Steal this Book!

...ations, project ideas, resources, and first person anecdotes from urban homesteaders across the country. Authors Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen happily farm in their Echo Park bungalow and run the urban homestead blog: www.homegrownevolution.org. By the way, that’s not us on the cover–those be models. Since we’ve just about given up on privacy here’s a photo of us on the right (by Caroline Clerc). And, for the record, we don’t have a modernist house...

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Say . . . Smart Gals Speakeasy

...ance on Sunday August 17th courtesy of the Smart Gals. We’ll be doing a hands-on apartment homesteading demo and delivering a crazed Powerpoint (hint: more info on the Texas Centaur). Here’s the 411: Sunday, August 17th, 2008 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Mt. Hollywood Underground 4607 Prospect Avenue, Los Feliz Admission $15.00 More information and the passwords: www.smartgals.org (don’t forget to look at the Smart Gals website to get the password!). 323 302-...

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Greywater Guerrillas in LA this Weekend

...as a resource, explore options of reusing greywater, and contemplate waterless (composting) toilets. From the apartment, to the house, to the city, ecological sanitation offers a path to a sustainable and just water future. Monday, July 21; Greywater Design Workshop. Location: 3983 East Blvd. Mar Vista, CA 90066 Time: 7-9pm Cost: $25 To register: email Ray Cirino 818-834-7074 Greywater Design Workshop; Interested in reusing your greywater? Want to...

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Speakeasy – this Sunday

...partment gardening, play some games and listen to the music of our friends Triple Chicken Foot, who will bring their brand of foot stomping roots music to what will be a fun evening. Location and details: Mt. Hollywood Underground 4607 Prospect Avenue, Los Feliz Admission: $15.00 Information and passwords: 323.302.2257 or www.smartgals.org (not just for chicks) Remember the passwords: “Polycultural Evolution…” …Spread the Word...

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Spreadin’ Seed

...the day in Altadena with a bunch of local gardening enthusiasts and countless boxes of seeds. We got seeds for Armenian cucumbers, red ruffled pimento peppers, feverfew, echinacea and zucchini among others. In return we gave away okra, cosmos, and mystery seeds from my mom’s Greek neighbor. A seed swap makes a great excuse for a party and a great time was had by all. The Neighbors My mom’s elderly neighbor, who spends each summer in his native Gr...

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