The Jerusalem Cookbook

February 17, 2015

...enty of salad, vegetable, bean and grain recipes, so it’s friendly to both vegetarians and meat eaters. We’re mostly vegetarian, and we feel like we’ve only scratched the surface of the meatless offerings so far. Though there are a lot of veg recipes which use eggs, yogurt and cheese, there are also good vegan-friendly offerings. To give you a feel for the book, these are the recipes we’ve enjoyed so far. All are excellent: Swiss chard fritters (w...

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Saturday Tweets: Sheds, Roots and Odd Pie Shapes

Mr. Homegrown

May 9, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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...8, 2015 The real story behind the demise of America’s once-mighty streetcars http://t.co/lTZWUjdk3g via @voxdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 8, 2015 Odd pie shapes of the 17th century: http://t.co/4Zhy9HZOaO — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 7, 2015 An indoor garden built of veg scraps–looks like a fun thing for kids (and maybe some adults): http://t.co/n3h6pZqgwU — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 6, 2015 A better way to live with bees: http://t...

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Our new front yard: history

Mrs. Homegrown

November 11, 2015

Back to the Garden, front yard series, Garden Design, Gardening

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.... The slope looked alive, but it did not look loved. It’s hard to admit to making a mistake, particularly when its a costly mistake, or a mistake that you’ve made publicly, or a mistake that you’ve been making for a long time. This is why people keep climbing Everest even when they see a storm is rolling in. This is why we ended up with an ugly yards full of struggling trees. The cactus, however, grew exponentially. Its position was front and cent...

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Homegrown Evolution in Chicago

Mr. Homegrown

May 9, 2009

Events

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...ter with: nettlesting@yahoo.com Erik will lead an informal presentation on Urban Homesteading in Los Angeles – focusing on his and his wife’s homegrown systems of adventurous experimentation of chickens, growing, greywater, brewing and more – some successful, some not so much! Copies of The Urban Homestead will be for sale. Many thanks to Nancy Klehm for arranging these events! See her website Spontaneous Vegetation for more info on other events a...

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Maggots!

Mr. Homegrown

July 29, 2006

Composting, Gardening

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...cated too far from the kitchen, so in our laziness stinky piles of rotting fruits and vegetables often gather on the kitchen counter. The presence of maggots in our pile indicates that we have an overabundance of kitchen scraps and a pile that is not hot enough. Turning the pile – much easier to do in the three pile system, increases the temperature and kills off the larvae. Another option is to put the kitchen scraps in a worm composter and use t...

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