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Am always proud of myself when I fill my canning shelf. Ticks the boxes off many goals: #SustainableLiving, #LowWaste, “fast” food, #ADHD friendly meals, save money, preserving from my garden, opting out of corporate systems, less stress/ anxiety related to food & #CeliacDisease

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#PressureCanning all day today. Planning on 3 rounds of beans, and maybe a bonus 4th round because I soaked too many chickpeas. My canning pantry is my version of fast food, saves $$, keeps me safe and sane (I have #CeliacDisease), is #sustainable, and helps planning meals #ADHD friendly.

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What’s better than #mushrooms? Free and volunteer shrooms! I pick up trash from 🍄‍🟫 farmers: spent mushroom substrates (SMS). I use SMS for garden, chicken coop & compost. Bonus is that I get flushes of free mushrooms to add to my meals. #sustainableliving #closedloop #urbanhomestead #beyondorganic

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Kirkland is a tiny roo with BIG personality, BIG goals and strong preferences for BIG butts. 😂 He only makes amorous advances in the big girls. We rescued Kirky from a busy Costco parking lot 3 days before Thanksgiving 2022. He was dumped there by some terrible humans. #petchicken #backyardchickens

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Today’s #passionfruit harvest. My 3rd winter harvest of this warm season fruit. There are much less fruit than in summer, but the point is that I shouldn’t be harvesting at all in the cooler season on this young and small plant. It’s a nice #windfall of fruit, but sad sign of #climatechange.

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#ClimateChange means I have a confused garden. Warm weather plants are fruiting before cool weather plants and other abnormalities….At least I have plenty of food for pollinators and wildlife visiting my #UrbanHomestead, also a #CertifiedWildlifeHabitat and #MonarchWaystation.

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Removing wrappings on a healed a Cot N Candy Aprium grafted on August Pride Peach. It’s a cool flex to say that I make Franken-trees. Plus, I save $ when I trade cuttings with folk, get fruit year round, and have extra insurance against loss from stupid 🐿️s. #grafting #organicgardening #microfarm

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Nature reminds us that things happen in cycles. Growth cannot happen without 💩 & decay. And even if we can’t see it with the naked eye, there’s life & beauty in decay. A teaspoon of compost is full of life, from 1M to 1B microorganisms, and they are key in aiding growth.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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Three more Indiana farms quarantined due to Avian Flu www.wbiw.com/2025/02/24/t...

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Lots of food and protein potential in these #moringa pods! No need to spend $$$ on moringa supplements when you can #growyourown. I forgot to bring them to #SoCalSeedSwap, but happy to share w/whoever wants them in the meantime (sorry I’ve no bandwidth to mail) and save them for the fall swap.

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My sweet Mary Poopins has her ups and downs, but is doing well for an old lady (11 years old in April) who nearly died 1.5 years ago. Since then, this geriatric Queen has been a pampered permanent house chicken. #NotJustAChicken #OldHen #chickenkeeping #backyardchickens #urbanhomestead

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Chef Rod of Organic Harvest Gardens, where we held this Spring’s #SoCalSeedSwap, filmed me while I made them some Franken-trees & grafted aprium scions onto 3 mystery stone fruit trees. #sharingiscaring #urbangarden #communitysupport #foodsovereignty #foodforest #sustainableliving #seedswap

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Stopped by the local seed swap. Didn't get too many pics. This so was so awesome! So many plants, seeds, rad classes & super friendly people😎👍🏼 Can't wait for the next one! Thank you @realhensofoc.bsky.social for organizing this & nice to meet you! #seedswap #longbeach #LBC #growyourown #chickens

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We also try to encourage folks to bring #nativeseeds & #nativeplants to share at #SoCalSeedSwap! Hope to see y’all at the Fall 2025 (date TBD) swap. All swaps are inclusive, free, and for community love. #sharingiscaring #plantswap #SeedSwap #seedswapsocal #growyourown #foodsovereignty #foodforest

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Another fabulous #seedswap! 200+ folks came thru to foster mutual support & camaraderie. Since 2017 inception, I’ve done this 2x year and definitely can’t do this without volunteers & #community! #sharingiscaring #plantswap #socalseedswap #seedswapsocal #growyourown #foodsovereignty #foodforest

