Saturday Linkages: Raccoon Robber, Facebook Phreaks and T-Bricks

March 4, 2017

...ttps://t.co/TttyWoHq9b — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 2, 2017 How to turn an abandoned factory into a thriving mushroom farm: https://t.co/CqU7voZ2ot pic.twitter.com/xGRyjZCqRT RT @munchies: — UC Food Observer (@ucfoodobserver) February 28, 2017 New $10 Raspberry Pi comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth https://t.co/JgYyxHfNP3 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 28, 2017...

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Nitrogen Deposition

Mr. Homegrown

January 26, 2007

Vegetable Gardening

...ation chief Gloria Jeff for insisting that those trucks must keep moving and doing everything she can to keep LA the smog-spewing auto-addicted poster child for bad urban planning. So Gloria-will you be joining us for salad tonight? Don’t bother bringing any dressing....

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Chicken Coop Deconstructed

Homegrown Neighbor

October 9, 2009

Animals, Chickens

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...k the coop could handle about 20. Next we’ll rehab the big barn and get mini goats and dwarf sheep. This is going to be a jewel of an urban farm and a great educational space!...

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Preparedness Now!

Mr. Homegrown

July 20, 2006

Preparedness, Reviews

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...ians and Mormons. Aton is neither and the book has many useful tips for us urban dwellers with chapters on shelter, transportation, self-defense, and a collection of possible disasters we should prepare for. Two things we especially liked – Aton’s advice to start biking, and his advice against running out and buying guns. Plus there is a hilarious passage recalling how he cleverly dealt with some thugs on the A train that’s worth getting the book...

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Shamelessly Tooting Our Own Horn

Mr. Homegrown

October 8, 2006

Fitness

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Unfortunately for the sedentary out there this new urban homesteading lifestyle involves a fair amount of physical fitness. We’ve found that the best way to keep up with SurviveLA’s strenuous fitness requirements is to have a goal such as a race, or a particularly difficult hike. This is why we’ve been obsessed over the years with the Ketchum Downtown YMCA’s oddball Stair Climb to the Top which involves a heart-pounding and vomit-inducing journey...

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