How To Make Hoshigaki (Dried Persimmons)

...chewy texture. In Japan, persimmons are dried by hanging them from the eaves of houses. A friend of mine who tried that had every single one consumed by squirrels in just one day. So indoors is the way to go. Hauben’s class was really great–we went home with a crate of fruit and even our own bamboo pole. She teaches in the Santa Barbara area and you can find out more about her classes on her website: www.marketforays.com For more detailed Hochiga...

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Saturday Tweets: Plywood and Mean Cats

...https://t.co/GGOiwlRtrR via Shananys #losan… pic.twitter.com/NIIg1FDl1G — Under the Ten (@undertheten) September 3, 2017 Turn Firewood Into Floating Shelves https://t.co/Tbf4YsVMqx — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 3, 2017 Restoring a Rare Hand Plane | Stanley #4 1/2 https://t.co/1c8qOD65oJ — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 14, 2017 Before Ikea pic.twitter.com/1IAb3NWPJr — Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) September 3, 2017 RT @UCUrbanAg: Altad...

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Saturday Linkages: Will Your Next House Be Built With Mushrooms?

...oingboing.net/2012/10/08/howto-make-a-sandwich-caddy-ou.html … Preparedness Tegaderm 3M product for applying dressing over bleeding injury: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/11/tegaderm.html … How to Tell Time Like a Soldier | The Art of Manliness http://artofmanliness.com/2012/10/11/how-to-tell-time-like-a-soldier/ … DesignFast Fungi Bricks: Mushroom Blocks Better than Concrete?! | Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/fast-fungi-bricks-mushroo...

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119 A Chat With the Gardenerd

...cast we discuss: Chip Drop Free Little Library Front yard fruit trees Bee rescues Michael Thiele Celeriac Loofa Jicama Styrian hulless pumpkins Piteba Nut and Seed Oil Expeller Oil press Sow True Seed In Defense of Okra Tomato varieties: stupice, yellow perfection, Azoychka , Tess’s Landrace, Tigerela, Yellow pear, black cherry, Jeune Femme Proper seed storage Squirrel Stopper Loquats Climate Emergency Mobilization Climate Emergency Mobilization L...

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