Homestead Academy: A Two Day Course in Kitchen Self-Reliance

June 24, 2013

Events

...ead baking, vinegar brewing, yogurt making and more. The event, which will take place on July 6th and 7th is presented by Growcology and the Emerald Village and will take place in Vista, CA. This weekend intensive is designed to catapult you into a life of self-reliance through homesteading. Join Growcology and the Emerald Village Volunteers as we share the simple and effective ways to make: yogurt, cheese, butter, bread, home cleaning products, b...

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Saturday Linkages: Cat Houses, Office Gyms, Cooking in Compost and More . . .

Mr. Homegrown

November 24, 2012

Miscellaneous

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A cat house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Makin’ Gourmet meal cooked in compost: http://www.7dvt.com/2012earthiest-roast … The Fixer’s Manifesto http://manifesto.sugru.com Short film about Safecast, the hackerspace-created, crowdsource radioactivity monitoring project http://boingboing.net/2012/11/21/short-film-about-safecast-the.html … Vintage Cat House Designed by the Office of Frank Lloyd Wright – http://www.moderncat.net/2012/11/09/vintage-c...

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Saturday Linkages: Goats in Sweaters, Evil Gardeners and Cooking in the Dishwasher

Mr. Homegrown

November 30, 2013

Saturday Linkages

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...dget.com/recipe/no-queso-dilla/ … Is there norovirus where you are going? There’s an app for that http://barfblog.com/2013/11/is-there-norovirus-where-you-are-going-theres-an-app-for-that/ The sous vide of the suburbs: Cooking Thanksgiving in the dishwasher http://barfblog.com/2013/11/the-sous-vide-of-the-suburbs-cooking-thanksgiving-in-the-dishwasher/ For these links and more, follow Root Simple on Twitter: Follow @rootsimple...

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Meet the Solavore Sport Solar Oven

Mrs. Homegrown

April 29, 2016

Solar, Solar Oven Summer

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...y interface. But all in all, that is, as I say, only a quibble. We’re enjoying playing with the oven, although as I alluded to in my last post on the subject, there is a learning curve to solar cooking. We’ve had a few disasters, which we’ll talk about, but we’re beginning to get a good feel for what works well in this cooking system. More to come soon!...

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iMac Drive Upgrade

Mr. Homegrown

April 8, 2022

Thoughtstylings

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...e into possession of. I repaired an iPod and a iPad. Last week I revived my 2010 iMac. In order to upgrade that iMac with a new solid state drive, I had to find an identification number. The i.d. number I needed was printed on the bottom of the “foot” that holds the heavy screen in a microscopic type printed gray on a gray background. Apple has a fetishistic design aesthetic that I’ve come to see as getting in the way of the functioning of the mac...

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