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Vegetable Gardening Workshops at the Natural History Museum

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...Master Gardener Florence Nishida will be teaching a four part vegetable gardening class starting in March. Florence is a great teacher and there are a number of discounted spaces for people in zip codes surrounding the Natural History Museum. To sign up for the class go to the museum’s event page or call 213 763-3349. Act soon as it’s sure to sell out....

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Make a Rain Barrel

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Design, rainwater harvesting, Water and Power, Water Conservation
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...nstorms. I put this rain barrel together as a test and because I was tired of looking a blue drum that sat in the backyard for a year giving our patio a methamphetamine lab vibe. Again, for complete instructions and a list of parts visit Chenkin’s ehow page or, if you’re not adept at perusing the isles of the local hardware store, buy a kit from him through Aquabarrel. [Editors note: due to spamming (are rain barrel enthusiasts really that excited...

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Saturday Tweets: RIP Mary Oliver

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...er.com/kaKIPGTYIV — stephen can you hear me its grim fandango (@3liza) July 30, 2017 Cars vs. Guns? A recent study showed that guns are now the second-leading killer of kids in the U.S. But what does it say about our culture that we seem to gloss over the first? (Spoiler alert: It’s cars.) The new episode is here! https://t.co/Ar0Rt595qU — The War on Cars (@TheWarOnCars) January 14, 2019 Mutiny on the Sex Raft: how a 70s science project descended...

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The Museum of the American Cocktail

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Events, Fermentation, Food
...ou do a tasting of 20 bottles or the next day won’t be all that productive. If you’re interested in MOTAC’s Los Angeles events you can sign up at the bottom of their page here. As a generalist (to a fault) I have really enjoyed meeting MOTAC’s expert cocktail enthusiasts....

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Saturday Tweets: Architectural Screw-Ups, Road Diets and Pet Dragons

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A page of architectural screw-ups https://t.co/o31OCzt5h8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 20, 2018 Go ahead tell me again why road diets are so bad for LA https://t.co/ZlBMWkX9nA pic.twitter.com/siVYC8yZH1 — Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) January 15, 2018 New #DIY video on how to make maple syrup with file cabinet evaproator #maplesyrup https://t.co/MJfr3wv5jM — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) January 15, 2018 Delightful site curates New York Times...

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