Looking for Chicken Coop Plans

June 6, 2013

...’m looking for smart, good-looking chicken coops to feature in an upcoming book. If you’re proud of your coop, send pictures to ultimatechickencoopbook@gmail.com. Please indicate whether you would be able to provide building plans. (I have a budget to compensate builders for their plans.) I do *not* need plans to go with all the pictures, so send your pics even without them. Then I’ll be in touch if your coop meets our needs. Please feel free to s...

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Acedia, iPhone Addiction and the Noonday Devil

Mr. Homegrown

May 31, 2024

Thoughtstylings

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...tackling the solutions to acedia. Applying acedia to phone addiction is a book length project, not a blog post, but allow me to consider some of the solutions these thinkers came up with. First is simply mapping the qualities of acedia to better understand what to do about it. The Desert Fathers, sitting in their cells, found that restlessness could mean just looking out the window to see what’s going on. Paradoxically, as the Desert Father Evagr...

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Making It

Mr. Homegrown

April 26, 2011

Publications

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...this book was to provide really stripped down, simple projects that use only inexpensive, easy to source materials. We also tried to use the same materials and ingredients over and over again, to save you time, money and storage space. The moral of this book is that it doesn’t take much more than creativity to live well. This book, written by a husband-and-wife team of die-hard DIYers, will leave you thinking you can take on the world and win. —M...

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Chicken Goes to Hollywood

Homegrown Neighbor

August 8, 2009

Animals, Chickens, Events

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...hildren and chicken aficionados of all ages. Since her chickens reside on the East Coast, Peckerella stepped in to play ambassador. ‘Pecky’ as she is often called, did a wonderful job and was very well behaved, allowing many children to pet her and sitting patiently during the book reading. Her next appearance will be at a reading of Tillie’s story at Chevalier’s books in Larchmont Village this Sunday, August 9th, from 11-1. If you are in the area...

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The Human-Powered Home: Choosing Muscles Over Motors

Mr. Homegrown

June 16, 2009

Bikes

...of our favorite appliances take a hell of a lot more energy than pedal power can provide), but you will be able to grind grain, press apples, operate a sewing machine, and shell nuts. Dean’s book tells you how to harness human power in clear step-by-step instructions. Read our complete review here. Read excerpts from the book on Dean’s website....

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