Saturday Tweets: Eating Ants, Bikes and LA as Heat Island

...r 26, 2015 The World’s Nuttiest Bike Lane NIMBYs Live in a San Diego Beach Community http://t.co/5OYs7Hk4nA via @StreetsblogUSA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 26, 2015 Steel and 2×4 Full Dining Table Set http://t.co/LDdjPiJsHJ — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 24, 2015 Waterproof Pouches, Almost Free! http://t.co/imr4cBHhcy — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 24, 2015 4 Days Camping – No Cooler http://t.co/Fs9MbsMCFd — Root Simple (@r...

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Saturday Linkages: Incas, Big Rocks and Cool Cucumbers

...m/e/pugEWv4Z Lost Crops of the Incas http://feedly.com/e/9GygG_Yc Reading: Urban Oasis on a Balcony: From Concrete Furnace to Edible Habitat… http://bit.ly/HSeQ6B Look at My Big Rock by Evelyn Hadden http://feedly.com/e/0gB_TOO6 The coolest cucumber you’ve never met: http://modernfarmer.com/2013/11/coolest-cucumber-never-met/ … Food issues Americans – why do you keep refrigerating your eggs? http://io9.com/americans-why-do-you-keep-refrigerating-y...

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Free Permaculture Class

...r designing integrated systems of food production, housing, technology and community development, you can learn to create a self-sustaining environment, on a farm or in your urban backyard or apartment. The Permaculture Design Course is for anyone interested in gaining skills and perspective for sustainable living and productivity. A Permaculture Design Course is a way to share accumulated information with others. This Introduction to Permaculture...

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City of Angels Permaculture Academy Design Course Series

...eing some of you there. Here’s the 411: One weekend a month for 6 months. World-class education for less than $12 an hour! Discounts, Payment Plans and up to 50% Work-Trade Still Available You can drop in for one day- or for the whole series. Elegant Home and Gardens- DIY Design & Build Learn Urban Homesteading Skills Community Projects Starting a Neighborhood Business Hands-On Natural Building / Sustainable Landscaping Permaculture in Schools and...

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Gardening Resources in Los Angeles County

....org/publications/. Monthly organic vegetable gardening classes at the two community gardens in Westchester http://www.EnviroChangeMakers.org Monthly vegetable gardening classes at The Learning Garden at Venice High School. Seed Library of Los Angeles SLOLA.org (meetings and seed saving classes). Keeping Chickens Los Angeles Urban Chicken Enthusiasts Beekeeping Honeylove.org. How to videos starring Kirk Anderson at the Backwards Beekeepers blog. G...

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