Science, Blogging and Peaches

May 31, 2016

...While I don’t have the educational background or temperament for this, let me put this idea out there: how about putting together crowd-sourced experiments and observation into backyard food production? It seems like some great apps could be developed to do this. What do you think? What are the first questions you’d like answered?...

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SolSource Review Part I: Assembly

Mr. Homegrown

June 17, 2016

Appropriate Technology, Solar, Solar Oven Summer, Water and Power

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...record setting heat wave is set to arrive this weekend–perfect timing for testing the SolSource. (Though, honestly, this heat wave looks so nasty we might able to cook just by setting the food out on the patio!) The SolSource retails for $499.00. It can be purchased at the One Earth Designs site (shipping is free) and also at Amazon. Save...

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Coffee Roasting Demo at Summer Nights in the Garden July 8

Mr. Homegrown

June 20, 2016

Events

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...er Nights in the Garden. It’s a fun mix of hands-on science demos, crafts, food trucks, music and cocktails in the museum’s beautiful garden. We’ve been a part of it each year and we’re returning on July 8th from 5-9 p.m. to do a home coffee roasting demo. Of all the crazy home ec things we do around the Root Simple compound, coffee roasting is one of the simplest and most rewarding. I can’t believe that more people don’t do it. We’re going to sho...

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Saturday Tweets: Bikes and Bees

Mr. Homegrown

July 2, 2016

Saturday Linkages

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...itter.com/gDuy4LCYiM — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 29, 2016 Solar Food Dryer https://t.co/EeW5PblXpv — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 28, 2016 Cheap precision drill stand https://t.co/IYUIkuDrPx — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 28, 2016 Doctors issue warning about LED streetlights @CNN https://t.co/LQWxj6WPd2 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 28, 2016 Secretive Alphabet division aims to fix public transit in US by shifting control to Googl...

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Stoicism as a Toolkit for Modern Life

Mr. Homegrown

June 6, 2013

Age of Limits, Thoughtstylings

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...iques for keeping our heads screwed on straight in troubled times. Growing food, doing stuff with your hands, drinking homebrew with friends–all these kinds of things help keep us grounded and hopeful. But sometimes you need a little more help. Maybe we’ll call these posts “When chickens aren’t enough.” Whether the world is ending or not, it’s important to have a tool kit for dealing with stress and anxiety. Stoicism, an ancient form of philosophy...

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