made From a Trampoline

Mr. Homegrown
Picture Sundays
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From the Homesteading/Survivalism Facebook page, a chicken coop made from a trampoline. HereR17;s a little more on the project. This coop appears to be a DIY variation on the Joel Salatin movable poultry pen. IR17;m assuming thereR17;s a way to lock the chickens in the top part at night to keep out critters that might dig under the run. ...

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Picture Sundays: Good News and Dog Carts

Mr. Homegrown
Picture Sundays
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First off, Governor Brown signed the California Homemade Food Act, AB 1616, into law this past week. So Californians will soon be able to make and sell “non-hazardous” foods in a home kitchen and sell them. But how will those goods get delivered? Above, a bakery in Holland using that long lost mode of transport, the dog cart. Picture via TerriermanR17;s Daily Dose....

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