Without Merit: poison in your compost

December 7, 2009

Composting, Gardening, Thoughtstylings, Vegetable Gardening

...bicide Creates Killer Compost” and “Contaminated Compost: Coming Soon to a Store Near You.” Here’s a technical discussion of aminopyralid for those familiar with biochemistry. From Ohio State University, a fact sheet on the equally bad clopyralid and some charts showing the persistence of other herbicides. Lastly, beware of the recommendations of agencies tasked with the eradication of invasive weeds. The California Invasive Plant Council, in a 20...

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KRAUT FEST!!!!

Mr. Homegrown

September 5, 2009

Events

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...ing of a bucket (for sauerkraut class) or a jar (for kimchi class), and a limited edition, hand-silkscreened poster (see here). You can also buy the poster separately through our online store, here. Funded in part by a grant from Slow Food LA. Thank you Slow Food LA! Sauerkraut Workshop registration $10 Register at Machine Project...

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Prickly Pear Fruit Chips

Mr. Homegrown

September 7, 2009

Food, Recipes

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...too much moisture in it. Fruit would mold before it would be dry enough to store. I’m not a fan of oven drying either since there’s not enough air flow and you run the risk of cooking rather than dehydrating. A dehydrator, either electric or solar, is a great investment if you’ve got food to put up. When the prickly pear fruit has a leather-like consistency, enjoy. You swallow the hard seeds, making prickly pear fruit somewhat an acquired taste fo...

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Humanure Dry Toilet Made From a Milk Crate

Mr. Homegrown

July 18, 2009

Composting, Design, How-to, Humanure

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...d a toilet seat. Forage one or pick up a cheap seat at your local hardware store. In an emergency situation, you could also use the one on your regular toilet and simply bolt it back on when the zombie threat has passed and the sewage pipes are flowing again. To attach the seat to the milk crate simply position the plastic bolts and nuts that come with the lid in the center and on the short end of the bottom of the crate. Don’t over tighten. Cutti...

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Vertical Micro-Farming

Homegrown Neighbor

June 18, 2009

Vertical Farming

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...rds and now this strange setup. They sell the produce at the adjacent farm store. From looking at it I can tell that this setup is meant to utilize vertical space and grow vegetables in a small footprint. Water drips down from the top, irrigating multiple plants on its way down. The plants are not only stacked vertically, but radiate around the central axis, maximizing horizontal space as well. In this photo they are growing hot chili peppers. I a...

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