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In addition to the #community seed and plant swap, we’re our volunteers are also offering mini demos. See y’all in #LongBeach tomorrow (2/22/25)! #seedswap #SoCalSeedSwap #SeedSwapSoCal #plantswap #gardenswap #communitysupport #growyourown #organicgardening #naturalgardening

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#Foodwaste makes me 😡. My friend also brought lots of snow peas, salad mix & some fruit. Luckily I have dinobeasts to help compost the waste. I’ll be making #tomatojam, and may freeze or can some. I already prepped the snow peas for freezer storage #foodpreservation #homesteading #urbanhomestead

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

The old lady loves her Dad. 😭🥰😍 Mary Poopins will be 11 years old in April

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Egg Rich & continue to foster my own food sovereignty. #backyardchickens #iykyk #eggshortage #buttnuggets #urbanhomesteading #homestead #microfarm #rainboweggs

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Today I worked on propagating some more California Natives from my own garden to share and to donate to orgs working on #rewilding and #bioremediation of landscapes destroyed by the LA fires. Today, I focused on Salvia clevelandii and Salvia apiana #nativeplants #earthsteward #climatechange

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Cluck Norris is happy to peck anyone who cares more about their messed up bigoted ideologies instead of people and humanity.

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When I decided to grow only edibles, medicinals & natives in my front yard, my intent was to offer my #actofresistance as conversation starters and to plant seeds in folks’ minds about #colonialism & #capitalism in lawns, #growingfood, #sustainableliving, #naturalgardening & being #stewardsofearth.

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Enjoy slow mo of Tahini, the tiny roo with a foot fetish, trying to get my foot. He’s a silkied serama. #serama #backyardchickens #petchickens #chickensky #urbanhomestead #homesteading #BIPOChomesteader

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Checking on my kimchi and Suan Tsai (#fermented mustard greens) #foodpreservation #fermentedfoods #kimchi #chineseferments #culturalheritage #homestead #homesteading #preservingculture

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Someone left her business card on her precious butt nugget. #fresheggs #backyardchickens #dinobeast #urbanfarm #naturalgardening #foodforest #closedloopgardening #biodynamic

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Lap time with my sweet Mary Poopins, who is having an eggstra bad day today. She will be 11 years old in 2 months. #oldhen #dinobeast #backyardchickens #petchicken

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Some very good alternatives to the racist anti-vax MAGA Baker Creek seed company: www.southernexposure.com www.richters.com territorialseed.com www.johnnyseeds.com www.groworganic.com www.nativeseeds.org #gardensky #gardening #organicgardening #sustainability #homesteading #seeds #heirloomseeds

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Very excited for some rain in SoCal, and also for nasturtium season, so I can make more fermented “poor man’s capers.” (I usually use a 3% brine) #eatyourweeds #ediblegarden #closedloopgarden #foodpreservation #fermentedfoods #regenerativegrowing #urbanfarm #homesteading #urbanhomesteading

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Variegated African Basil - rare, perennial in warmer zones. Like African Blue, it’s sterile & can only be propagated by cuttings. It’s a major source of food for 🐝🐝 in my #ediblefrontyardgarden especially in winter. #naturalgardening #foodscape #growfoodnotlawns #actofresistance #regenerativeag

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

On my urban homestead, we cage our veggies, not our chickens. They run around, dust bathe, sun bathe and forage all day. And they also choose to follow me around and peck me for attention. #freerangechickens #regenerativegarden #regenerattlivefarming #urbanmicrofarm #permaculture #closedloop

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Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority. Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness. Call your rep now (202) 224-3121

submitted 35 days ago • 410 comments

We have many owls in our yard at night, but yesterday, a Great Horned Owl came at 3pm! The dinobeasts were NOT pleased. #microfarm #urbanhomestead #naturalwildlifehabitat #permaculture #beyondorganic #naturalfarming #backyardchickens

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Hello friend. Don’t worry, my garden and homestead is a safe space for you. #wildlifehabitat #foodforest #closedloopgarden #homestead #urbanhomestead #growfoodnotlawns #naturalgardens

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I actually got dressed, went to DTLA & celebrated a loved one last night. What did I notice? So many #immigrants working at all the LA establishments. Our country cannot survive without immigrant labor, taxes, sweat and tears. #fact #daywithoutimmigrants #equity #immigrantsareamerican

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Spring seed & garden swap just scheduled for 2/22/25 in Long Beach. Safe space event. Free. Community-based, grassroots. Don’t come if you’re MAGA because you don’t support people.

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