LA ecovillage: self-reliance in a car-free urban homestead

June 20, 2014

Bikes, Gardening, Thoughtstylings, Transportation

...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdQGozSavz8 Johnny, who shot that nice video of us for faircompanies.com just made another video about our friends at the LA ecovillage. It’s well worth a view. Some of the most amazing folks in Los Angeles live there. And I like that fact that’s it’s an ecovillage smack dab in the middle of my beloved hometown. Make sure to also check out Johnny’s blog Granola Shotgun....

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The Original L.A. Urban Homestead

Homegrown Neighbor

September 19, 2009

Thoughtstylings

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You know that band you saw play at your local dive bar back in the day that is totally popular now and playing in arenas? Well, the L.A. Eco-Home is kind of like that. Long before glossy magazines were doing “Green” issues, before hybrid cars and composting became hip, Julia Russell had been giving tours featuring the environmentally friendly aspects of her home and garden. Julia is pictured here in front of her Gordon apple tree which bore over...

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Can our landscapes model a vibrant future? Not according to the LA DWP.

Mrs. Homegrown

July 7, 2014

Garden Design, Gardening, Lawns, Water and Power

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.... This is not the kind of model we need, DWP. Next time you change up your landscaping, consider consulting one or more of the many brilliant plant people and designers in this city. Call us if you need numbers. Consider using permeable surfaces and contoured landscaping to capture every drop of our rare rainfall and send it down to the thirsty soil. Show us how to use native and Mediterranean plants to make lush landscapes that call in the pollin...

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Saturday Tweets: Dutch Bicycles, Landscaping and a Ski Sled

Mr. Homegrown

April 1, 2017

Saturday Linkages

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Want to feel old? This is what a Dutch bicycle looked like 50 years ago and what it looks like today. pic.twitter.com/aSkz1jeOpv — Bicycle Lobby (@BicycleLobby) March 30, 2017 Claudia West on functional planting https://t.co/jB6cAdWxeF — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) March 31, 2017 How to make a coin sorting machine from cardboard https://t.co/26ofyfDi5f — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 31, 2017 Weed cloth always fails https://t.co/yYNVAJbXUr...

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How to Homestead

Mr. Homegrown

February 23, 2008

Self Watering Containers

...ead videos to stream or download. No longer relegated to the rural sphere, homesteading can be done anywhere and we are here to show you how.” With many homesteading activities, from chicken slaughtering to tortellini making, internet based video is a useful resource when you don’t have a friend or relative to show you a skill first hand. Kudos to the How to Homesteaders and we look forward to future episodes on this nicely designed site. To celeb...

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