Saturday Linkages: Controversy Edition

August 24, 2013

...g.net/2013/08/21/open-tech-forever-permacultur.html … MIT Has Had a Secret Pirate Program This Whole Time http://www.themarysue.com/mit-pirate-program/ … Things All Scouts Should Know: 16 Camping and Life Hacks from 1911 http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/08/20/things-all-scouts-should-know-16-camping-and-life-hacks-from-1911/ Hyping Don’t Believe the Hype(rloop) http://thebillfold.com/2013/08/dont-believe-the-hyperloop/ … Anonymous funeral direct...

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Saturday Linkages:

Mr. Homegrown

April 5, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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...ning In The Pacific Northwest http://www.nwedible.com/2014/04/bee-friendly-gardening.html … Nesting for a baby with a small (carbon) footprint http://wp.me/p2SaWz-us GR takes on shade gardening: Full sun to part shade. Really? | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/03/full-sun-to-part-shade-really.html … How To Make and Freeze Guacamole http://www.nwedible.com/2014/03/make-freeze-guacamole.html … Sleek Angle On a Community Garden Shed http://llo...

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Savoring the Fruits of Your Labor Panel Discussion

Mr. Homegrown

March 17, 2014

Events

...ry 601 Santa Monica Blvd. MLK Auditorium SAVORING THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR Gardening and preserving stories and strategies to improve your quality of life and your bottom line. Backyard gardening and food preservation are growing popular trends, but in the real world, what can these practices do for you individually, and for the community around you? Do we create a wider consciousness of community when we grow, preserve and share the products of o...

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Self Watering Containers

Mr. Homegrown

January 16, 2007

Self Watering Containers

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...o grow some food crops container gardening is the way to go. But container gardening has several drawbacks. Containers dry out quickly and if you forget to water, especially with vegetables, you can easily kill your plants. In fact inconsistent watering is probably the number one cause of container plant failure. Container gardening also uses a lot of water and can be messy, as the excess water flows out of the bottom of your pots leaving muddy st...

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Gathering of Community Gardeners

Homegrown Neighbor

October 21, 2009

Events, Gardening

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...ening. There will be workshops and discussions on topics such as vegetable gardening, composting, native plants, beekeeping and even a workshop on urban chickens co-taught by yours truly, Homegrown Neighbor. The entire day Saturday is free, but a $10 donation is requested to cover operating expenses. I recommend you go and pay them $100, because that is what this event is worth. You’ll meet the coolest people in L.A., learn about gardening, eat gr...

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