Why is My Squash Bitter?

November 8, 2013

Gardening, Seeds, Squash Baby, Vegetable Gardening

...eat, cold or lack of nutrients. Have you ever had problems with unintentional freak vegetables? Cynthia’s mishap was with a “Long of Naples” squash a.k.a. squash baby, just like the one pictured above. I’m hoping not to have this problem!...

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Urban Homestead Trademarks Cancelled!

Mr. Homegrown

March 31, 2017

Urban Homestead Trademark Dispute

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After six years of legal wrangling, “urban homestead” and “urban homesteading” belong to us all. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has cancelled the trademarks thanks to the hard work of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the law firm of Winston & Strawn. Here’s the press release from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Urban Homesteaders Win Cancellation of Bogus Trademarks Global Community Had Faced Baseless Legal Claims and Content Remo...

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Picture Sundays: Squash Baby Harvest

Mr. Homegrown

December 22, 2013

Gardening, Picture Sundays, Straw Bale Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...Our straw bale garden yielded a couple of these monsters, a squash variety called Lunga di Napoli (Long of Naples). Here’s where you come in–what do I do with all this squash? Suggestions?...

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Looking for the Union Label

Mr. Homegrown

September 12, 2007

Domesticus

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...d a highly catchy ad jingle from the roller disco era, “Look for the Union Label” (youngsters can watch it on youtube here). We looked for the union label and we were surprised to find it via a company called Union House which carries a functional, if unexciting line of apparel. Unless hipsters take to golf shirts in an ironic fashion judo move, these offerings will never be cool like the domestically made clothes made by the union busting folks o...

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The Urban Homestead

Mrs. Homegrown

June 1, 2010

Publications

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...and your local indie bookstore This celebrated, essential handbook for the urban homesteading movement shows how to grow and preserve your own food, clean your house without toxins, raise chickens, gain energy independence, and more. Step-by-step projects, tips, and anecdotes will help get you started homesteading immediately. The Urban Homestead is also a guidebook to the larger movement and will point you to the best books and internet resources...

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