Homegrown Revolution Visits SF

...Homegrown Revolution will be heading up to San Francisco this week in search of tales of fermentation, backyard chickens, humanure and bikes. We’ll be back in LA just in time for mycologist Paul Stamets‘ lecture “How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World” at the Farmlab. The lecture will be on Friday April 13, at 7:30 pm at 1745 N. Spring Street #4 Los Angeles, CA 90012....

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The Elf and Ethics

...ansition period from hulking Hummers to lightweight human and battery powered vehicles. Is the greater risk I’m taking (by choosing a lightweight vehicle over an SUV) worth the ethical/ecological benefit? If everyone else is driving a big heavy vehicle don’t I need one too? Separating bikes and cars partially solves this conundrum to some extent, but not for transitional vehicles like the Elf. I would not want to see an Elf on a bike path and I’d...

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How to Lock a Bike

...http://vimeo.com/92641962 The interwebs have produced an unlikely phenomenon, a bike locking celebrity. Meet Hal Ruzal of Bicycle Habitat in Manhattan. Hal, as usual, has some great bike locking advice, meets up with international fans and critiques the bike locking style of fashion blogger George Hahn, the most dapper man on a bike I’ve ever seen. Keep those bikes well locked!...

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We Are the Festival!

...clogged traffic jam during the holiday season. Worst of all the city bans bikes from the light festival in spite of the fact that it takes place on a public street. The city’s ban is a direct violation of state law. Thankfully the folks at IlluminateLA are planning to swarm the festival this Friday. Ride your bike and join them at the Mulholland Fountain at Riverside Drive and Los Feliz Boulevard at 7:30 p.m. From there the plan is to ride throug...

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Saturday Tweets: Cast Iron, Astroturf and Testing Your Microclimates

...everly Hills is big water user; East L.A. is the lowest http://t.co/0q27iCjnC5 — Francesca (@fdlrcaterina) November 6, 2014 How to understand your microclimates: http://t.co/5XMlcogrvE — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 14, 2014 9 Things Drivers Need to Stop Saying in the Bikes vs. Cars Debate | WIRED http://t.co/vy5Guo9H1B — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 13, 2014 Don’t leave cooked rice out overnight http://t.co/yr4lDGDLA9 via @barfblog —...

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