Saturday Tweets: Compacted Soil, Bikes and Mirrored Headboards

March 26, 2016

...eotypes. #visionzero @VisionZeroLA — LACntyBikeCoalition (@lacbc) March 24, 2016 More plastic than fish in the sea by 2050. (arrrrrggggggggghhhh) https://t.co/AgxyqQKYPM — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 23, 2016 Take a trip down YouTube's strangest and most satisfying rabbit hole: https://t.co/b9PgXsne3U via slate — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 23, 2016 Mirrored Headboard Becomes Big Magnifying Glass Sparks Fire That Destroys Fresno Home&#...

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Why I’m Growing Vegetables in a Straw Bale

Mr. Homegrown

May 29, 2019

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...a tiny 3-foot by 8-foot raised bed filled with tired and expensive potting soil. This past winter (our best season for veggies here in Southern California) I didn’t even bother to plant anything as I was busy working on the inside of the house. Last summer we tried, unsuccessfully, to grow tomatoes (due to disease problems built up in the soil over the years). So when it came time to ponder planting something for the summer I reviewed past efforts...

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Stirred, Not Shaken

Mr. Homegrown

October 23, 2009

Biodynamics, Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...ties us to nature and I look forward to stirring preparations and perhaps making them with a few close friends. In fact, I’m much more excited about making preparations than it buying a package through the mail. Steiner’s set of herbs all grow well here and many of them I have already. But a cow is kinda hard to come by in Los Angeles. While it may be heresy to some, perhaps we’ll have to come up with some modifications to the rituals that make s...

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Free Webinar on Making and Using Compost Teas

Mr. Homegrown

October 9, 2015

Composting, Events, Gardening

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...and Organic Agriculture at Washington State University. Her work aims to improve global health and sustainability through biological and appropriate technologies for agriculture. Catherine (CeCe) Crosby is a Ph.D. candidate in Soil Science at Washington State University. CeCe has led hundreds of pre-nursing students through chemistry and environmental science courses, and currently is researching the feasibility of composting for new uses in socie...

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Foodcrafting 101

Mr. Homegrown

December 1, 2014

Bread, Events, Food

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...to recreate everything at home. Foodcrafting 101 Workshop Schedule: Bread Making: Master the simple technique of bread making from scratch using the no-knead bread recipe from the Institute Director’s own cookbook. Learn about types of flour, where to purchase them, how to shape loaves and achieve the perfect crust. You’ll learn how to recreate a professional bread baker’s oven at home and produce loaves that rival accomplished bakers. Cheese Mak...

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