Kelly and I return this 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:
- Jacques de Vaucanson’s 1739 mechanical pooping duck
- A University of California study, Hedgerows enhance beneficial insects on farms in California’s Central Valley
- The UC Davis Arboretum Allstar list
- Piet Oudolf’s book Planting: A New Persepctive
In the sewing portion of the podcast, Kelly talks about:
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Amen Sister!!! I hate shopping for clothes at the stores, nothing fits right and the colors are not what I like. A few years ago I had a little cash and decided to go clothes shopping with my husband in tow. Nothing fitted and I just hated the fabrics, the colors and styles. I addition the prices where ridiculous for anything I even remotely liked.
I left the mall frustrated, after a couple of weeks I remembered my mom teaching me the basics of sewing so I went to the fabric store, got some patterns and fabric and started sewing. I had a lot of hits as misses, but in general once a year I will buy enough fabric to make about 5 or 6 blouses a couple of skirts and that coupled with my blue jeans I end up with my “uniform” for the year. It is simple… no more guess work in the morning. I just put on a sweater in cold mornings and maybe some heavy stockings if it is really cold and done!
What was the website with info on how much to water in LA?
I can’t get it to load this morning but I think this is it: sustainablecommunities.environment.ucla.edu/residential-water-consumption-in-los-angeles/
There’s also a pdf that does load here: https://www.google.com/search?q=ucla+residential+water+study&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb#