056 Winnetka Farms Part 1

...grow heirloom Italian vegetables, breed standard double-laced Barnevelder chickens, bake bread, preserve food and much more. In the first part of our conversation we’ll talk about Craig’s Italian heritage and heirloom Italian vegetables. In the second part, on next week’s podcast, we’ll discuss urban livestock. During part 1 Craig mentions: Spigarello as the new kale Radicchio di Castelfranco Red Pear Tomato Striato di Napoli zucchini Lunga di Na...

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Saturday Tweets: Bats, Modern Coops and Drunk Raccoons

...@rootsimple) June 18, 2015 Modern Prefab Coops for the World's Hippest Chickens http://t.co/pgK0J5JIdo via @CurbedLA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 19, 2015 Pope Francis Champions Climate Change With Poetry. If Only We Could Do the Same. http://t.co/ull6nsxFXC via @theworldpost — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 19, 2015 Los Angeles Residents Just Keep Driving Less and Less http://t.co/buelQ6U8GN via @CurbedLA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June...

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005 Amy and Vince of Tenth Acre Farm

...cuum sealer. And Amy discussed her provocative post on why they don’t keep chickens. According to Amy, homesteading is “more of a marathon than a sprint.” They are in it for the long hall. We conclude by having Vince and Amy answer a Listener question about living a sustainable life in a cold climate (something we know nothing about!). Amy mentions growing fruit trees and freezing fruit in one pound packages. Canning projects then take place in th...

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Our Phoebe is gone

...me when I was gardening, and she’d dig holes and stalk bugs and watch the chickens and enjoy the wind in her face. I’ll remember her purring and kneading Erik’s stomach, something she did every morning until she became sick. It was an odd ritual, and one that made Erik wince and complain, but which I could tell he secretly loved. I’ll remember her purr itself, which was deep, almost subsonic vibration. Amazing that it came out of such a tiny cat....

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Arduino Homesteading Projects

...red on this blog. I’ll keep updating this list as I hear of more projects. Chickens Chicken coop controller Gardening Garden Bot (information about “an open source garden monitoring system). Includes links to other Arduino based gardening projects. Gardening moisture sensor/watering controllers An Arduino waterer that tweets! DIY Hydroponics Weather station Homebrewing Homebrewing Automation With Arduinos (Homebrewing.com article) Arduino Controll...

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