Seedling Disaster!

May 28, 2010

Gardening, Mistakes, Seeds, Vegetable Gardening

“No one talks of failure as anything but shameful; this is wrongheaded and foolish . . . Mistakes are synonymous with learning. Failing is unavoidable. Making is a process, not an end. It is true that deep experience helps avoid problems, but mainly it gives you mental tools with which to solve inevitable problems when they come up.” -Tom Jennings, as quoted in Mark Frauenfelder’s excellent new book, Made by Hand: Searching f...

Kelly’s “EDC”

Mrs. Homegrown

January 31, 2011

Preparedness

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...ors (which I actually use, believe it or not), can opener, and of course the pliers. This is the tool I use for most small jobs around the house. It’s more convenient to use this than trying to find one of our scattered tools. There’s a smaller Juice called the Squirt, and sometimes I wish I had that instead, because of the weight factor. But the Squirt doesn’t have a Phillips screwdriver, so that’s sort of a deal break...

Los Angeles Earthen Oven Class – May 25-27, 2012

Mr. Homegrown

February 23, 2012

Events

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...and materials Sizing Sand Form and Oven Domes Natural oven plasters and finishes Firing and baking in your oven. Instruction Type: This is a hands-on class. Attendees will have the opportunity to get dirty and use tools and equipment typical of adobe construction and earthen finishing. Due to the course format, enrollment will be limited to 10 individuals. In the unlikely event of inclement weather, instruction will occur indoors....

Genetically Modified Oranges Coming to a Store Near You

Mr. Homegrown

December 9, 2010

Pests

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...LB, “A day without genetically altered orange juice” has a number of astonishing revelations, The bacterium that causes citrus greening is so lethal that the U.S. government classified it among potential bioterror tools known as “select agents” until about two years ago, severely limiting the scientific community’s ability to conduct research into the organism. Yet another example of terrorism fears getting in the wa...