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Loofah Sponges

Mrs. Homegrown
Cleaning, Domesticus, Gardening
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We talk about the joy of loofah–or luffa– (Luffa aegyptiaca) all the time, but I donR17;t believe weR17;ve every blogged about it here. I was reminded of it when we received a letter from Candace, who heard us on a podcast talking about how much fun it was to grow loofah sponges. She said: I wanted to thank you for that part of the interview in particular.  I decided to grow some this summer and it has been a great joy.  It i...

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Why not plant some Calendula?

Mrs. Homegrown
Body Care, Calendula series, Gardening, Herbal Medicine, Herbs, How-to
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Calendula glows like the sun. Mrs. Homegrown here, leaving the composting controversy behind… One of my favorite plants in the garden is Calendula officinalis, aka pot marigold. It should not be mistaken for common marigold, or Mexican marigold, both of which are in the genus Tagetes. Tagetes marigolds are popularly used in companion planting (to ward off bugs in the garden), and for combating nemadtodes in the soil. Calendula...

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SIPS and Kraut at Project Butterfly

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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auerkraut. Cost is $20. RSVP to [email protected] HereR17;s the 411: Step into the 21st century by making your house, apartment and kitchen a center of production. This lecture/workshop by the authors of The Urban Homestead, Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen will introduce you to how to grow your own food, make pickles, ferment beer, keep chickens, bake bread and turn your waste products into valuable resources. By stepping into the DIY mo...

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Urban Livestock and Bikes!

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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India: chickens and bikes in a photo by Shabbir Siraj Urban Livestock Workshop Homegrown Evolution will be hosting an urban livestock workshop at our humble abode in Silver Lake on March 1st from 1-4pm. WeR17;ll be talkinR17; chicken, permaculturist Joan Stevens will be rapping about rabbits and Leonardo Chalupowicz will share his recent experience of becoming a “backwards” beekeeper. WeR17;ll discuss how to integrate thes...

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Urban Farming in Oakland

Mr. Homegrown
Urban Farming
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Public radio station KCRW has an excellent interview with urban farmer and writer Novella Carpenter. Carpenter has pigs, goats, ducks, chickens and more all on a small lot in Oakland, California. You can listen to the radio interview here (along with some other interesting segments on hunting caribou, cooking pasta, roasting peppers, and more) on chef Evan KleimanR17;s show Good Food. You can also check out CarpenterR17;s blog, meaningfulp...

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Back to the Ranch

Mr. Homegrown
Events
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Ranch photo from the HuntingtonR17;s Ranch blog. IR17;ve never had so much fun at a symposium as I did at the HuntingtonR17;s urban agriculture blow-out this weekend. The two day event launched the HuntingtonR17;s new experimental urban agricultural station known as the “Ranch” and featured a diverse bunch of speakers. The Ranch will provide much needed information on edible landscapes and food forestry, particul...

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Urban Chicken Classes

Homegrown Neighbor
Animals, Chickens
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ens maybe you can share your knowledge in your community. I know that I certainly wish I new more when I got started. But its live and learn. Sadly, not all the chickens lived. But the hens helped me to meet my fellow urban homesteading neighbors…… and the rest is history. The chickens helped us to create community in our neighborhood so now we are helping others to use poultry to promote neighborly public relations and local food...

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Podcasts for the Urban Homesteader

Mr. Homegrown
Resources
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LetR17;s face it, mainstream radio programming, both talk and music, stinks. Podscasting democratizes the medium. Anyone with a microphone and laptop can make and distribute a podcast and, while quality varies, thereR17;s a huge amount of excellent, highly specialized programming available. So should be on the iPods of urban homesteaders? IR17;ve got a few suggestions: Survival Podcast We just appeared on this podcast, which is hosted...

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Summer 2010 Tomato Report

Mr. Homegrown
Food, Gardening
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Tomato season began inauspiciously with unseasonably cold weather for Southern California. I simply couldnR17;t get any seeds to germinate. Thankfully, Craig of gardenedibles.com came to the rescue with a couple of seedlings for us. HereR17;s a recap of our tomato successes and failures: Red Pear. IR17;ve grown this one before. ItR17;s a plump, ribbed, meaty tomato. ItR17;s flavorful and amazing both fresh and made into sauce. Cr...

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