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045 Whole Grain Baking

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Bread, Food, Podcasts
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...l wheat and spelt/rye. Miller was featured prominently in Michael Pollan’s book Cooked. During the show we mention: Dave Miller (see this detailed profile by Farine) Josey Baker Mark Stambler Nan Kohler of Grist & Toll Lodge Combo Cooker Though it’s made with yeast and the dreaded white flour, this is the famous New York Times bread recipe that Kelly mentioned. Many people have been introduced to home baking and the no-knead technique via this rec...

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How to Garden With California Natives: Lessons from the 2016 Theodore Payne Garden Tour

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Garden Design, Gardening
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...ive chaparral. Spacing can be tricky. You have to pay attention to nursery labels and not plant too far apart or too close together. Not that plants always perform predictably. You have to go back and edit: fill gaps in or take stuff out. The best gardens on the tour got the massing right like the Hessing/Bonfigli garden in Altadena shown in the photo above. Outdoor Rooms My favorite garden on the tour is the Loxton/Clark garden in Pasadena. It’s...

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On Homesteading Burnout and the Need to Focus

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Domesticus, Tidying up
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...nces we often said that, while we do a lot of projects as research for our books, readers should not try to do everything. Our message has always been that this movement is not an “all of the above” proposition; you don’t have to raise chickens, brew beer, sew, keep bees, make pickles etc.; you can go with your strengths and make friends with people who do what you’re not good at. But do I follow my own advice? Not so much. I’ve been thinking late...

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We are all gardeners

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Back to the Garden, Gardening, Thoughtstylings
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...subject of a whole different essay, but if you need convincing, check out books like Last Child in the Woods and Your Brain on Nature, or more immediately, articles on “nature prescriptions” like this one in Slate. Embracing our role as gardeners and stewards of creation is a thread of hope in an otherwise grim time. It’s a way of telling a story which counters our prevailing narratives of hopelessness and destruction. It’s also something we can...

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