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Homegrown Evolution at Environmental Change-Makers

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Events
We’ll be doing a talk this Thursday in Westchester (Los Angeles) at the monthly meeting of Environmental Change-Makers. But don’t just come to see us! This event is at the Church of the Holy Nativity, which took out a lawn to grow food for the needy, an idea we’d like to see spread around the world. The Church of the Holy Nativity is located at Dunbarton at 83rd St., (6700 West 83rd Street) Westchester 90045. The meeting and talk begins at 7 p.m....

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Vote for Mr. Homegrown

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Thoughtstylings
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...If you like what we do here on this blog, you can give us a hand by clicking on this link and voting for us on Nau Clothing’s Grant for Change program. Nau is a Portland based clothing company that is giving $10,000 to “An individual or small team working to instigate lasting, positive change.” Thanks for your votes and support!...

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Make Your Own Damn Cheese

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...y the milk solids called curds, should have separated from the liquid which is called whey. You place the curds in a piece of cloth, and suspend it over a bowl in the refrigerator. The next day the cheese is ready to form in a mold and serve. The verdict on Homegrown Revolution‘s cheesemaking experiments–though urban cheesemaking is somewhat costly due to the high price of raw milk, it’s very satisfying to know that we can make our own cheese and...

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The Rag and Bone Man

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Thoughtstylings
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...ehold cleanings, not to mention keeping the bicycle chains clean. 4. Paper making–one traditional method of paper making begins with fermenting cotton rags in water for a few weeks and then beating them to a pulp with hammers. The rag and bone man pictured above is collecting rags for paper making (the bones went to make glue and other things). The contemporary version of the rag and bone man are the thift stores that ship our old clothes to the t...

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