Saturday Tweets: Soviet Bus Stops, Sitting and a Life on Tires

October 3, 2015

“Life on Tires” Wendy and MIkey interview with the C-Realm Podcast. http://t.co/qhtnnQgC95 #hondalement pic.twitter.com/bjw8UIu9H6 — wendy tremayne (@wendytremayne) October 2, 2015 The Wild Architecture of Soviet-Era Bus Stops http://t.co/MgYRkH1jHw via @WIRED — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 2, 2015 Fans of Garden Design Magazine | Garden Rant http://t.co/XAPsZmorPO — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 30, 2015 Beautiful #sukkot you’ll want...

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Erik Talks Straw Bales on C-Realm Radio

Mr. Homegrown

May 11, 2016

Gardening, Podcasts, Straw Bale Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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KMO with his new straw bale garden. Instead of producing our own podcast this week, I had the honor of being on C-Realm Radio in Vermont, hosted by my favorite podcaster (and, as of last month, radio host) KMO. The topic is straw bale gardening. KMO talks first to straw bale garden expert Joel Karsten. Then I chime in enthusiastically on the topic. I’m followed by gardener and artist Lauren Blair. We’re all sort of an opening act for an entertain...

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How to Seed a Pomegranate

Mr. Homegrown

October 28, 2015

Food, Fruit Trees, Gardening

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rulMpzDo3-s In lieu of a podcast this week, I thought I’d offer a short video on my favorite method for seeding a pomegranate. While there are as many ways to accomplish this tedious but rewarding autumn chore as there are roads to Rome, I’ve found this particular technique the easiest. First choose a large bowl to prevent splatter and subsequent spousal arguments. Then slice the pomegranate in half along its equat...

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Is Facebook Useful?

Mr. Homegrown

November 30, 2015

Thoughtstylings

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...u. If it weren’t for the fact that I’m a mildly public person with a blog, podcast and books, I’d probably be participating in this social media shadow boxing and punch back with my own intemperate comments or “thoughtful” reflections. I know that those outbursts would come back to haunt me so I restrain myself. But, like watching a playground fight, I can’t resist reading those back and forth comments. Which is why, exhausted by the social media...

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How to Rodent Proof a Chicken Coop

Mr. Homegrown

February 19, 2016

Animals, Chickens, Pests

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...al with the problem. Thankfully, like Dr. Maurice Pitesky mentioned in the podcast on Wednesday, most chicken pest problems can be taken care of with simple sanitation. In my case that meant putting the food away at night and investing in rodent proof feed containers. Every night I put the entire feeder within the trash can you can see in the picture on the right (it has a much more secure lid than the larger can I used to keep the feed in). In th...

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