Saturday Tweets: Solar USB Charger and Hillbilly Sangria

June 6, 2015

DIY Solar USB Charger – Altoids http://t.co/PtyAxZ20dP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 3, 2015 Why to Feed Chickens Pellets | HenCam http://t.co/ACChKVXp06 via @terrygolson — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 5, 2015 Hillbilly Sangria http://t.co/dMSZgqycZ5 via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 5, 2015 Awesome interview today with Erik Knutzen today on our website and podcast…check it out!!! http://t.co/7gA9KyiOGi pic.twitter.com/T...

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Saturday Tweets: Apartment Solar, Living in a Greenhouse and Ag in LA

Mr. Homegrown

May 21, 2016

Saturday Linkages

How to get your apartment off the grid https://t.co/F22jRajl1L #solar #solarenergy #solarpower #offgrid pic.twitter.com/r0pxfx6rRo — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) May 18, 2016 Live in a Greenhouse https://t.co/CLR9zyUMnc — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 19, 2016 Google patents an adhesive that sticks pedestrians to cars that hit them https://t.co/ujcCPsN3H1 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 20, 2016 Standing Pallet Desk – Epoxy Finished https:/...

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Saturday Tweets: A Solar Powered Blog, Caravansaries, Moths and Michaelmas

Mr. Homegrown

September 29, 2018

Saturday Linkages

Our new self-hosted, solar-powered blog is designed to radically reduce the energy use associated with accessing our content. https://t.co/err1n0Jb8d pic.twitter.com/WofAjYoC4q — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) September 26, 2018 The mother of all Iranian caravansaries: @atlasobscura https://t.co/LrKw76GhZF — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 29, 2018 Survival on the sea: https://t.co/eggkX3RSZ2 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 29, 2018...

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Turnip Greens via The Silver Spoon

Mr. Homegrown

January 20, 2008

Food, Recipes, Vegetable Gardening

4 Comments

...greens among many other edibles. While we appreciate the crusty old Joy of Cooking’s advice on cooking raccoon, The Silver Spoon is so good that we feel like throwing out all the other cookbooks we have. But back to the greens. Turnip greens have massive quantities of vitamins A, C and K and a pleasant mild taste. The leaves have some barbs on them which disappear during cooking. In past years we have grown an Italian variety called Rapa da Foglia...

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Book Review: An Everlasting Meal

Mrs. Homegrown

March 8, 2013

Food, Reviews

6 Comments

...stores happy to sell you expensive kitchen gadgets, the truth is that good cooking and frugal cooking are one in the same. She covers all the basics. This makes for a good review for a seasoned cook, but would be a great introduction for someone just learning to cook. She’ll tell you how to make basics like rice and beans and eggs, how to deal with stew meat, how to dress a salad, how to put together little finishing touches, like herbed butters o...

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