We Got An Annenberg Foundation Grant For Our Beekeeping Film!
This is the best email I’ve gotten all year! from: annenbergfoundation.org to: my roman apartment date: Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 4:23 PM subject: Intended grant on behalf of the Metabolic Studio Dear Max, On behalf of the Metabolic Studio and Annenberg Foundation Director, I am delighted to advise you that the Foundation intends to [...]
Looking Haggard & Old in the New York Times
Today, for the first time ever, my image is gracing the pages of the New York Times! My sister collects unflattering photographs of me. This collection dates back to our childhood. In art school, she used her collection of unflattering photographs as the basis for all her work. (When I showed up at her graduation [...]
Homegrown Shrooms?
You know when you’ve gone over to the dark side of urban farming when you see a mushroom growing in the giant pile of horse shit in your driveway and your first thought is: “I wonder if that’s edible?”
OFFER: Lion-Proof Aloe Succulent Plant Cuttings–FREE!
I have a BIG pile of Aloe cuttings to get rid of. This variety grows into a 2 to 3 foot bush. This is great hedging material. According to my South African neighbor, the variety I have is native to South Africa and is used there in residential landscaping to keep wild animals from entering [...]
ABC 7 News Interviews My Bees About Backyard Beekeeping In Los Angeles
Last Thursday Alysha Del Valle from ABC 7 News came over to my house to interview me as part of a story on backyard beekeeping. Naturally, it started pouring down rain during the interview. And you know, bees just love being cold and wet about as much as they like being eaten alive by a [...]
My Beekeeping Article Was Published in The MWA Newsletter
Tonight I was a guest speaker at my neighborhood association meeting. I was invited to talk to a group of forty neighbors about the benefits of urban beekeeping. Can I just mention how awesome my neighbors are? They are so amazing. While most neighborhood associations are all about enforcing neighborhood convenants against clothes lines, edible [...]
WANTED: Surplus Backyard Fruit For Making Preserves From Freecycle Readers
I cannot believe that I didn’t think of this sooner. Two hours ago I put the below want ad on Freecycle. I’ve already gotten four positive responses! WANTED: surplus backyard fruit for making preserves Hi all– I am a blue ribbon winning maker of homemade preserves. I’m trying to find sources of free fruit in [...]
