Saturday Tweets: Linotype, Support Squirrels and an East Hollywood Tower

October 13, 2018

...1, 2018 It's the last day of #National4HWeek! Stop by a @TractorSupply store to buy a #PaperClover to support sending kids to #4HCamp and #Leadership conferences! #InspireKidsToDo pic.twitter.com/I2sCAdSFVf — UCANR California 4-H (@California4H) October 13, 2018 pic.twitter.com/QuKY5LCy21 — Cats (@SpaceCatPics) October 7, 2018 Sir John Golafre (died 1442) was a courtier & Knight of the Shire for Berkshire in numerous parliaments. At his death...

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Help! I’ve got Paper Wasps

Mr. Homegrown

August 2, 2016

Animals, Insects

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...’t attach a new nest in that spot. You can also buy poison at the hardware store but who’s a fan of poison!? It’s really unnecessary. If you have a bee suit you can put it on and remove the colony with a gloved hand. But the best option is to leave them in place so that they can eat all those nasty flies, beetles and caterpillars. A wasp colony makes your yard a healthier, more balanced place. Also, as you decide what to do with the nest on your h...

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003 Cooking From Scratch, Tortillas, Fencing and Listenter Questions

Mr. Homegrown

June 11, 2014

Podcasts

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...me music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by Rho. A downloadable version of this podcast is here. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store. Note that it takes a few hours for the new episode to show up in iTunes....

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006 The Secrets of Kimchi With Hae Jung Cho

Mr. Homegrown

July 2, 2014

Fermentation, Food, Food Preservation, Podcasts

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005 Amy and Vince of Tenth Acre Farm

Mr. Homegrown

June 25, 2014

Gardening, Permaculture, Podcasts

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...ed her provocative post on why they don’t keep chickens. According to Amy, homesteading is “more of a marathon than a sprint.” They are in it for the long hall. We conclude by having Vince and Amy answer a Listener question about living a sustainable life in a cold climate (something we know nothing about!). Amy mentions growing fruit trees and freezing fruit in one pound packages. Canning projects then take place in the winter when heating up the...

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