Our Grape Arbor is a Stacking Function Fail

...eekend, combined with a few days of heat and humidity, got some very funky fermentation going. It’s like something out of my inner Martha Stewart’s worst nightmare. A poster by Benjamin Dewey. Available in his Etsy store. I wish I had a conclusion to this post with a miraculous solution, like say specially trained roof Chihuahuas. I don’t. I do wish that the non-fruit producing Vitis californica vine that grows along our northern fence could be sw...

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Sandor Katz and Wagner

...@ Stone Barns, in conversation with Sandor Katz, author of the new book, “Fermentation as Metaphor,” as they discuss all things fermented. During this exciting event, bestselling authors and food rockstars Katz and Barber will discuss connections between microbial communities and aspects of human culture: politics, religion, social and cultural movements, art, music, sexuality, identity, and even our individual thoughts and feelings. Click here t...

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Our Daily Bread: Sonora Sesame Za’atar Bread

...dough a few times every hour to shape into a rough loaf. 2. Once the bulk fermentation is sufficient, shape into a log and place in a greased bread pan (I use this one with Pam baking spray). Use a spatula to make some diagonal indentations and sprinkle the top of the loaf with some more za’atar. 3. Reheat your water and put the baking pan in the microwave to proof for an hour or two. When the dough is getting close to the top of the pan pre-heat...

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Saturday Tweets: Dogs, Land Use, Kale and Rocket Cats

...for your nuka properly, you need to stir it daily, sometimes twice a day”. Fermentation and Daily Life: https://t.co/QLWXikB71I pic.twitter.com/808KNx0MjG — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) July 29, 2018 Not sexy but necessary tech Part 1: There’s not enough Cobalt & Nickel on Earth for all the batteries we’ll need for electric car revolution. We urgently need to develop new battery tech. https://t.co/Ol7mgApjAP — Margaret Wertheim (@margaretwer...

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Homegrown Revolution Visits SF

...Homegrown Revolution will be heading up to San Francisco this week in search of tales of fermentation, backyard chickens, humanure and bikes. We’ll be back in LA just in time for mycologist Paul Stamets‘ lecture “How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World” at the Farmlab. The lecture will be on Friday April 13, at 7:30 pm at 1745 N. Spring Street #4 Los Angeles, CA 90012....

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