Far Side of the Stairs

October 16, 2006

...er great cities of the world have done. Why is it that LA suffers from low self-esteem and low expectations? Why is it that when our downtown skyline appears in a movie, the image is shorthand for crime infested ghetto hell-hole? Why is it that when you point out the pedestrian and cycling amenities of cities like Portland and San Francisco the immediate response is, “that will never work in LA”? We urge all revolutionaries out there to join with...

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The Boy Scouts Suck

Mr. Homegrown

October 23, 2006

Thoughtstylings

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...dophile. If we had kids around the SurviveLA compound, in keeping with our self-sufficiency goals, we’d form our own SuriviveLA Scout troop. Here’s how the SurviveLA Scouts would differ from the Boys Scouts: 1. SurviveLA Scouts are coed. Men and women have gotta learn to work together and you might as well start early. As Barbara Ehrenreich once said, “Men alone in groups are bad company”. It’s also no fair that the girls have got to whore themsel...

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Essential System #7 – Repair Kit and Tools

Mr. Homegrown

August 27, 2006

Preparedness, Tools

...tool that we wear on our belts at all times but, hold the blog press here, self-sufficiency geniuses Stephen Box and Enci gifted us with a category-busting set of tools that, get this, fit within a tiny 30g (1.5 oz) Altoid tin! Believe it or not this pocket size Altoid tin contains the following items: 1 inner tube piece – a section of a bicycle tire that can be used as a tourniquet, bandage, or slingshot 1 boot lace – always handy to have a secti...

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Essential System #5 – First Aid Kit

Mr. Homegrown

August 31, 2006

Preparedness

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...duct-taped to their forehead) Nonadherent dressings – two 4-inch by 4-inch Self-adhering roller bandages – two rolls 2-inch width by 5 yards SAM splint – one Athletic tape – one roll, 2-inch wide Triangular bandages – two 36 inch by 36 inch by 52 inch for slings (large bandanas will do) Moleskin or Molefoam – 4-inch to 6-inch square for blisters Tincture of benzoin – One 0.5 ounce bottle – to keep tape sticking and to protect skin Providine iodine...

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Shiitake Happens

Mr. Homegrown

April 20, 2009

Mushrooms

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...re appreciated. And speaking of reader tips, an anonymous commenter on our self irrigating planter post noted that indoor marijuana farmers have been experimenting with container gardening for years and that Homegrown Evolution would be wise to take a look at the kind of innovation that comes with higher (so to speak) profit margins. Good point. In trying to find better sources for information on small scale indoor mushroom growing (other than the...

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