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City Chickens

The last time I was in Portland, OR I went for a walk and saw this chicken coop in a front yard. I was staying at the Hawthorne Hostel in SE District.

Added by Michael Levin on March 24, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Gainesville Compost

From waste to food. That's Gainesville Compost's motto. Compost is nothing new. So what's it all about?

Chris Cano and Steven Kanner run a new operation called Gainesville Compost in Florida. It's a novel idea where they take bikes fitted with…

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Added by Michael Levin on March 9, 2013 at 9:05am — No Comments

Zoma makes some mighty fine kraut! I just bought some and it's good. It has a light, appealing flavor and it's delicious. I got mine at a local (to Gainesville, FL) place called The Community Co-op, which is a community owned store that does its best to offer high quality, locally…

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Added by Michael Levin on March 1, 2013 at 10:30am — No Comments

Get out and Ride!

Source: rivbike.com via…

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Added by Michael Levin on February 16, 2013 at 9:35am — 2 Comments

Rose Water

"In times when even fruits and vegetables are not spared of adulteration it is difficult to trust the authenticity of rose water that is fiercely marketed by umpteen cosmetic brands"…

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Added by Michael Levin on January 17, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Urban Mandala

These urban mandalas are all the rage.

Added by Michael Levin on January 17, 2013 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Hand Towel Holder

Towel Holder - Hygienic, Not Moldy and Nice Looking

Added by Michael Levin on January 17, 2013 at 12:17pm — No Comments

Got Grouper?

(photo by Jon Hanson)

This month's issue of my fav, Hogtown Homegrown has a Grouper recipe. I…

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Added by Michael Levin on January 17, 2013 at 11:56am — No Comments

Get Your Red Snapper On

Bicycling dot com has a delicious recipe to share. Substitute your fav for the fish, if you like.

Today's Special : Pan-Roasted Red Snapper with Fennel, Olives and Lemon

4 red snapper fillets,* 6 ounces each, skin on

Salt

2 teaspoons flour for dusting

4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 large thyme sprigs

12 Nicoise olives, with or without pits, whole

1 fennel bulb, diced, blanched for 2 minutes in salted boiling water, then chilled in ice… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on January 16, 2013 at 7:54am — No Comments

Know What You Eat

A total of 27 products were analysed, with ten of them containing horse DNA, while 23 of them tested positive for pig DNA.

The days of small, rural homesteads like the…

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Added by Michael Levin on January 15, 2013 at 4:09pm — No Comments

Happy Enchiladas

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Added by Michael Levin on January 14, 2013 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Front Yard Urban Garden Objections

This video describes how, believe it or not, objections are being raised to a couple's front yard urban vegetable garden in College Park, FL.…

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Added by Michael Levin on January 14, 2013 at 1:32pm — No Comments

Central Asian Cooking

Ever wonder how to make kabob? Here's a website full of recipes that are easy and delicious. You can do it yourself!

Please let us know your own Asian…

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Added by Michael Levin on January 14, 2013 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Dog Days Are Over

Afghanistan's Girl Skaters – Kabul 2012 from Skateistan on Vimeo.

You'll love the message and the song... Now, we all know it's ongoing in Afghanistan, but so is life. Not everyone is bent on destruction. Little souls and muscles are learning new things. Muscle memory… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on December 26, 2012 at 10:40am — No Comments

Turnips are healthy

Who would have guessed that turnips are soo healthy?

Excellent Graphic from… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on December 25, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments

A Great Day at the McRorie Community Garden

I dropped by the garden today and took a peek at the lovely plants. That's Shane in the photo above, one of our gardeners, with a turnip. The recent cold weather affected a few. In general, all is well. There are a huge abundance of beautiful, tasty plants in our garden. Click on the photo above to see the set. As for me, I wound up with some tasty mesclun for a salad Christmas eve. I wish…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 24, 2012 at 5:37pm — No Comments

Wake up, wake up! The coffee's almost ready!

Beautiful sunrise

(photo by yours truly)

Wake up, wake up! The coffee's almost ready!

Birdsongs (click the link to listen!)

The birds are ... well, it's not singing. We have some black…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 24, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Ultrasonic Pest Repellents

I found an ultrasonic pest repeller at a discount store. It emits sound at greater than 20KHz to deter pests like mice and some insects. Here's a similar product with a detailed description.

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Added by Michael Levin on December 23, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Russian Rye, Anyone?

Well, the bread machine is rocking and rolling! I'm not a bread expert, so this is a fun way to start. Prep time is about 10 minutes for a loaf of delicious bread. So, it's easy to put the ingredients in the machine, press the button and wait a few hours. Voila! It's done!…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 21, 2012 at 10:31am — No Comments

Geodesic Domes

A geodesic dome is easy to build with Star Plates. Mike Hauser and I put one together a while back.

Star Plates are metal plates that you attach boards to and hold them uniformly.…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 15, 2012 at 10:39pm — No Comments

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Russian Rye, Anyone?

Have you always wanted to make your own bread? Well, here's a little article about making rye bread with a bread machine. This bread machine came from a thrift store and only cost $11.99! The ingredients to make Russian Rye were so simple you won't believe how easy it was. Enjoy!