Saturday Tweets: One Crazy Week

November 3, 2018

...The Panic Button Over Brazil’s New President. If Jair Bolsonaro opens the Amazon to more business, as his backers want, the new president threatens the world’s ability to prevent catastrophic climate change.https://t.co/jpyo10Ksk2 — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) October 30, 2018 well one of us needs to go home and change. (silverlakeghoul on IG) pic.twitter.com/RLd0SPNqGZ — Clint Falin (@ClintFalin) November 1, 2018 Watch a kitten grow up: http...

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Bill Cunningham’s Uniform

Mr. Homegrown

January 23, 2017

Design

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...immer sizes!). Some enterprising Etsy folks have shops devoted to vintage European uniforms. Here’s a French uniform shop selling them for around 18€ (a steal at $20 USD–no wonder Cunningham liked them!). So enterprising homesteaders, I’m handing you an entrepreneurial opportunity. Buy a pallet of European worker’s uniforms and open yourself a boutique or sell them on Amazon. I’m very surprised no one has tried the latter. Save Save...

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The Wondrous 1-2-3 Block

Mr. Homegrown

December 11, 2017

Design

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...if a tool is square. To clamp pieces of wood together to guarantee squareness when gluing. To attach a machinist’s dial (a another inexpensive tool that will get its own post). For woodworking, a cheap set from Amazon will work fine. I assume machinists will want to seek out higher quality 1-2-3 blocks. They make a great, if heavy, stocking stuffer for the precision impaired members of your household . . ....

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Biochar: Miracle or Gimmick?

Mr. Homegrown

May 17, 2013

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...ts and higher yield in others. In the Arboretum and St. Paul campus sites, we noted similar results, but more crops seemed to decline with biochar than without it. There’s nothing new about biochar. It was in use by native peoples in the Amazon region before Columbus. Hopefully this study will help clarify what types of soils and what crops benefit most from its use. Do you have an opinion about Biochar? Leave a comment . . . And thanks to Michael...

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Fruitacular!

Mr. Homegrown

October 10, 2008

Food, Gardening

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...preserve and explore the mind boggling biodiversity of fruit trees. And speaking of biodiversity take a look at Noel holding a Rollinia or Biriba, a fruit tree native to the Amazon region that also grows in Florida. Some have described the taste of this fruit as like that of a lemon meringue pie....

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