Saturday Linkages: Goat Wars, Dinites and a Sanitary Pad Revolution

March 15, 2014

...com/2014/02/a-rat-map-that-shows-nycs-restaurant-rodent-takeover/ … Is hot water more effective for washing hands? No! http://barfblog.com/2014/03/no-is-hot-water-more-effective-for-washing-hands/ … Red house with salvaged doors in Liverpool http://www.recyclart.org/2014/03/red-house-salvaged-doors-liverpool/ … BBC News – Why do people wear a monocle? http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26482529 … The Indian sanitary pad revolutionary h...

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Induced Demand

Mr. Homegrown

July 3, 2014

Thoughtstylings, Water and Power

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...repreneurial program. She asked me an excellent question: did having a greywater system cause me to use more water? She was alluding to a concept known as induced demand. In other words, when you have more of something you use more. Buy a hybrid car and you end up driving more miles since you don’t pay as much for gas. Build a four lane highway instead of a two lane one and so many more people end up driving that you end up with worse gridlock. I’...

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Greywater Precautions

Mr. Homegrown

December 5, 2006

Water Conservation

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...need to be careful. So here are SurviveLA’s rules to follow when using greywater: Do not apply greywater to crops that you will eat raw, such as strawberries, carrots or lettuce. Using greywater on any vegetables is somewhat dodgy in general for heath reasons, but greywater is fine for edible plants such as fruit trees where the crop is far from the ground and the risk of direct contamination by contact with contaminated water is low. Do not apply...

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Make a Rain Barrel

Mr. Homegrown

October 8, 2008

Design, rainwater harvesting, Water and Power, Water Conservation

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...ion into the LA River and the ocean (see creekfreak for more on LA’s pesky water issues). At least we’ll be channeling some of that water, via the barrel, to our new fruit trees. Those of you with flat yards could simply connect up an overflow pipe that would take the water at least ten feet from the foundation. In Southern California, where rain never falls between May and October, a 55 gallon drum won’t meet much of our irrigation needs, though...

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Pizza Dough in a Pan Recipe

Mr. Homegrown

December 5, 2014

Food

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...issolved. Mix all the ingredients with your hands or a dough scraper until water and flour are incorporated. There is no need to knead, just combine the water and flour. Put the lid on the container. 2. Bulk fermentation: 4 to 5 hours. Let the dough sit in your covered container at room temperature. Each hour, stretch and fold the dough pulling the right edge to meet the left and then pulling the left side to meet the right. You can do this stretc...

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