Saturday Linkages: The Calm After the Storm

November 3, 2012

...nion/opinion-la/la-ol-getting-jerry-browned-20121024,0,2854852.story … New Urban Velo issue free online: http://www.urbanvelo.org/issue34/ The fox is guarding the hen house! How the sugar industry defends itself against claims that sugar is unhealthy: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/how-the-sugar-industry-defends.html … Billboard firm wrote L.A. proposal on signs http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1027-billboard-influence-20121027,0,1562494....

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127 Apocalypse Now with Father Mark Kowalewski

Mr. Homegrown

November 16, 2018

Age of Limits, Podcasts, Thoughtstylings

...m off-topic. But I think it’s safe to say that within the DNA of the urban homesteading, permaculture and ecological movements is a concern with how the world might end and the possibility of either hastening, postponing or avoiding the collapse of human civilization. Then there’s the fact that a significant portion of U.S. government officials believe in some form of a “rapture.” Of course there are many divergent opinions on the nature of this e...

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What does the loving landscape look like?

Mrs. Homegrown

April 16, 2015

Back to the Garden, Gardening

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...first, was transformed by nature into a sort of secret park known only to urban explorers–and then, beginning in 2006, was refashioned into a much loved public attraction by a team of architects and designers. If you can get your hands on Walking the High Line by Joel Sternfeld, it’s well worth a look to see how nature had gained a strong foothold in on the train tracks before the designers moved in, even though she had to work high in the air on...

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124 Adam Brock on Forming Nurtured Networks

Mr. Homegrown

September 5, 2018

Podcasts

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...cilitator, entrepreneur and designer. His work lies at the intersection of urban agriculture, sustainable business, and social change. He is a certified permaculture designer and a co-chair of Denver’s Sustainable Food Policy Council. Adam currently serves as Director of Social Enterprise at Joining Vision and Action, Denver’s premier consulting firm for social change organizations. Adam’s website is AdamBrock.me. During the podcast Adam mentions:...

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040 Natural Beekeeper Kirk Anderson

Mr. Homegrown

March 25, 2015

Animals, Bees, Podcasts

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...ees Michael Bush’s method of re-queening a hot hive How to keep bees in an urban environment Why Kirk doesn’t use foundation What’s ailing the bees and what’s wrong with the big beekeepers Movie: More Than Honey Langstroth vs. top bar Kirk’s and Russel Bates’ how-to videos on Youtube Kirk on Facebook If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to [email protected]. You can subscribe to...

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