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Backwoods Home Magazine

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...hasis is rural off-grid living, every issue has something to offer for the urban homesteader. The current January/February issue features a detailed article on how city dwellers can maximize their vegetable production in small spaces. Even the article on running a cattle ranch has the side benefit of letting us all know where our food comes from, and the challenges of running a family farm, “Jessica Troxel has donned a plastic sleeve, greased it w...

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Getting Ourselves Back to the Garden

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Design, Gardening
...ded and bread and pizza baking events and classes take place on the second Saturday of the month. Recently, part of the front lawn became a community playground. Many church grounds sit idle during the week. Not Holy Nativity. As Rev. Rood put it to me once, “This is a community center that just happens to have a church attached to it.” While the word “community” gets overused in this case it manifests as a genuine openness to collaboration. Poyou...

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New Slow City

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Nature Awareness, Reviews
...ted to put up his schedule so you can catch him if he comes to your town. He’s an engaging speaker, so do get out and see him if you can. See his events page for details on each event. Wednesday, Sept 30 – SAN FRANCISCO Friday, Oct 2 – CLAREMONT Saturday, Oct 3 – LOS ANGELES Tuesday, Oct 6 – ASHLAND Wednesday, Oct 7 – CHICAGO Thursday, Oct 8 – CHICAGO Sunday, Oct 11 – ALBUQUERQUE Thursday, Oct 15 – SANTA FE Wednesday, Nov 4 – NEW YORK Thursday, No...

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Soil Positive or just Soil Curious? Join Nancy Klehm For a Workshop on Soils

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...conservation, so come and learn! Soil Truthing – A Hands-On Workshop When: Saturday, February 6th Hours: 10am – 4pm Where: Silver Lake, address provided upon registration Cost: $75 Class size: 6 – 15 people Facilitator: Nance Klehm, Director of Social Ecologies , www.socialecologies.net (See bio below) Class Plan: 1. introductions and bio-remediation presentation 2. landscape reading exercise in neighborhood ~potluck lunch 3. compost bin and soil...

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