Joshua Tree Earthen Oven Class With Kurt Gardella

March 5, 2013

Events

...ocation: The class will be conducted just outside Joshua Tree, California. Coffee and nibbles will be provided at the beginning of the day; lunch is included. Registration: Three day and Saturday/Sunday registrations completed before February 8th will be discounted. Groups of three or more are eligible for a 25% discount – please contact us for group registrations. Registration ends March 1st. Click here to register Questions? Please do not hesita...

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Root Simple at Nature Fest March 18 and 19

Mr. Homegrown

March 6, 2017

Events

Hey Angelinos, Root Simple will be doing a coffee roasting demo at 1:00 pm at the Natural History Museum’s Nature Fest on March 18 and 19. We also have a booth and you’re welcome to come hang out during the event. I’ll be selling some of our lesser known publications at a steep discount as well as answering random homesteading questions. We’d love to meet you in person! The Natural History Museum is one of my favorite places in LA. The event will...

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Los Angeles Interior Earthen Plaster Workshop

Mr. Homegrown

March 14, 2014

Events

...ights area of Los Angeles and will be hosted by John Zapf and Root Simple. Coffee and nibbles will be provided at the beginning of the day; lunch is included. Workshop Description: Earthen plasters are a great way to finish just about any wall substrate in the home. They create a soft, breathable final plaster layer which regulates humidity, odors and sounds like no other wall finish can. This May, Kurt Gardella returns to California for a one-day...

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Saturday Tweets: Cool Instructables

Mr. Homegrown

July 18, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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...Mine and work your own clay http://t.co/lOjq1PEdip — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 An Awesome LED PVC Pipe Light http://t.co/lnm3xHwin4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 NOAA Satellite Signals with a PVC QFH Antenna and Laptop http://t.co/JM4WmyWAt8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 Coffee Cold Brewer http://t.co/SLDZUIPpve — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015...

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Designing the World’s Most Pretentious Garden Shed

Mr. Homegrown

September 13, 2016

Design, Gardening

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...risis I couldn’t help but admire the design. For ideas I thumbed through a coffee table book of 18th century French revolutionary architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux’s oddball sketches But fabricating a waterproof sphere from used headboards and pallets is beyond my carpentry abilities. Nevertheless, I came up with a few scribbles: Thankfully, most of my thoughtstylings stay in the sketchbook like the idea of a 20-foot tall observation chair on top of...

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