Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up

February 26, 2016

I figure by now that there are few of you, at least those of you who have de-cluttering on your radar, who don’t know that Marie Kondo, author of Tidying Up, has a new book: Spark Joy. We’ve been shamelessly selling it in our margins here on the blog for a good while, but I’m just now getting around to reviewing it. Of course, we wrote extensively about our journey with Tidying Up here last year. If you’ve read Tiding Up, your first question woul...

Read…

The Fine Art of Worm Grunting

Mr. Homegrown

October 15, 2012

Vermiculture

8 Comments

...panicked worms crawl to the surface of the soil. (The high population of earthworms in the area profiled, upwards of 1 million per acre, makes grunting a sustainable practice.) In England, grunting is called “worm charming”. And yes, there are competitions–in Sopchoppy, Florida, Shelburne, Ontario, and South Devon, England. Kelly adds: Attn: geeks! After viewing, shall we discuss whether Dune author Frank Herbert knew about grunting…er…thumping?...

Read…

Saturday Tweets: Artichokes, Rants and Rare Bee Art

Mr. Homegrown

July 25, 2015

Saturday Linkages

1 Comment

I heart artichokes. Recipe for marinated artichoke hearts here: http://t.co/sBQAkFojun #summer #canning #preserving pic.twitter.com/AtDHB1P5C9 — Kevin West (@savingtheseason) July 23, 2015 Tales From the Droughtside or THE DROUGHTPOCALYPSE!!! | Garden Rant http://t.co/5LGacH9cx4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 24, 2015 The No-Water California Garden | Garden Rant http://t.co/JTCFPiZoFO — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 24, 2015 What to do with al...

Read…

Hollywood always gets gardens wrong (I’m talking to you, Maze Runner)

Mrs. Homegrown

September 25, 2014

Thoughtstylings

19 Comments

.... They look like thrift store paintings, or the work left forgotten in the art department hallways after the school term has ended. Ghastly. The statues are always hyper-realistic, created perhaps by casting someone’s face, or modeling them in CG. The result is dang creepy, and not at all historically accurate. As far as sketching goes, drawing styles change over time. It’s really interesting, actually, the evolution of line. I can identify the ro...

Read…

Bread Camp at the Greystone Mansion

Mr. Homegrown

March 6, 2015

Events

1 Comment

...e and Cuisine. She further developed her skills studying with bakers from Tartine Bakery in San Francisco. Michael O’Malley: Artist and bread baker, Michael’s work centers around ideas regarding social practice, community and sustainable art practice. He is currently growing wheat and taking his mobile wood-fired bread oven MOMO on the road for workshops and performances. He is an Associate Professor of Art at Pomona College, in Claremont, CA. He...

Read…