Saturday Tweets: Mini Gabions and Citrus Liqueurs

November 29, 2014

How to make a mini gabion Timber Press | http://t.co/emfnLyJZJ8 #craft #gardening pic.twitter.com/ovmeYdnkc0 — Timber Press (@timberpress) November 24, 2014 The road death rate for children in the Netherlands dropped by 98% between 1972 and 2013 http://t.co/rb10Sf06KF pic.twitter.com/s6dUROJCpF — David Hembrow (@DavidHembrow) November 6, 2014 Designing California Cities for a Long-Term Drought http://t.co/WUKPGGqfqn — Root Simple (@rootsimple) No...

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The Practical Side of Philosophy

Mr. Homegrown

August 1, 2016

Thoughtstylings

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...theological self-study. Now, before you think I’ve gone way off topic on a homesteading blog, let me counter with a few examples of how philosophy can help navigate thorny DIY questions: How should one evaluate arguments for or against compost tea, organic gardening, or Hugelkultur beds? Is it ethical to drive/fly/buy stuff in plastic bottles given our ongoing ecological crisis? Do the humanities or arts have anything meaningful to contribute to o...

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Seeds the Game

Mr. Homegrown

December 22, 2014

Thoughtstylings

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...Game’s goal is to get you out into your garden. It’s a mobile app that will encourage you to, according to the description on their website: Take photos of your plants at home, filter and share your attention to your real garden. Find neighbors to trade seeds with and share activities related to gardening and local food systems. Get climate and map updates for weather patterns relevant to your area and garden needs. Seed points redeem for real pr...

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Everything Must Go Part II: Books

Mr. Homegrown

January 12, 2015

Cleaning, Domesticus, Tidying up

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...and theology stayed in addition to most of the appropriate technology and gardening manuals. We have no math books (not our subject to put it mildly) and popular science and non-fiction books I get at the library. Everything else “died” and went to our local library’s book sale. What can make it difficult to let go of books, even ones we never really intend to read, is that our personal libraries are an external manifestation of our souls. And, i...

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Happy Holiday Weekend!

Mr. Homegrown

September 6, 2015

Animals, Cats

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...It’s a holiday weekend in the US, meaning that, with the exception of our international readers, few people are checking the blog. You’re either gardening, brewing beer, burning a large effigy in the desert or constructing a giant wall around San Francisco. Down in LA? We’re sleeping with the cats....

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