Making It Available in Overdrive App

December 22, 2016

...ecreational library visit, my favorite librarian informed me that our book Making It is available for download in the Overdrive app. Ego boosted! Many public libraries, in addition to books, now have a long list of digital gewgaws, apps and resources. One of those apps is Overdrive, which allows you to download eBooks, videos and audio books to your digital devices for free. Over 30,000 libraries worldwide use Overdrive to distribute materials. To...

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Edible and Tasty Arugula Flowers

Mr. Homegrown

April 16, 2013

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...d plant tomatoes and a few other summer veggies. I may keep some of the arugula that has gone to flower a little longer. Why? arugula flower taste great in salads bees love them arugula self seeds readily The flowers, which taste like the leaves, are a reminder of my favorite time of year: arugula season. Each year I curse myself for not planting more arugula. Do you have a favorite edible flower?...

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Saturday Tweets: The Earth Laughs in Flowers

Mr. Homegrown

August 27, 2016

Saturday Linkages

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...ttps://t.co/DBZAsfwYuw via @wnep — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 26, 2016 "Smells like trash," replied Tim when I asked him to smell his first starfish plant flower… https://t.co/tFqaB2V6TP pic.twitter.com/p8oaMXYezP — The Horticult (@TheHorticult) August 25, 2016 "The earth laughs in flowers." Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Poet's Garden, Vincent van Gogh, 1888. pic.twitter.com/u8yxJjNck9 — Bibliophilia (@Libroantiguo) August 21, 2016 how to sha...

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Saturday Tweets: Eating Flowers, Peach Mustard and the Patron Saint of Dentists

Mr. Homegrown

September 1, 2018

Saturday Linkages

.../SLqvn0G9Fh — HarvardPublicHealth (@HarvardChanSPH) August 26, 2018 Eating flowers seems almost heretical. If plants could talk, wouldn't they say, you can look, even sniff, but please don’t wolf down my pretty petals? https://t.co/ldbPSpCSmc — Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) September 1, 2018 Gracias al amor por las bicis, muchos pandilleros dejaron la violencia para apostarle a la paz en la Ciudad de México. pic.twitter.com/gORixD7zG3 — AJ+ Español...

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121 Beekeeping, Fireworks, Solar Power and Extending Wi-Fi with Will of the Weekend Homestead

Mr. Homegrown

July 4, 2018

Animals, Bees, Podcasts, Solar, Water and Power

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Will of the Weekend Homestead returns to the Root Simple podcast to talk about how to get into beekeeping without busting the bank, fireworks, rigging up a simple solar power system and extending your wi-fi. During the podcast we discuss: Inexpensive beekeeping. Fireworks. Will’s small solar system. Will on the Garden Fork Podcast discussing his solar power system along with part recommendations. Kill-a-Watt. Cooking with a Sous Vide machine. Bro...

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