Saturday Linkages: Wind Maps, Wildlife Gardens and Other Obsessions

September 27, 2014

...Globalization http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2613 The fear of bees http://www.honeybeesuite.com/the-fear-of-bees/ … Is fall fertilization a good idea? http://blogs.extension.org/gardenprofessors/2014/09/22/what-about-fall-fertilization/ … Fast Facts about Cutting Boards and Food Safety in Your Kitchen (from The Abstract) http://barfblog.com/2014/09/fast-facts-about-cutting-boards-and-food-safety-in-your-kitchen-from-the-abstract/ … Beautiful Ca...

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Sauerkraut demo at the Hollywood Farmers Market

Mr. Homegrown

January 30, 2014

Events, Fermentation, Food, Food Preservation

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...Photo: Library of Congress Fellow Master Food Preserver Shelley Marks and I will be doing a sauerkraut demo this Sunday February 2nd at the Hollywood Farmers Market. We’ll make the kraut at 10 am and 12 pm. Between the kraut demos we’ll be sitting in the Master Food Preserver and Master Gardener table to answer questions for the duration of the market. Please drop by and say hello! It’s freeeeeeeeee!...

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An Omnivore’s Dilemma

Mr. Homegrown

July 29, 2008

Animals, Chickens

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...believe these concerns are outweighed by the benefits of knowing where my food comes from, but others may disagree and I respect that. Since I’ve been asked in the past, I’ll let everyone know that I’m a omnivore (though I don’t eat much meat, following Michael Pollan’s admonition, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”). Mrs. Homegrown is a “fishetarian”. And I’m interested in hearing our reader’s opinions on the ethicacy of keeping backyard l...

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Rats

Mr. Homegrown

November 30, 2006

Pests

...tive. We recommend placing the business end of the trap (the part with the food) against a wall, as rats and mice tend to travel along walls. Put it in a place that can’t be accessed by nosy dogs, cats or kids. We’ve had the best success with using dried fruit as bait. But let’s look at the alternatives. Yes there are so-called humane traps that capture the critters alive. We have two problems with these. First they just don’t work all that well....

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A Mystery Philippine Vegetable

Mr. Homegrown

May 30, 2008

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...laiming wasted space, staying in touch with nature, the value of homegrown food, dodging the authorities and knowing where your carrots come from. I harvested for the camera, an unimpressive string bean and two small cucumbers. On a whim, I suggested that we visit the parkway garden that inspired us to plant our own. Just two blocks away, this parkway garden is the handiwork of a retired couple from the Philippines. As luck would have it, the coup...

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