Creating a Moon Garden
...ide food and shelter for the creatures of this earth that work the night shift. Angelinos should check out the NHM’s Summer Nights in the Garden series of events, as well as their many classes and activities....
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Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder
Bird feeder in the LA Natural History Museum garden. One of a series of posts inspired by our recent tour of the new gardens at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. The Nature Gardens at the NHM are not large by the usual standards of botanical gardens, and they are only about a year old, but they are already rich with bird and insect life. (A poorwill even visited, which apparently caused quite a bit of excitement in the birding community.) T...
Mown and Blown: The Problem With Leaf Blowers
...captured, perfectly, the racial and class tension surrounding the ban in a series of customized power tools, including the tricked out leaf blower above. It’s hard to address the problems with leaf blowers without also getting into the thorny politics surrounding race, class and immigration. Leaf blowers exist in a symbiotic relationship with “low maintenance” landscapes which consist of a lawn and brutally pruned hedges. These water hungry landsc...
Jas. Townsend’s 18th Century Cooking
...it’s just one of four videos on portable soup! There’s also a fascinating series on 18th century breads. If Townsend’s video output isn’t enough for you he’s got a website containing the recipes and videos called Savoring the Past. Does Townsend sleep? I’m glad he doesn’t because we’ve both been enjoying his creative output. And, lastly, a note on Kelly. She thanks you all for your kind comments, thoughts and prayers. Getting over a surgery like...
Branch Weaving & Climbing Structure Workshop
...Your Own Lunch We will provide refreshments. PayPal link to sign up to this workshop: http://bit.ly/21YJD6H – Cost: $35 To see all four events in this series click here: https://www.facebook.com/RebelWithoutACarProductions/events...