Post Petroleum Lecture – a reminder

March 21, 2007

...rk on Saturday March 24th as part of the 2007 Sustainable Habitats Lecture Series. Here’s the announcement again: Albert Bates is a permaculture and appropriate technology instructor at the Eco village Training Center at The Farm community in Summertown, Tennessee, inventor of solar cars, pedal flour sifters and cylindrical tofu presses, and author of eleven books, including Shutdown: Nuclear Power on Trial (1979) and Climate in Crisis: The Greenh...

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Greywater Precautions

Mr. Homegrown

December 5, 2006

Water Conservation

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Before we continue our greywater series, we have a few precautions to lay down. The dangers of greywater have been exaggerated in the past and it’s important to remember that nobody in the US has ever gotten sick from exposure to greywater. The plumbing codes in this country are overly cautious in their restrictions on greywater use, as the Man, quite simply, wants you to throw perfectly good water down the sewer. On the other hand, a lot of hipp...

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Saturday Tweets: Rocket Stoves, Cheese Museums and a Round Earth

Mr. Homegrown

May 26, 2018

Saturday Linkages

...— Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) May 25, 2018 Get started. From a daily drawing series. I begin the day drawing my phone and apps – instead of being sucked into its vortex. #draweveryday pic.twitter.com/branmPHQqC — Deanne Achong (@deanneachong) May 26, 2018 Shaping the shape of wood: https://t.co/Gdo8z1TlOy via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 24, 2018 In the land of giants: https://t.co/LKSG5JRpBf — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 22, 2...

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Creating a Moon Garden

Mr. Homegrown

July 17, 2014

Design, Gardening

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...ide food and shelter for the creatures of this earth that work the night shift. Angelinos should check out the NHM’s Summer Nights in the Garden series of events, as well as their many classes and activities....

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Savoring the Fruits of Your Labor Panel Discussion

Mr. Homegrown

March 17, 2014

Events

...ng and food preservation: Santa Monica Farmers Market 2014 QUARTERLY PANEL SERIES When: Thursday, May 01, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Free and open to the public Where: Santa Monica Public Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd. MLK Auditorium SAVORING THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR Gardening and preserving stories and strategies to improve your quality of life and your bottom line. Backyard gardening and food preservation are growing popular trends, but in the real world, w...

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