Kelly and Erik and Jane the Chicken. Photo credit: Caroline Clerc
The Pasadena Public Library will host author and blogger Erik Knutzen, of the popular DIY blog “Root Simple,” to discuss the basics of backyard beekeeping on Pasadena Grows on Zoom from 10:30 to noon Saturday, March 6.
Besides “Root Simple,” Knutzen is the co-author, with his wife Kelly Coyne, of “The Urban Homestead” and “Making It: Radical Home Economics for a Post-Consumer World.” He also writes for magazines including Make, Urban Farm and Yes.
Knutzen has become increasingly interested in the concept of urban sustainability since moving to Los Angeles in 1998. Since that time, he has converted his 1920 hilltop bungalow into a mini-farm, and along the way has explored and written about the traditional home arts of baking, pickling, bicycling and brewing.
He is the co-founder, with Mark Stambler and Teresa Sitz, of the Los Angeles Bread Bakers, a group of dedicated amateur bakers whose mission is to further the art of bread baking in Los Angeles.
On the Zoom event Saturday, Kmnutzen will discuss beekeeping from the perspective of a natural “backwards” beekeeper, including hive placement, attracting bees and what to expect when it comes to maintenance.
To sign up for the event, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/
For more information, call (626) 744-4066.
