Picture Sundays: The Vigo County Canning Club

October 14, 2012

...Vigo County Canning Club, Indiana 1918. Via Kaufmann Mercantile. I hope we’ll be seeing more food preservation clubs in the years to come. They make a lot of sense. You can pool resources, labor and expertise. No need to be nostalgic, this is an idea for the present and future....

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Farming: One way to try and save Detroit – Dec. 29, 2009

Homegrown Neighbor

January 1, 2010

Urban Farming

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...ss we could do a lot of farming in the city. Land is cheap and abundant. But it sounds cold and we are weak in the face of temperatures below 50 degrees. Farming: One way to try and save Detroit – Dec. 29, 2009...

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Moldy Grapes!

Mr. Homegrown

June 24, 2008

Fermentation, Food

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...But for a longer ferment, like sauerkraut, you really do have to keep the food below the brine with weight. Recent Failure #2: Moldy Chamomile Tea We had a bumper crop of chamomile this year, due to generous volunteerism on its part. Several large plants sprung up in unlikely spots and thrived with no help at all. I harvested lots of the flowers so I could have chamomile tea in the cupboard until next spring. The mistake I made in this case was n...

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Homegrown Evolution at Environmental Change-Makers

Mr. Homegrown

November 19, 2008

Events

...mazing garden here....

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We’re Back!

Mr. Homegrown

June 16, 2008

Resources

...who we were honored to be interviewed by last month. Read his interview of Mr. Homegrown Evolution rambling about bike issues here on Streetsblog Los Angeles. Damien also interviewed us on the hot topic of growing food at home for the L.A. Times Emerald City blog. Thanks Damien! Above, the backyard looking surprisingly decent for summer (of course I’ve framed out the area that the chickens made into a moonscape)....

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