Permaculture Design Course at the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano

...rs, renters, educators, business leaders, designers, architects, builders, gardeners, farmers, ranchers, landscapers, developers, environmentalists, activists, students and more…anyone with a desire to learn and apply the principles of permaculture to create a more sustainable life. To download the application head over here. Course Organization: March 29 – June 19 Every other Saturday/Sunday from 10am – 4pm. 10am-11am – Design charrette 11am-noon...

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Free Vermicomposting Workshop in Pasadena

...I can get the materials and make only what will be needed. What to bring: Garden gloves, if you prefer not to use your hands when working with manures and worms A 5 gal plastic bucket to take home starter material 1 small cardboard box or coffee can for the worms. You’ll also need a 3×3 flat space in the trunk of your car to carry the worm trays. Make sure to cover the trunk of your car with newspaper as some of the castings and starter material...

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Saturday Linkages: Can We Please Have More Underpass Chandeliers?

...corrupt. Veto it! http://goo.gl/fb/vhLtK What’s wrong with an ugly winter garden? http://gu.com/p/3mb4a/tw The secret light of plants by Elizabeth Licata http://feedly.com/e/_hlIqNZG California Legalized Selling Food Made At Home And Created Over A Thousand Local Businesses http://onforb.es/1e8mNCY Massive Water Reduction http://feedly.com/e/v787ggKN Fodder System Updates http://feedly.com/e/dKXb-Y-Q It’s Not the Snow, It’s Not the Politics: Blam...

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Saturday Linkages: Goats in Sweaters, Evil Gardeners and Cooking in the Dishwasher

...uilt-of-wood-and.html#.Upkc7Eg2Ius.twitter … Evil, Frivolous Gardener!!! | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2013/11/evil-frivolous-gardener.html … No Queso-Dilla http://plantbasedonabudget.com/recipe/no-queso-dilla/ … Is there norovirus where you are going? There’s an app for that http://barfblog.com/2013/11/is-there-norovirus-where-you-are-going-theres-an-app-for-that/ The sous vide of the suburbs: Cooking Thanksgiving in the dishwasher http://b...

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Saturday Linkages: Bitters, Dogs and Native Plants

...hometown looked like in the 1920s. We Only Bond with Complex Landscapes | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2013/12/we-only-bond-with-complex-landscapes.html … How To Make Homemade Bitters Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-homemade-bitters-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-197883 … 100 Years of Dog Breed “Improvement” http://wp.me/p1VSYl-eg Los Angeles Was Once a Forest of Oil Derricks http://southland.gizmodo.com...

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