Saturday Tweets: School Gardens, Artificial Turf and an Orwellian Sofa

October 11, 2014

https://twitter.com/Food_Tank/status/520927390529503232 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/520940447959486464 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/519606037494501376 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/519354136031023104 https://twitter.com/AncientWisdomss/status/519351450179473409 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/520801858927874048 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/520797548144246786 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/520796677...

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Ghee for the skin

Mrs. Homegrown

January 30, 2015

Body Care, Herbal Medicine

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...ne can’t go bad. Ghee’s only enemy is water–which is true of all fat-based foods and cosmetics. Water sets up conditions for bacteria to breed. So keep your ghee dry. In fact, you should never store it in the refrigerator, because this may cause condensation inside the jar, which will lead to spoilage. Just keep it on the shelf, and scoop it out with a dry spoon, and it will keep until it’s all gone. That’s all I have to say on ghee, so far. I don...

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021 The Queen of Quince

Mr. Homegrown

October 15, 2014

Food, Food Preservation, Fruit Trees, Gardening, Podcasts

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A conversation about the ultimate slow food, quince, with Barbara Ghazarian, author of Simply Quince and Simply Armenian. If you have room, you should definitely make room for a quince tree. If not, you should work with this amazing fruit. During the podcast Barbara discusses how to prep and cook quince. We also talk about savory dishes made with quince and take a detour into a discussion about muhammara. We also discuss: The National Clonal Germ...

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“Interstellar”: Leaving the farm for the stars

Mrs. Homegrown

November 14, 2014

Thoughtstylings

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...Bad happening which causes massive depopulation of the Earth. I think the food supply failed. Now, everyone left is a farmer, and working hard to keep failing monocrops going. We seem to be living on an all-corn diet. There are no animals to be seen, anywhere. Not even a cat. I’m assuming we ate them. There seems to be plenty of gas left, perhaps because there are so few people. At any rate, things aren’t good–there are constant dust storms and d...

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Saturday Tweets: Bikes, Sacred Lands and Watering Paradise

Mr. Homegrown

November 22, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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...SlaNow — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 21, 2014 I love this idea: The Food Lab: Make Your Own Just-Add-Hot-Water Instant Noodles (and Make Your Coworkers Jealous) http://t.co/tsoYuh6lOa — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 21, 2014 Egg Yolk Color | HenCam http://t.co/c4LCft1Yza via @terrygolson — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 18, 2014 London’s garden bridge: the public park where groups and cyclists aren’t welcome http://t.co/48RuycNsIt...

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