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A Close Shave

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Body Care, Domesticus, Shaving
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...tte that has since been applied to everything from inkjet printers to fast food. At the Homegrown Revolution compound we don’t like to get hooked on shit the Man tries to force us to buy. In order to escape this cycle there are basically three options. Stop shaving and become a hippie – but one look at this photo shows the problem with that approach. The hardcore and “green” option is to learn how to use a straight razor, something we may take up...

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Worm Composting

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Composting, Gardening, Vermiculture
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...ter (too much and they’ll drown, too little and they will be unhappy), and food (if all your meals are at In and Out Burger they won’t get enough grub or if you are some kind of hippie vegan they won’t be able to keep up with the waste). You must also sift and separate the worm casings from the worms themselves from time to time. One advantage to worm composting is that you can theoretically locate the worms under your sink, providing a close dest...

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Moldy Grapes!

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Fermentation, Food
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...But for a longer ferment, like sauerkraut, you really do have to keep the food below the brine with weight. Recent Failure #2: Moldy Chamomile Tea We had a bumper crop of chamomile this year, due to generous volunteerism on its part. Several large plants sprung up in unlikely spots and thrived with no help at all. I harvested lots of the flowers so I could have chamomile tea in the cupboard until next spring. The mistake I made in this case was n...

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Homegrown Evolution in the LA Times

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Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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...he summer of 2006 of tomatoes supported by one of the obelisks. With a backyard dominated by two large shade trees, the parkway, with its excellent sun exposure, is the best location for us to grow food. We invite neighbors to share our harvest, and to answer a commonly asked question, we’ve never had a problem with anyone getting greedy and taking all the tomatoes....

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Saturday Linkages: Insect Hotels, Edwardian Hipsters and Biomorphic Light Fixtures

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Saturday Linkages
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...3/06/good-yard-or-bad-yard-garden-design-pitfalls-2.html … Q & A – Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land http://j.mp/1844StH Edwardian stunt bikers – in pictures http://gu.com/p/3ggde/tw Interactive Light Sculpture Moves Just Like a Living Creature | Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/interactive-light-sculpture-moves-just-like-a-living-creature/ … Plans for Lightweight Dinghies http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2013/06/plans-for-light...

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