Delicious Cauliflower

...ld sub. regular onion for this) 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2-3 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 tsp black pepper juice of one lemon (maybe 2 tablespoons–to taste) parsley for garnish Wash, core and break up the cauliflower into bite sized florets. Steam, boil or elsewise cook the cauliflower until it is just tender. Don’t overcook, because it will receive some more cooking down the line. Drain if necessary. Add the 6-8 T of oil to a big fryin...

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Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course Certificate Series

...nal weekend of the course. WEEKEND TOPICS October 5/6 & November 2/3 Fire, Water, Earth & Air… Introduction to Permaculture Systems Thinking and Natural Pattern Understanding. December 7/8 & January 4/5 Food, Water, Shelter & Energy… Designing & Building the Complete Home Ecosystem. February 1/2 & March 1/2 Community & Green Business… EcoVillage Design and Community Celebration. TEACHING TEAM Instructors include Internationally Acclaimed Leaders i...

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Maintaining a Worm Bin

...in, nothing goes into the resting side while it’s resting, unless it needs water to keep it from drying out. Below is how it looks with the hay scraped off. See? Nice and dark And here it is close up. The pale things are mostly eggshells, along with a few wood shavings that drifted over from the working side. There’s a soldier fly carapace on the far left, dead center. I ignore those. Eggshells never really break down in a worm bin, but I don’t mi...

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Saturday Linkages: Sink Urinals!

...t/14UF668 Pee talk Because guys need better ways to pee; sink-urinal saves water, encourages men to wash hands http://barfblog.com/2013/07/because-guys-need-better-ways-to-piss-sink-urinal-saves-water-encourages-men-to-wash-hands/ … Adding fuel to the fire The Exaggerated Benefits of Electric Cars http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/07/01/the-exaggerated-benefits-of-electric-cars/#.UdyjXdg39C8.twitter … Car Ownership May Be Down in the U.S., But It’s S...

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