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This site celebrates all of us who pioneer a HOMEGROWN way to eat, grow, and express ourselves. We connect to the land and to each other.

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VERTICAL VEGETABLES: "Grow up" in a small garden and confound the cats! - More DIY How To Projects
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Brooke Williams added a group
Preserving in Los Angeles
meets regularly to eat, discuss, and swap all forms of preserved foods (canning, pickling, drying, beer, charcuterie, cordials, kimchee, etc.) 'preserve'- based meals, swapping of goods, and classes geared toward the preservation of food
on Friday
Cindy Amador replied to Fostermamas's discussion 'What is everyone preserving this summer?' in the group Food Preservation
I have frozen peas and pea pods for stir fry. Just finished drying cherries. Plan to put up pickles, (dill , bread and butter) Stewed tomatoes, tomato juice, tomato soup, salsa,whole tomatoes,spaghetti sauce. Peaches, peach salsa, pears,fruit cock...
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Food Preservation
How-To's on putting food aside: canning, freezing, drying, much more...
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BREAD!
Home baking of bread deserves its own group!
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Urban Gardeners
Gardening in the city is where it is at! Small spaces, roof gardens, window boxes. Talk about your methods. Share your stories. Grow your knowledge.
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Matt Spencer joined Fostermamas's group
Cheesemakers!
A group for people interested in or already making their own cheese. Share recipes, tips, stories and more.
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DIY Week: Make your own seed-embedded paper

Now that you’ve saved and swapped those seeds, here is a fantastic instructable on how to make seed paper. Great for wrapping gifts, writing notes or making guerrilla gardener paper airplanes! Make Paper That Grows – Recycle, Renew, and Plant It In The Ground – More DIY How To Projects

DIY Week: Make your own felt mushroom cuties

Just because they’re super cute and, really, who doesn’t love a mushroom with eyes? From The Storque.

Discussions

Freida Cook

chemical free solution for fire ants in my garden? 13 Replies

I am just starting my garden. I would like to go chemical free, but already I have 2 fire-ant hills that I need to get rid of. Does anyone know of anything that Ican do to get rid of fire ants that...

Started by Freida Cook. Last reply by Freida Cook Jul 7.

Dan

Urban Farmers Unite! 14 Replies

I know there are more of you out there. You've made the leap from obsessive gardener to full fledged urban farmer. At one time you were ripping up your lawn to fit in another 2 rows of tomatoes and...

Tagged: Farms, gardening, Garden, City, farm

Started by Dan. Last reply by Sherri Jul 6.

Frank O'Leary

Strawberry thieves 5 Replies

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop my strawberry thieves??? The local animals, squirrels and raccoons are continually taking my berries. I assume they are good because of how quickly t...

Started by Frank O'Leary. Last reply by Frank O'Leary Jul 5.

Cornelia

What do I do with all of this lettuce besides salad??? 8 Replies

This week, my CSA box contains a bunch of radishes, some bok choy, pea shoots (love 'em!) and SIX gigantic heads of lettuce. I love salad as much as the next gal who's almost a rabbit, but can I ma...

Tagged: recipes, lettuce, CSA

Started by Cornelia. Last reply by Robbin Roshi Rose Jul 3.

Jacqueline Church

Should I give up on my lettuces? 4 Replies

There seem to be aphids? (little green bugs, flying gnats and white egg like things) on my lettuce plants - I think it might be aphids in various stages of lifecycle? I've sprayed with a combo of ...

Tagged: bugs

Started by Jacqueline Church. Last reply by fiver Jun 29.

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MattWell, we can't reveal that quite yet, but it will be revealed soon! In the meantime, our lucky followers on Twitter, are getting a hint each day for the next week about this year's concert location. To give you a headstart, here's today's clue:

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