Kintsugi: Creating Art out of Loss

May 15, 2014

...explains the rising popularity of this 400 year-old art form in Japan, says, ” …people are realizing that chasing after money and new stuff and new technology will not make us rich in (s) spiritual way.” image: Wikipedia...

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Bread Camp at the Greystone Mansion

Mr. Homegrown

March 6, 2015

Events

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...Hills. For more info and to sign up head over to the Institute of Domestic Technology. March 28 & 29, 2015 10am to 4pm (a 2-day workshop) Historic Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills $495 – New smaller class limited to 14 students. Includes ingredients, supplies, morning beverages and snacks, 2 fully catered lunches and handouts After the smashing success of our previous two-day bread camp workshops we are offering it again! Announcing the Spring 201...

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How to Subscribe to a Podcast

Mr. Homegrown

February 26, 2015

Podcasts

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...of you who might like our podcast but are flustered by the user-unfriendly technology of podcasting. You can, of course, just use the player that we embed in our podcast blog posts. But then you can’t do your dishes or listen to us natter on during your commute to work. If you’ve got a mobile device you can subscribe and have the podcast automatically downloaded via: Apple’s Podcasts App Via iTunes Sticher (Android users and in some Ford and GM ve...

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Foodcrafting 101

Mr. Homegrown

December 1, 2014

Bread, Events, Food

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...’ve been teaching bread classes for years now at the Institute of Domestic Technology. It’s about time I made note of this. The class I teach is part of a full day of classes that, in addition to bread, will show you how to make jam, cheese and ricotta. All this fun takes place in the haunted Doheny Mansion! There’s a class coming up in January. To sign up head over here. Gift certificates are available. Sunday, January 4th, 10am ~ 4pm Historic Gr...

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Introducing the People Washer

Mr. Homegrown

November 6, 2014

Water and Power

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...sen’s book Future Facts: The way things are going to work in the future of technology, science, medicine and life (available for a penny on Amazon!). Egg-shaped “People Washer” is an ultrasonic bath developed by the Sanyo Electric Company of Japan. The machine showers and bathes the body, cleans the skin, massages the muscles, and dries the person off. To take a bath, the bather selects the water temperature, climbs inside the egg, and starts the...

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