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Making New Drawers . . . Plus Rants . . . Plus Roland Barthes

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Design
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...Once I got home from the lumberyard I set about installing the slides and making story sticks, which are pieces of scrap wood cut to the precise size of the final drawer and used as a guide for milling and sizing the final dimensions of the maple I had bought. In making drawers there’s a very, very small margin of error in terms of sizing. You have to be precise. https://youtu.be/jyMwR3jjtGg The next step was to cut the dovetails. I took a class...

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Saturday Tweets: Barbra Streisand, Urban Farm Troubles and Thoughtful Plants

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Saturday Linkages
...imple) December 3, 2014 Duluth library's seed sharing program hits a hurdle http://t.co/W1t4XeK5IF via @mprnews — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 3, 2014 Filling an advent calendar with gratitude and giving opportunities instead of stuff. #Christmas #holidays http://t.co/r4cmryx3Kh — Green Bean (@iamgreenbean) December 3, 2014 Plants think and react – it's time we rethought intelligence. Plus pre-human art and more http://t.co/0rUfd6Lap...

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What laundry detergent should I use for greywater applications?

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Water and Power, Water Conservation
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..., so some people will opt to soak the bag in a cup of hot water first–like making tea–and then dump the water and the bag into the wash. Other people stew the nuts in water and make soap nut tea, which can then be used like liquid soap, for both hand washing and laundry. There’s lots of info online about soap nuts if you poke around a bit. I just remembered that I posted here back in 2010, asking for feedback on the nuts, and got lots of it. So yo...

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It Quacks Like a Duck

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Animals
...of the line was an old comrade of ours, one of the proprietors of Petaluma Urban Homestead, who we know from Mr. Homegrown Revolution’s post grad school sojourn in the dull city of San Diego. In the ten years since we lost contact it turns out that our lives have taken similar paths, including the appreciation of Xtracycles and poultry. Except that the folks at Petaluma Urban Homestead have had the brilliance of exploring the world of ducks in add...

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Non-GMO Versions of Grape Nuts and Cheerios Less Nutritious Than GMO Versions

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Food
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...h a “non-GMO” label. In the case of Cheerios and Grape Nuts, the “non-GMO” label is either a marketing gimmick or an attempt to start a voluntary labeling program to head off voter mandated efforts. Here’s where you can help. I need to kick my Grape Nuts crack habit and find a healthier breakfast alternative. Any suggestions? Note from Mrs. Homegrown: This post took me by surprise. Erik has eaten Gravel Nuts–I mean, Grape Nuts–for breakfast since...

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