Saturday Tweets: 12 Hours in an Ikea, Bike Helmets, How to Fix Drywall and Much More

...between roosters https://t.co/xPqOPqRgMU — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 20, 2017 We’ve Brought These Stupid ‘Internet of Things’ Hacks Upon Ourselves – https://t.co/BjY67VvYzb — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) March 17, 2017 Tahini banana date cake? Yum @ottolenghi https://t.co/Xn8BPTxnyY — Evan Kleiman (@evankleiman) March 20, 2017 Resist the Internet https://t.co/MYTNVL8XB7 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 20, 2017 Live Edge River Coffee Table...

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Journal of the New Alchemists

...eople have been up to since the 2008 economic bubble: aquaculture, organic gardening, earth building, market gardens, no-till agriculture, old timey music, wind power, four season growing, permaculture, non-hierarchical leadership and goats. Only the 1980s era of appropriate technology amnesia separates current efforts from the work of the New Alchemists. Aquaponic system. Image: Journal of the New Alchemy. By accident I discovered the Journal of...

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Native Plant Workshop

...birds, butterflies and hummingbirds. With only 4% of our wild lands left, urban and suburban native plant gardens will be the “make or break” difference to the support and preservation of bio-diversity. Lisa will show and tell you about several varieties of native plants as well as provide samples for sale. Immediately after the lecture in the garden we will be conducting a tour of the house to show and tell you about green products and renovatio...

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On Living in Los Angeles Without a Car: A Debate

...re actually better than they used to be. After the Mayor’s bike accident in 2006 and a new head of the LA Department of Transportation, the city has been putting in more bike lanes (though, admittedly, they often don’t pay attention to details). Bikes for me are a simple public health issue. We are looking at a present and future obesity and diabetes crisis of apocalyptic proportions if we don’t get our kids moving. But it’s going to take time. Th...

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What does the loving landscape look like?

...nature’s original work in the High Line: The High Line in Manhattan at West 20th Street by BeyondMyKen courtesy of Wikimedia Commons There are many beautiful photos of the High Line on the Internets, but I can’t put any of them up here without being all creepy and infringy. I highly encourage a quick image search so you can see the garden in all seasons. As a start, check out these images at Gardening Gone Wild. *** Okay, so that’s all very well f...

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