Picture Sundays: White Sage

March 9, 2014

...White sage (Salvia apiana) with Vitis californica in the background. Our white sage plant is probably my favorite plant in the garden. I started to write a post about it this week but realized that Mrs. Homegrown already did that three years ago....

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Picture Sunday: Chicken Coop Art Cars

Mr. Homegrown

February 16, 2014

Animals, Chickens, Picture Sundays

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...Artist Benedetto Bufalino re-purposed a vintage police car for his piece, “la voiture de police poulailler.” Back in 1999 Atelier van Lieshout reused an Alfa Romeo for an installation called “Alfa Alfa.” I should note that the art school damaged Mrs. Homegrown gets queasy when livestock end up in art projects. I’ll just ask if these two examples mean we’re witnessing an entire new genre of chicken art?...

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Saturday Linkages: From Bananas to Laird’s Laws

Mr. Homegrown

December 28, 2013

Saturday Linkages

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Breaking news from Mrs. Homegrown’s alma mater–banana plant busts through glass roof at Smith College conservatory http://www.gazettenet.com/news/9182534-95/banana-plant-busts-through-glass-roof-at-smith-college-conservatory#.UrzZKcw8rbU.twitter … Goleta considers groovy permaculture ordinance: http://www.independent.com/news/2013/dec/23/goleta-considers-groovy-green-ordinance/ … Spanish sperm whale death linked to UK supermarket supplier’s plast...

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Saturday Tweets: Cat Memelord

Mr. Homegrown

June 15, 2019

Saturday Linkages

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...ingle layer for use later in smoothies and ice cream. ☺️ #growyourownfood #homegrown pic.twitter.com/Z1jlndOT3N — Gardenerd (@gardenerd1) June 12, 2019 Veselka Bulkan, Munich based embroidery artist #womensart pic.twitter.com/kau3VPyzzO — #WOMENSART (@womensart1) June 13, 2019 This thread checker recommended by @makerprojectlab and @TensorFlux is awesome. Side effects include spending Sunday afternoon sorting random bolts in the shop and realizing...

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DIY Solar Space Heating

Mr. Homegrown

October 9, 2013

Solar, Water and Power

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Photo: Build It Solar. Mrs. Homegrown, who spent her formative years in the mountains of Colorado, made fun of me this morning as I noted the “cold” temperature . . . 60°F. It was the first ironic “brrrrrr” out of her mouth, letting me know that we’ve transitioned from the hot smoggy season to the the less hot smoggy season here in Los Angeles. In the northern hemisphere it’s time to consider heating. The always useful Build-It Solar blog has a d...

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