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What Kind of HOMEGROWN are You?
Cube Farmer
A bit about me:
An Austin urbanite for the past 12 years, I just recently moved outside the city limits (and into an HOA) to be close to work. Always tried to keep a garden, but this past year I've really tried to take it up a notch. Reading Urban Homesteader didn't hurt the cause...
Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
hummus and falafel. amazing how much you can make from $2 worth of chickpeas.
Currently reading
The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
Currently listening to:
Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
My latest DIY project:
garage workbenches - now with grow lights!
Web site I recommend
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/

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Cayenne

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Cayenne

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Tobacco curtains

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Tobacco

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Blue Dinosaur Kale

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Growing Tobacco

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I'm not a smoker - but that's not going to stop me from learning how to grow, cultivate, and… Continue

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 11:48am — 2 Comments

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The Garden

Wow - just watched The Garden. If you haven't seen this documentary yet, rent it ASAP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhhfr_hIL7A

...if only for the Willie Nelson dance scene. Seriously, rent it. I can't believe it sat in my Netflix queue for so long.

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At 4:09pm on October 6, 2009, cat said…
thanks so much for commenting on my blog... :) i really like your photos on here. is that a brew club you belong to here? do you brew in town? my hubby used to brew and we are talking about gearing up for it again!

have a great week! peace!
At 10:02am on April 23, 2009, Cornelia said…
Congratulations!!
At 8:18pm on April 8, 2009, Cornelia said…
HA! love your new profile pic!
At 10:32pm on January 29, 2009, ComfortableShoes said…
A friend of mine painted it for me.
At 1:12pm on October 22, 2008, Cornelia said…
Awesome photos! Thank you for joining us - look forward to hearing more.

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wow that sounds interesting! I'm going to try that asap. I throw a big pinch in my morning smoothie. great kick.
yesterday
Beautiful! At this very moment I'm drinking spicy honey-lemon-water with slices of homegrown cayenne, and it's delicious! One of my favorite and most unusual ways to use these spicy peppers (although I can't wait to saute them up with some kale)....
yesterday
Aliza Ess and michael are now friends
yesterday
michael added an event
Austin Garden Party at The Liberty
November 15, 2009 from 6pm to 10pm
Bad Seed Promotions presents: The Austin Garden Party Join us Sunday November 15 from 6 to 10p in the backyard of The Liberty for a party to nurture the green thumb in all of us. Into growing your own food or just a plant lover? We will have lots...
on Monday
Great point! From what I was able to gather, in 2005, President Bush and the Congress removed federal controls on growing tobacco, making it legal to grow at home for your own purposes. But I make no claim as having full knowledge on the legal as...
on Monday
Might want to check into your local laws. Where i live, it is illegal to grow or cure tobacco without a license.
on Monday
michael added a blog post
Posted on http://nworbleahcim.blogspot.com/ I'm not a smoker - but that's not going to stop me from learning how to grow, cultivate, and enjoy some good nicotiana tabaccum. Last spring, bought a pack of Scherazi Tobacco seeds - an Iranian varie...
November 3
We are lucky to have mild winters in Austin. I have lettuce, radish, carrots, and greens sprouting now. In January, I'll start the growing stations in the garage for early spring. I almost like gardening in the fall and winter more - we get rain ...
October 22
 
 

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Farmer Veterans

JoelToday is Veterans Day and Farm Aid thanks all the veterans who have served our country. In honor of their service, I want to introduce you to a group of veterans who are beginning new careers as farmers and growers of the Good Food Movement.
Not long after the Farm Aid concert in early October, we received an email from Michael O'Gorman, project director of the Farmer-Veteran Coalition (FVC). The FVC brought a group of veterans to St. Louis and mounted an excellent exhibit in our HOMEGROWN Village at the show. Reflecting on the experience, Michael wrote,

"Our group...included twenty two veterans—twenty of them post-9/11, fifteen who served in Iraq or Afghanistan or both, and fifteen of whom are pursuing careers in farming or the good food movement. It was a very powerful experience for these men and women to meet each other—some for the first time—and to feel part of a very unique group that shares such profound experience in common. Farm Aid was a wonderful experience for them to see young farmers treated as heroes—something they are both searching for and deserving of. And of course they all went absolutely berserk when Willie came on stage with our hat!!"

Willie and Farm Aid are proud to have hosted the Farmer-Veteran Coalition in St. Louis and honored to include the FVC as a member of our Farmer Resource Network. The FVC is a California-based non-profit organization whose long-term goal is creating 10,000 new farmers from the ranks of some two million returning post-9/11 veterans. This goal is not merely a pipe dream: rural Americans disproportionately over-populate the ranks of the military, representing roughly 65% of all service members. Fully committed to growing the good food movement and to the notion that nourishing the land helps nourish the soul, the FVC's mission is "to mobilize our food and farming community to create healthy and viable futures for America's veterans by enlisting their help in 1) building our green economy, 2) rebuilding our rural communities, and 3) securing a safe and healthy food supply".

The FVC, which is explicitly non-political, welcomes all returning vets and connects them with help in employment, training, and replenishing their lives on America's farms. In addition to working with veterans groups all over the country, the FVC is currently expanding its connections to new farmer training programs, building its mentoring program among established farmers and food industry professionals, and gathering resources to help veterans find financing for land or further education.

Click here to read more about the Farmer Veterans Coalition's visit to Farm Aid.
 

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