RIP Chef Ernest Miller and Dr. Tracy McFarland

September 26, 2018

...ial service for Dr. Tracy will be held this Saturday September 29th at 10am in the worship center at Grace Baptist Church located at 22833 Copper Hill Drive in Santa Clarita. See the Cat Doctor and Friends Facebook page for information on charities you can donate to in honor of Dr. Tracy. You can listen to Dr. McFarland on episodes 36 and 46 of our podcast. You can hear Ernie discuss pressure canning on episode 14....

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Saturday Tweets: RIP Mary Oliver

Mr. Homegrown

January 19, 2019

Saturday Linkages

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...rls #LAFoodways pic.twitter.com/Q3EyWeUWJo — ADSAUSAGE (@adsausage) January 17, 2019 Russian company wants to put giant ads in low-Earth orbit; they could display corporate logos “and other brand emblems, as well as allow governments to flash urgent notifications during emergencies.” https://t.co/PljGlFFhOv pic.twitter.com/KcaIHkhyPM — Geoff Manaugh (@bldgblog) January 17, 2019 ok this is the Groverhaus thread. it's time we put this shit on tw...

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DIY Portable Pizza Oven

Mr. Homegrown

May 15, 2015

Appropriate Technology, Food, Water and Power

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...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1QToDg3Ow0 I just spoke with Eric Rochow of GardenFork.TV .(He’ll be our guest on the next podcast.) If you don’t know Gardenfork, you should. Eric has put together a lot of cool videos and podcasts. One of my favorite is this portable pizza oven. I’m thinking of building one for local events. For more info on Eric’s pizza oven check out his pizza oven page....

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Saturday Tweets: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

Mr. Homegrown

November 24, 2018

Saturday Linkages

...days in the care of @ucdavisvetmed. Her owner, Jim, says she led the other 17 goats in his herd to safety, taking the brunt of the burn injures. She's an #animalhero in his eyes. @ucdavis pic.twitter.com/2SCZpClfAA — UC Davis Vet Med (@ucdavisvetmed) November 24, 2018 Houseplanters Who Do YouTube https://t.co/STPLkGFoPk via @GardenRant — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 24, 2018 Beekeepers at Risk of Losing Hives after Mosquito Insecticide...

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Bike Lane Blocking, An Angry Rant and Something You Can Do

Mr. Homegrown

November 13, 2018

Bikes, Transportation

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...ile we have a few (not enough) bike lanes, those bike lanes are often blocked by film crews, Uber drivers and Highway Patrol officers picking up a burger. The LA County Bicycle Coalition has set up a reporting page to collect data on blocked lanes. The information collected will be used to lobby city officials. Unblocking those lanes is a whole lot simpler than a trip to mars or hailing an Uber drone....

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