I Ate 100 Power Bars

March 12, 2018

...n. Patagonia is selling food. Crossfit bros love butter and coconut filled coffee and flavored beef jerky. Bicycles are being used as a symbol of hipness in convention booth displays. “Regenerative agriculture” has been appropriated as the latest buzz-phrase by large food companies. Every natural food product is labeled either “pro-biotic” or “pre-biotic.” If one could distill all those booths down to one item you’d end up with a pro-biotic turmer...

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Joshua Tree Earthen Oven Class

Mr. Homegrown

October 19, 2012

Events

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...icensed architect, founder of adobeisnotsoftware and principal of golem|la, an architecture firm specializing in adobe construction. Kurt Gardella measures the radius of the horno dome. Location: The class will be conducted in the area of Joshua Tree. Coffee and nibbles will be provided at the beginning of the day; lunch is included. For more info on the class and to register go to Adobe is Not Software. Questions? Please do not hesitate to contac...

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Thank You Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County!

Mr. Homegrown

March 21, 2017

Events

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...of Los Angeles County. They were nice enough to invite Root Simple to do a coffee roasting demo and gave us booth space during Nature Fest this past weekend. They were also very compassionate and understanding when I had to leave early on Sunday when my elderly mom was, unexpectedly, hospitalized. If you’re a local please consider joining the Museum as a member and sign up to find out about the many programs they put on. They are doing amazing wor...

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Nasturtium Powder

Mr. Homegrown

January 29, 2013

Food, Food Preservation, Foraging

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...re: lots of leaves, not just one.) Put the dried leaves in a spice mill or coffee grinder and pulse until ground. Think of nasturtium dust as a kind of zombie apocalypse pepper replacement. Or as a salad dressing ingredient. It is surprisingly tasty–better than fresh nasturtium, and without that bite. It would be fantastic combined with a little good salt. We’re still trying to figure out exactly how to use this magic powder. We may just keep it o...

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Nature Fest this Weekend!

Mr. Homegrown

March 16, 2017

Events

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...one in collaboration with the Ecology Center, on container gardening, rainwater harvesting, bicycle basics, backyard chickens and food preservation. They’ll be priced to fly out of those boxes in my garage! I’ll also be doing a coffee demo at 1pm on both Saturday and Sunday and dispensing free advice in the booth for the entirety of the festival. Please drop by and hang out. And dig the book racks I built out of scrap plywood! See you this weekend...

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