Saturday Linkages: Water Shaming, Scotts and Robot Houses

August 23, 2014

Smarter urban water: how Denver turned to ridiculing waste http://gu.com/p/4va3t/tw Grid-It: Knoll your everyday carry http://boingboing.net/2014/08/20/grid-it-knoll-your-edc.html … In Our Garden: Four Surprising Fruits http://thehorticult.com/in-our-garden-four-surprising-fruits-that-are-now-in-full-swing/ … Sneak peak of a LIGHT-UP ROBOT-FACE Tree House http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2014/08/sneak-peak-of-light-up-robot-face-tree.html?spref=tw...

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What Preparedness Lessons Did You Learn From Hurricane Sandy?

Mr. Homegrown

November 2, 2012

Preparedness

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..., so in the event there was no water, I could have easily gotten untreated water from a stream (you could also get water from a fire hydrant. A few days before the storm I saw someone filing up buckets of water from a hydrant for unknown reasons), I had an alternative means of transportation so if need be, I cold have traveled a large distance, and I was good on food. In the future, I hope to be better prepared. I got off easy and was able to lear...

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Water Harvesting Rock Star Brad Lancaster

Mr. Homegrown

January 11, 2019

Appropriate Technology, Water and Power, Water Conservation

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...end an hour with Brad at his Tucson compound circa 2016: He calls the 1/8th of an acre site he shares with his brother’s family, his “living laboratory”. Here he plants around the greywater from his outdoor shower, bathtub and washing machine. He captures 100,000 gallons of rainwater per year on their property and surrounding public right-of-way. He cooks with a solar oven and heats his water using a 2 salvaged, conventional gas heaters stripped o...

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Saturday Tweets: Wild Azaleas, DIY Neutra Chairs and Hot Dog Water

Mr. Homegrown

June 30, 2018

Saturday Linkages

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...ootsimple) June 26, 2018 Would you buy a $28 bottle of “unfiltered Hot Dog Water”? Some people in Canada did https://t.co/8V3U9Obl3b — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 23, 2018 It was later than I thought when I first believed you. Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools. https://t.co/VaWRtik3Vw — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) June 26, 2018 Next time, let’s do this demonstration in two cars. Stop the cars in the middle of the street and just...

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024 Water, Wilding our Gardens and Sewing

Mr. Homegrown

November 12, 2014

Domesticus, Gardening, Podcasts, Water and Power

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...week to discuss a recent talk I gave to a bunch of Master Gardeners about water harvesting and encouraging wildness in our gardens. On the second part of the podcast Kelly discusses the process of learning how to sew. During the first part of the podcast Erik mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoJ0OHWl3b8 Jacques de Vaucanson’s 1739 mechanical pooping duck A University of California study, Hedgerows enhance beneficial insects on farms in C...

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