Is the Detroit Urban Farm Revolution Over?

October 24, 2014

...David and Sky Brown’s house. It appears that a young couple, David and Sky Brown, who bought a $2,000 house in Detroit last May ran afoul of an Animal Control officer on Wednesday. The couple’s goats and chickens were seized over the tearful pleas of their owners. There’s more on the story here. The Browns have asked for help on their blog. If any Detroit area readers know more about this story please leave a comment. Update: there’s a petition....

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032 Grist and Toll, an Urban Flour Mill

Mr. Homegrown

January 7, 2015

Bread, Fermentation, Food, Podcasts

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In episode 32 of the Root Simple Podcast I talk with Nan Kohler, owner and miller at Grist & Toll, a mill in Pasadena, California–and the first mill to operate in the L.A. area in the last one hundred years. We discuss varieties of wheat, the health benefits of whole grains, how to work with them and why flavor is important. Kelly is not on this episode but will return to the podcast next week. Links Ruth Reichl visits baker Richard Bertinet in E...

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Saturday Tweets: Danes and Their Garbage, Big Food and #BlackCatAppreciationDay

Mr. Homegrown

August 22, 2015

Saturday Linkages

...nument? http://t.co/BajPa0tpNt — Glen Dake (@GlenDake) August 19, 2015 Big Food is Spending Millions to Lobby for Less Transparency | Civil Eats http://t.co/KU5kxIKUlx — Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) August 19, 2015 Mozz education! . RT @SlowFoodHQ: Mozzarella: 10 Tips to Help you Choose the Real Thing http://t.co/rUzhWijh0d pic.twitter.com/k1V5FxSi0U — Evan Kleiman (@evankleiman) August 19, 2015 Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of favorable research: th...

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Nance Klemn is in Los Angeles and She’s Teaching Classes!

Mr. Homegrown

February 3, 2015

Events

..., and teacher. Based in the Midwest, she lives and works in a diverse neighborhood in the heart of Chicago, and is developing a farm on her land outside the city. She is founder of Social Ecologies, a nonprofit that focuses on system regenerating projects, including The Ground Rules, an urban soil- and community-building initiative using local green and food waste. Nance has worked internationally, lectured at art museums (including MOCA and the H...

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Come see us at the fair!

Mr. Homegrown

September 27, 2008

Miscellaneous

...unge with the Feral House Pixies. Other spectacular Feral House/Process authors will be signing throughout the day, too. Location: booths C8 & C9, in the “Imix” zone, which is sort of between the food court and the pool. 2:00-2:30: We’re doing a demo at the booth–making butter! Afterward we’ll just be hanging out for the rest of the day. Hope to see you there!...

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