Saturday Linkages: An Egg Shaped Houseboat, Bamboo Joints and the Origins of Umami

July 20, 2013

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Vegetable Gardening for the Lazy

Mr. Homegrown

May 28, 2008

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...you know of a good source either local or mail order. We’ll definitely be making some cuttings, as it would be nice to have more than one. 2. Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). A member of the sunflower family, this North American native produces an edible tuber that, while hard to clean, is worth the effort. It’s invasive which, from the perspective of the martini swilling gardener, is a plus since it means never having to propagate mor...

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The 10 Day $25 Survival Pack

Mr. Homegrown

March 26, 2007

Preparedness

...rt in gridlocked traffic). For some lighter options check out the new topics list you’ll see on the right, particularly the preparedness section....

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How to Store Bulk Goods

Mr. Homegrown

April 22, 2020

Food, Preparedness

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...parties, has been helpful. We check in via Zoom once a week, trade food and backyard fruit and run errands for folks in deep quarantine. We need not equate emergency preparedness with the sort of destructive individualism partly responsible for getting us into this mess....

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Out of Water!

Mr. Homegrown

November 5, 2007

Preparedness

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...g water in steel drums, which we first learned about in Aton Edward’s book Preparedness Now!, the first book in Process Media’s Self-Reliance series (our book the Urban Homesteader, due out in May, is the third in this series). It’s one of the more expensive options in water storage, with new drums costing several hundred dollars, but avoids the problem of an off taste that plastic can impart. But while there’s something to be said for avoiding al...

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