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Saturday Linkages: Roach Racing, Bedding the Farmer and Eating Like Goats

Mr. Homegrown
Saturday Linkages
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Vintage ad for cockroach racing set: http://boingboing.net/2013/04/16/vintage-ad-for-cockroach-racin.html … It’s raining, it’s pouring, it’s a good time for a site assessment… http://ow.ly/1VjdSq Bedding the Farmer: At Greenmarkets, Lust Blooms Among the Rutabagas http://observer.com/?p=296706  Saint Hildegard’s Cookies of Joy http://thetanglednest.com/2013/04/saint-hildegards-cookies/ … Sun Hives: pollination and...

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The Barrier Method

Mrs. Homegrown
Gardening, Pests
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Over the years we’ve lost countless plants to digging, chewing, trampling and sucking critters, mammals and insects both. We finally got smart. It makes sense to invest a little extra time and money to protect your crops and your livestock with physical barriers. This practice started sort of piecemeal around here, with us only exerting ourselves over particularly problem-prone situations. Nowadays protection is standard for every bed we p...

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Garden Amendments as Placebos

Mr. Homegrown
Gardening, Soil, Thoughtstylings
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...s, though by entirely different (Eastern) means. As he put it, “The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” I think we would do well to spend more time investigating the intersection of human consciousness and ecology in the years ahead. Our survival may depend on it. Now, as Marshall McLuhan was fond of saying, “If you don’t like that idea, I’ve got...

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Easy To Make Furniture: Sunset DIY Manual From the 1970s

Mr. Homegrown
Design
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...e era’s declining wood shop skills. Then, WHAM, the global economy and Ikea came along and wiped out the last remaining economic reasons to try to make your own furniture. That being said, I think some clever folks with time on their hands and an eye for discarded materials could make use of some of the concepts in this book. So start dumpster diving! Let’s take those scavenged materials and revisit the bean bag. Easy-to-Make furnitu...

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Water Conservation

Mr. Homegrown
Water Conservation
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“the price we paid was the price men have always paid for achieving a paradise in this life — we went soft, we lost our edge.”-Frank Herbert Dune SurviveLA was planning on discussing rainwater collection today, but we realized that we would be getting ahead of ourselves without first discussing what we call BOC, or boring old conservation. So before delving into greywater and rainwater harvesting it’s time to assess where yo...

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How to Make a Mosaic Stepping Stone

Mr. Homegrown
Design, How-to
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...the little tile pieces against the sticky side of the contact paper–face down, or “good side” down.  The sticky paper holds them in place. When you’re finished sticking all the tiles down, it’s time to mix up some concrete. I used one part Portland cement to three parts builder’s sand. I poured my concrete into the mold and used some chicken wire as reinforcement. I just cut the wire into a rough square that...

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Helping the Bees with Science in your Backyard

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Bees
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San Francisco State University associate professor Gretchen LeBuhn is currently coordinating the innovative Great Sunflower Project, enlisting gardeners around the country to plant sunflowers and count the number of bees that visit them in a set period of time. We participated this summer, planting the sunflower seeds provided by the project. It’s too late to start this year, but you can sign up for next year’s project here. When w...

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Ridin’ On

Mr. Homegrown
Bikes
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...to school by foot or on bicycle. Now it’s less than 10 percent.If we make walking and biking a more practical choice for all ages, we can combat congestion, improve air quality, and promote better health all at the same time. For too long the LA Department of Transportation has treated cycling and walking as an afterthought, if they thought about them at all. We urge everyone to call, write, fax, or email LA DOT bicycle program coordinator...

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