Sky full of Paw Paws

...midlife obsession with rare fruit trees. The California Rare Fruit Grower’s Fruit Gardner Magazine is the new Hustler around here. And now our fruit tree internet video porn needs have been satisfied. This week, the always superb Sky Full of Bacon video podcast from Chicago’s Michael Gebert serves up a tour of Oriana Kruszewski’s orchard which contains Asian pears, paw paws and black walnuts trees. Kruszewski’s knowledge, enthusiasm and persevera...

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Saturday Tweets: Soviet Bus Stops, Sitting and a Life on Tires

“Life on Tires” Wendy and MIkey interview with the C-Realm Podcast. http://t.co/qhtnnQgC95 #hondalement pic.twitter.com/bjw8UIu9H6 — wendy tremayne (@wendytremayne) October 2, 2015 The Wild Architecture of Soviet-Era Bus Stops http://t.co/MgYRkH1jHw via @WIRED — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 2, 2015 Fans of Garden Design Magazine | Garden Rant http://t.co/XAPsZmorPO — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 30, 2015 Beautiful #sukkot you’ll want...

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How to Seed a Pomegranate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rulMpzDo3-s In lieu of a podcast this week, I thought I’d offer a short video on my favorite method for seeding a pomegranate. While there are as many ways to accomplish this tedious but rewarding autumn chore as there are roads to Rome, I’ve found this particular technique the easiest. First choose a large bowl to prevent splatter and subsequent spousal arguments. Then slice the pomegranate in half along its equat...

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Take a class with architect Glen Small

...ne of the early proponents of a style of architecture informed by natural forms and environmental concerns. He was one of the founding members of the architectural school SCI-Arc. And I’m hoping to have him on the podcast soon. If you’re in the Southern California area you have a great opportunity to take an inexpensive, hands-on architectural modeling class with him at Copper Mountain College in Joshua Tree, CA....

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How to Rodent Proof a Chicken Coop

...al with the problem. Thankfully, like Dr. Maurice Pitesky mentioned in the podcast on Wednesday, most chicken pest problems can be taken care of with simple sanitation. In my case that meant putting the food away at night and investing in rodent proof feed containers. Every night I put the entire feeder within the trash can you can see in the picture on the right (it has a much more secure lid than the larger can I used to keep the feed in). In th...

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