A Homemade Mattress?

March 15, 2013

...n bodies. Yeah, that will work out well. I swear, their articles should be labeled “For Entertainment Purposes Only.” 5) Here’s an article from the Seattle Times about mattresses in landfills and the problem of recycling conventional mattresses. It will give you strength to continue your search. Anyway, I need to give this mattress business some more thought before I order a truckload of wool. Or decide to open my own wool mattress business in dow...

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Supper for a buck?

Mrs. Homegrown

February 25, 2013

Bean Fest, Food

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...the investment in the Dutch oven we use to bake the bread, amortized over time? This way lies madness. [Note: I have gone a little mad so I just figured out that there are 636 1/4 teaspoon measures in 1 pound of active dried yeast. 636 theoretical loaves. Problem is I don’t know how exactly much we pay per pound of yeast. We buy it in vacuum-packed 1 lb bags for about 4 or 5 dollars, I think. In any case, yeast costs are less than a penny a loaf....

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Forager and Humanurist Nancy Klehm in Los Angeles

Mr. Homegrown

February 11, 2013

Events

...ork on land politics and growing for fertility. Nancy has been featured in Time Magazine, the Utne Reader, the Chicago Tribune, Reuters news service, on the MSN Money website, and many other publications and media outlets. She has been interviewed extensively about her work including spots by American Public Media’s Weekend America program, KRCL in Salt Lake City, BBC Radio Canada, Chicago Public Radio, and KBOO in Portland, Oregon. Date/Time Mond...

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Did Kelly follow her 2012 resolutions?

Mrs. Homegrown

December 31, 2012

Miscellaneous

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...due for a complete overhaul.) This I did. All of it. Yay me. -Organize the labels or tags on Root Simple so our dear, somewhat abused readers can find information when they want it. This I did as part of our overhaul. -No processed sugar for the month of January. Or beer. (sigh) This I did. I’d forgotten. I probably should do it again, because I’ve been having a torrid affair with the cookie jar. -White flour, crackers, tortillas, pasta & etc. are...

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Greywater Guerrillas in LA this Weekend

Mr. Homegrown

July 15, 2008

Water and Power, Water Conservation

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...ge from the Water Grid: With Greywater, Rainwater, and Composting Toilets. Time: 7:30- 9:00 Location: LA Ecovillage 117 Bimini Place, Los Angeles, 90004 Cost: $10 (no one turned away) For more info contact Lois at the LA Ecovillage 213/738-1254 (www.laecovillage.org) How to Disengage from the Water Grid- with Rainwater, Greywater, and Composting Toilets. We will connect the water in our lives to local and global water struggles, look at rainwater...

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