Radish Surprise
...It’s gone a little past its prime now– a couple of weeks ago the blooms were thicker. By the way, radish blossoms are tasty food for people, too....
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Saturday Linkages: Goats, Chainsaws and a Big Blue Rooster
...MVDFUSEE/chainsaws-can-we-talk.html … Home Canning Hobby Leads to Near-Fatal Medical Emergency http://bit.ly/12GguN0 Big blue cock erected on fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square http://gu.com/p/3hhpk/tw We’re all gonna die Our Coming Food Crisis http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2163 A fresh perspective on alleged pesto outbreak in Italy http://barfblog.com/2013/07/a-fresh-perspective-on-alleged-pesto-outbreak-in-italy/ … The Blip http://nym...
Cat Litter Compost, Installment #3
...n down all the way through. I still wouldn’t put it as it is anywhere near food crops, even though it is two years old, just to be safe. To make it extra safe — and useful — I’ve been letting the worms have at it. I’m using it as part of the mix that forms the worm bedding, so cat poo will become worm poo and the garden will be delighted. That’s how I plan to dispose of all of it, bit by bit. If I didn’t have the worm bin, I’d call it done and spr...
Saturday Linkages: Yet More Potty Talk
...fblog.com/2013/08/can-diapers-really-control-salmonella-in-lap-chickens/ … Food Issues Cylindrical, quivering, gelatinous, tinned 12-course meal – Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2013/08/04/cylindrical-quivering-gelati.html … What if gluten-phobes are eliminating the wrong thing? The Grain of Truth http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-grain-of-truth … Tokyo’s “unmanned stores” – honor-system sheds where farmers to sell their surpl...
LA’s Parkway Garden Dilemma: Not Fixed Yet
...allow vegetables in the parkway (it’s political suicide to oppose healthy food, after all), we also have to remember that the devil is in the details. I’m willing to bet that the Bureau of Street Services will allow “edible” plants but leave in place their short list of ornamentals as well as their requirement to keep those ornamentals mowed unless you apply for an expensive permit. While I’m all for vegetable in the parkway, I also think that th...