Tag Archive for ‘pest’
REAL FOOD, REAL SIMPLE: Weekly Meal Wrap Up
Whew doggie! It’s been a busy week here at the urban homestead. Busy with bees (getting ready to harvest some honey!), battling bad bugs, moving the tender greens to cooler spot in the yard and getting things ready for a major can-a-thon.
HOMEGROWN FILM REVIEW
Via THE FILM YAP.com “HomeGrown” is a documentary about a family running an urban organic farm that holds a twofold fascination: The amazing process by which the Dervaes clan reaps such a bountiful harvest from a miniscule piece of land, and the way living in tune with nature binds them together as a family. Jules [...]
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY
side of urban homesteading As we meet more people, we hear things like “I am going to quit my job and start urban homesteading” (hearing that I was like “um, first ask your wife because we aren’t going to be responsible for a divorce”). Then there are those who , at the spur of the moment, get [...]
FEB FILM & FOOD NIGHT
Unlike our summer and fall events, please note the ENTIRE event will be held INDOORS. What: Film Screening of POLLEN NATION & Local, Vegetarian Potluck When: Sunday, February 22 (5:00 PM – 9:00 PM) Where: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA (see map) Cost: $10 (children under 12 are free) A small entrance fee is require [...]
WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY?
I sure wish the morning glory could tell us what’s up with the weather! Poor thing, she doesn’t even know since she’s a late bloomer. The wacky weather ride continues to challenge us. We are back into a early spring, early winter pattern. The week started off like we were to have a normal Indian summer then now [...]
FALL?
Peppers, apples, peaches, figs and beans Larder of homegrown goods – shelves are fiilling up fast Summer garden Little farm in the city It’s co-op pick up time! (note: not all ours, we picked up for four other people) It’s been the coolest August that we can remember. Nippy (foggy) mornings, cool evening and pleasant [...]
NEWBYTES
While we battle an unusual onslaught of harlequin bugs a bit of ‘animal’ news that caught our attention this today… 8 Signs the Animal Kingdom Is Out of Whack – Yahoo! News ‘Out of whack’ – you can say that again! Within the last five years, with pests and beneficials here on the ‘stead we [...]
