October 2011
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Oct 18th
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Oct 17th
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Workshop: Intro to Organic Garden Design //... →
Topics covered include: How to build healthy soil Selecting climate-appropriate plants Designing your garden Yearly planting schedule California natives Preventing nutrient run-off Natural pest and weed management
Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
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Workshop: Foodcrafting Gifts for the Holidays //... →
Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
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Reality: Tips to get past preschooler obsession
We’d all like to claim we’re parents of the year, but most of us suffer constant guilt and anxiety over the job we’re doing. One year ago the only thing my son had ever seen on a moving screen where a few episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba, (who can resist Jack Black in an orange leotard). In Seattle it was easy to stay unplugged, it was part of the culture. Then came Los Angeles -...
Oct 15th
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Oct 13th
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Oct 12th
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Are you flushing drinking water down the toilet?
The problem of the bathroom sink wasn’t resolving itself; we decided to seize the opportunity and make some changes that had been on our minds for some time: why was greywater going to waste, while perfectly clean water was used to flush our dirty matter? What a sign of our affluence and perceived abundance (even in times of drought), that using clean water to flush our toilets is a...
Oct 12th
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Oct 12th
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Oct 5th
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Oct 4th
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Costume Idea #1: A Simple Hatter
While pre-packaged disposable pieces of garish polyester do run cheap; isn’t it more fun to challenge your creative senses and support individual artists and shop keepers at Etsy. This plaid 3 piece vintage suit (right) was a mere $35 dollars.
Oct 3rd
September 2010
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Heedless Holiday Tumble: 5 Questions To Get You...
The landslide of holiday decoration invasion is just around the corner: Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Rather than fight against the inevitable, there’s a better story behind celebrating the end of summer. There’s a history and connection to seasonal affect worth commemorating. This year, (not every year), September 23rd is Summer’s last [full] moon and Fall’s...
Sep 21st
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Sep 20th
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Sep 20th
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Sep 17th
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Sep 15th
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Sep 15th
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3 Day Paleo/Primal Camping Menu
For those who seek the highest quality herbs and perfect pasture meats, camping is a perfect opportunity to strip away distractions (from convenience) and unleash your inner hunter-gather culinary skills. Two families, eight people, two stocked coolers, three days of delectable feasts and outdoor embrace. It didn’t come without the perseverance of two women working together on a mission of...
Sep 14th
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Wine Fail
Without beating ourselves up too severely, the process of learning takes some fumbles. Our overly ambitious indulgent-sufficient selves lead to our first underutilization of crops. Growing along the borders of our fence is a native grape vine that yielded hundreds of delicate savory parcels. Due to the seed to grape ratio, a breed more intended for its value in wine. The idea of creating a drink...
Sep 5th
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“There is a reciprocal relationship between animals and plants: predator and...”
– The Vegetarian Myth  food, justice, and sustainability. By Lierre Keith
Sep 3rd
roxanneschenk asked: Echo park new market you will totally like...cookbook green market opens!

1. Maestri Pastai flown in from Naples.
2. Organic pumpernickel flour.
3. Sustainably grown produce from local farmers (look for tomatoes, peaches, and melons).
4. Honey from California bees.
5. VK Food’s fresh soy milk.
6. Free-range eggs from Mill Road Orchard in...
Sep 2nd
August 2010
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Aug 31st
Love your page!
Keep it up! (((c)))
Aug 31st
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Aug 29th
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Coop de Ville
the chickens are coming…
Aug 29th
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McAfee talks Raw Milk in Alta Dena. Why Raw?
Marc McAfee, CEO Organic Pastures | Alta Dena Community Center, Aug 28 2010  I never intended to become an advocate for Raw Milk, yet inadvertently I can’t help but feel passionate about the subject. Raw Milk is one way to restoring and maintaining healthy digestion, immunity and promoting harmonious good bacteria in our “superorganisms” physics. And as a recovering vegan,...
Aug 29th
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Gettin Figgy
We’re very lucky of our abode. As our conscious evolved into a pursuit of harvesting and homesteading, our garden was already ahead of us. With herbs, tomatoes, avocados and this week: figs.  Benefits of Figs  The rich potassium content of figs helps to maintain the blood pressure of the body. Figs are rich in dietary fiber, which makes them very effective for weight management program. ...
Aug 29th
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Organic vs Raw
It was a simple mission: go get milk from the store. At 8pm I was left with the only option of a mainstream grocery. Standing in front of the isles of organic milk, pristine linoleum and florescents overhead, I’m dumbfounded. Are any of these worth it? Despite their friendly earth-loving labels, in big letters it reads “ultra-pasteurized”. I’m confused why this is written large enough to be...
Aug 27th
roxanneschenk asked: Are you blogging this one too?... I love it... sage in one of my favorite herb
Aug 24th
Aug 23rd
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Aug 21st
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Aug 21st
Aug 20th
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“…3 Pillars of a Food Revolution—how do we spot real climate-friendly food?...”
– BrookeJarvis
Aug 19th
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“It is shocking and profoundly regrettable, but, apparently, sales of oranges are...”
– From The Age of Absurdity : Why Modern Life Makes It Hard To Be Happy by Michael Foley. (via anuntrainedeye)
Aug 18th
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EVENT: TALK RAW MILK w/Mark McAfee of Organic...
Mark McAfee, CEO of Organic Pastures, discusses RAW MILK at the Altadena Community Center, (730 East Altadena Drive, Altadena, CA 91001-2351  (626) 398-6174) on August 28th, (Sat) @ 2pm Simple, complex and raw: the amazing success  of Organic Pastures Dairy  Third generation Fresno dairyman Mark McAfee has designed a “pro-cow” environment that leads to pathogen-free raw milk. via...
Aug 16th
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Aug 15th
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Inspired @ Cube Los Angeles
Completed the fall gardening class at Cube today. What a fantastic starter class to help wrap your head around the golden turning point in Los Angeles weather. As our tomatoes putter out and the sage, rosemary and basil stretch out of control in woody reach, its time to turn over the summer crops and start bringing in the beats, squash and kale! It could always use more kale.
Aug 15th
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Chewing the Fats
Lard and tallow are extremely stable, delicious and nutritious fats. Long lasting (in the fridge) and high smoke points (vs. olive oil) make these perfect cooking companions. Unlike their monopolizing successors soybean, corn, cottonseed and canola oil. Their success is one to thank due to cheap manufacturing, the consequence of these genetically modified toxic impostors is they are typically...
Aug 14th
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How Your Money Works For You
How Your Money Works from MUSCLEBEAVER on Vimeo.
Aug 13th
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Learning about fish, for dinner
I do not have one of those children that can be persuaded by food, with one exception: seafood.
Aug 13th
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Aug 13th
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Cube Marketplace - The Fall Vegetable Garden... →
Lets get this garden party started
Aug 12th