Saturday Linkages: I’m tired of doom, let’s garden and make things . . .

June 1, 2013

...er planting: intuition vs. reality: http://ow.ly/1WWQXg Praise for Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land http://j.mp/ZekBDm DIY Small Batch Strawberry Rhubarb Jam + Rhubarb Recipes from the Archives http://www.foodinjars.com/2013/05/small-batch-strawberry-rhubarb-jam-rhubarb-recipes-from-the-archives/ … A home-brew helicopter in Africa: http://www.afrigadget.com/2013/05/30/kiambu-chopper-et-al/ … Small batch artisanal high-fructose corn syrup: http...

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Supper for a buck?

Mrs. Homegrown

February 25, 2013

Bean Fest, Food

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...friend or two. A loaf of no-knead bread contains the following ingredients: 400 grams of flour, 300 grams of water, 1 1/2 teaspoons of sea salt and, depending on the recipe, either 1/4 teaspoon of active yeast or a bit of sourdough starter. I figured out the cost for the flour (bulk purchased from Central Milling) comes to 52 cents a loaf. If I were a little more persistent, I could go on and figure out how many more pennies the salt costs, and ye...

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Saturday Linkages: Coop Plans, Moonshine and Mercury in Seafood

Mr. Homegrown

December 22, 2012

Saturday Linkages

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...e Mayan Apocalypse Cigarette company endorses apples: http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/cigarette-company-endorses-app.html … Mercury in seafood: Where does it come from? http://grist.org/food/mercury-in-seafood-where-does-it-come-from/#.UM036EuO8V8.twitter … For these links and more, follow Root Simple on Twitter: Follow @rootsimple...

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Happy Holidays From Los Angeles

Mr. Homegrown

December 24, 2012

Thoughtstylings

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...Our local drive-in liquor store certainly has the Christmas spirit. The Hi-Ho Market Christmas tree stays up year round! In fact it’s been up for several years. In place of a star there’s now a bucket full of trash. Extra points to the person that names the edible plant in front of the Hi-Ho. Who says LA is a food desert?...

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Saturday Linkages: Repair is Beautiful

Mr. Homegrown

January 19, 2013

Miscellaneous

...he-tribe-of-teenager/ … What your New Year’s Resolutions tell us about the way you think – Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2013/01/16/what-your-new-years-resoluti.html … We’re all gonna die Cheesecake Factory pasta on list of caloric “food porn” http://reut.rs/Wc85xI Get Your S**t Together: improve your life by planning for your death: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/get-your-shit-together-improe.html … For these links and more, follow Root Sim...

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