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Artichoke Season at the Homegrown Revolution Compound

Mr. Homegrown
Vegetable Gardening
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n Revolution compound resides. In cooler locales they will thrive all year round. In warmer places they die back in the summer but return like crazy in the early spring. We just cut them to the ground when the leaves die off. It̵7;s a huge plant so make sure you give them plenty of room–at least a six foot diameter circle, preferably more, for each plant. The only drawback is that aphids love them, so they require constant spraying down...

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Buddy Burner

Mr. Homegrown
Preparedness
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An easy craft project for the family survivalist, taken from the brilliant 70’s Mormon classic: Roughing it Easy, by Dian Thomas. A buddy burner is a heat source for camping or emergencies made out of a tuna can, candle stubs and cardboard. It acts like a Sterno can, will burn for 1 1/2 – 2 hours, and can be recharged and reused. To make a buddy burner you need to gather: a clean tuna can, a piece of corrugated cardboard, a bunch of candle...

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Laundry to Landscape Legal in LA

Mr. Homegrown
Water and Power, Water Conservation
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...ming that you don̵7;t need a permit within LA city limits for “a graywater system in a one or two-family dwelling that is supplied only by a clothes-washer and/or a single-fixture system.” Though, confusingly, it also goes on to say, “Any alteration to the building or plumbing, electrical or mechanical system requires a permit.” I guess we shouldn̵7;t expect clarity from a department that can̵7;t seem to get a...

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The grape that ate the world

Mrs. Homegrown
Gardening, Mistakes
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grapefail or grapewin? We̵7;ve posted about our grape problems before. Pierce̵7;s disease makes it hard to grow grapes in SoCal. We̵7;ve been trying to get resistant varieties to grow on our patio arbor (aka The Masculinity Pavillion) with no success. Our most recent planting attempts are stunted and unhappy, meaning that once again we̵7;re experiencing A Summer Without Shade. While our “resistant” varietie...

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Deodorizing Wash

Mrs. Homegrown
Body Care, Domesticus
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Deodorizing wash? Freshening wash? In Making It we called it cleansing spray. I̵7;ve never been quite sure what to call this. It̵7;s not a deodorant, in that it doesn̵7;t really stay on you, deodorizing continuously. It̵7;s not a body wash in that you don̵7;t use it in the shower. This is a little mix I created, a simple blend of water, baking soda and essential oil. It̵7;s something you can splash on and towel off real...

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Is Bob’s Red Mill’s Farro Actually Spelt?

Mr. Homegrown
Bread, Food
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...a, “sometimes (but not always) distinguished as farro medio, farro grande, and farro piccolo, respectively.” To add to the confusion spelt and einkorn, are also known as faricella, or “little farro” in Italian. Confused? According to a 1997 article in the New York Times, “Farro, Italy̵7;s Rustic Staple: The Little Grain That Could,” “true” farro is emmer (Triticum dicoccum) and considered superi...

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Barley Water

Mrs. Homegrown
Food, Recipes
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Being an American, barley water is not part of my mental landscape. Perhaps it was big in the U.S. back in the Victorian era, but it seems to have faded from our national consciousness. Indeed, if you̵7;re one of our American readers, you may be asking now: what the heck is it? My fellow Americans, barley water is a drink made from barley, lemon and sugar, known to be cooling and refreshing in the summer and perhaps somewhat healthy. Meanw...

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How To Design a Garden Step I: Identifying Goals

Mr. Homegrown
Garden Design, Gardening
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...s space for native plants areas that are semi-wild and not often visited  space for the composting Think and meditate on your goals before drawing up a plan.  And for those of us in the urban homesteading movement, I think it̵7;s important to measure productivity in more ways than just the amount of food you get from your yard.  How will the garden provide peace and well being? Educational opportunities? Ways to commune with nature? Some g...

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Tassajara Cookbook

Mrs. Homegrown
Food, Reviews
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Mrs. Homegrown here: A quick cookbook review for ya̵7;ll. I̵7;m having lots of fun with the Tassajara Cookbook which I have out from the library. So much fun that I̵7;m considering buying it. Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is a Buddhist monestery here in California. This book is based on their famous bagged lunch offerings for their guests. This means it̵7;s all picnic/finger food sort of stuff. This suits me fine because summe...

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