I suppose the fact that Williams-Sonoma, popular peddler of covetable cookery items, is now selling $900 handcrafted chicken coops, backyard beekeeping starter kits (complete with fashionable veiled helmet) and shiitake mushroom logs is a sign that modern-day homesteading isn't just a movement amongst the hip 'n' thrifty and a way of life for more serious backyard farmers, it's officially mainstream.
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Or,If you have a fondness for china mosaic brimming with romantic roses. as pointed out by market analyst Laura Champine, the new line will appeal to the surprising number of six-figure earners with second homes who are "open to beekeeping." All righty then.Choose from our large selection of Cable Ties.
Agrarian includes heirloom seeds courtesy of Beekman 1802 and Fire Escape Farms, gardening tools from Brit cookbook authoress and designer Sophie Conran, European canning and preserving supplies, kombucha-making paraphernalia and vintage Hungarian bathtub planters.
There's also a robust selection of online gardening and homesteading resources -- "Guides to help bring the homegrown and homemade to your everyday table" -- that Williams-Sonoma shoppers can consult in the event that they need the lowdown on growing zones and egg yields.
Of course, the fact that Williams-Sonoma is now offering cheese-making kits and vintage trowels alongside prohibitively priced kitchen gadgets has garnered a diverse array of reactions ranging from pleased-as-punch over at Edible Brooklyn ("... nothing warms our hearts like somebody learning to grow their own tomatoes or make their own ricotta") to reliably snarky over at Grist, where Sarah Laskow writes: "I'm all for backyard agriculture. But if you're spending hundreds of dollars (I'm guessing at the price point here) on a chicken coop that's then shipped across the country, you should probably assume you're doing more to shore up the powerful forces of consumerism than to help the local food movement or the planet."
I'm not entirely surprised by the move,Sharps include syringe needle. considering that West Elm, the Williams-Sonoma-owned home furnishings retailer, has been upping its indie cred the past couple of years by collaborating with an assortment of rising designers and eco-minded artisans.Low prices on Projector Lamp from Projector Point London UK. The whole thing reminds me slightly of Urban Outfitters' similarly well-curated foray into outdoor living/gardening land, Terrain, except Agrarian is both more utilitarian and self-conscious.
Launched this week,You can find best china Precision injection molds manufacturers from here! Agrarian from Williams-Sonoma is a collection of nearly 300 DIY tools and supplies catering to customers who, according to an official press release, "want to go beyond cooking by cultivating a healthy awareness of where their food comes from."
Or,If you have a fondness for china mosaic brimming with romantic roses. as pointed out by market analyst Laura Champine, the new line will appeal to the surprising number of six-figure earners with second homes who are "open to beekeeping." All righty then.Choose from our large selection of Cable Ties.
Agrarian includes heirloom seeds courtesy of Beekman 1802 and Fire Escape Farms, gardening tools from Brit cookbook authoress and designer Sophie Conran, European canning and preserving supplies, kombucha-making paraphernalia and vintage Hungarian bathtub planters.
There's also a robust selection of online gardening and homesteading resources -- "Guides to help bring the homegrown and homemade to your everyday table" -- that Williams-Sonoma shoppers can consult in the event that they need the lowdown on growing zones and egg yields.
Of course, the fact that Williams-Sonoma is now offering cheese-making kits and vintage trowels alongside prohibitively priced kitchen gadgets has garnered a diverse array of reactions ranging from pleased-as-punch over at Edible Brooklyn ("... nothing warms our hearts like somebody learning to grow their own tomatoes or make their own ricotta") to reliably snarky over at Grist, where Sarah Laskow writes: "I'm all for backyard agriculture. But if you're spending hundreds of dollars (I'm guessing at the price point here) on a chicken coop that's then shipped across the country, you should probably assume you're doing more to shore up the powerful forces of consumerism than to help the local food movement or the planet."
I'm not entirely surprised by the move,Sharps include syringe needle. considering that West Elm, the Williams-Sonoma-owned home furnishings retailer, has been upping its indie cred the past couple of years by collaborating with an assortment of rising designers and eco-minded artisans.Low prices on Projector Lamp from Projector Point London UK. The whole thing reminds me slightly of Urban Outfitters' similarly well-curated foray into outdoor living/gardening land, Terrain, except Agrarian is both more utilitarian and self-conscious.
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