Biodynamic Composting Workshop

...ighland Hall Garden in Northridge, California Learn how to create your own compost! Compost builds soil, creates life, grows food and saves the planet! In this hands-on workshop we’ll build a compost pile out of materials commonly available in Southern California. We’ll also cover the use of and apply Steiner’s biodynamic preps. Our workshop will be led by Erik Knutzen of Root Simple. Erik Knutzen is the author, with his wife Kelly Coyne, of The U...

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Shed Factoids and Resources

...ist myself, I really like what this YouTuber did with a Tuff Shed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnSew-tCuPo I also like this modernist shed from the, sadly, defunct Readymade Magazine: You can still download the MD100 plans for free here. Curbed did a roundup of five sheds if modernism floats your boat. And there’s an encyclopedic searchable database of pre-fab sheds at Prefabcosm (with a traditionalist search option). Spinning Sheds Lastly, le...

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The Root Simple 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

...ie apocalypse outdoor entertaining combat theater. Fencing lessons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HId7Q7117c8 Let’s say the significant other and/or the kids in your life are spending a lot of time on the couch playing the latest video game like the kid in the Ukrainian fencing studio ad above. Why get the same first person shooter experience with a little exercise thrown in? Fencing is an odd, three in one sport: foil, epee and saber. Like video...

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Arduino Homesteading Projects

...ther station Homebrewing Homebrewing Automation With Arduinos (Homebrewing.com article) Arduino Controlled Homebrew Stir Plate DIY UberFridge Controls Homebrewing Temperatures Cooking Sous-vide cooking Kitchen Timer Security Garage door monitor Arduino Security Hacks Communications Fun with a rotary phone! Miscellaneous Led candle (would look great in my hacked solar light) And a shout out to the amazing bloggers at Holy Scrap, masters of using mi...

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