Saturday Linkages: Mobile Pods, Soil Erosion and Getting Doored by a Porta-Potty

June 14, 2014

A pod on wheels. Image: Relaxshacks.com A Micro Pond-Side Reading Pod/Cabin for an NYU Professor: http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-micro-pond-side-reading-podcabin-for.html?spref=tw 7 Ways to Prevent Soil Erosion – http://tafarm.us/1qIPpp Interactive: Inside the changing American diet http://ti.me/1hPvPrK via @TIMEHealth Maybe there’s hope? Report Offers a Way For California to Become Water-Sustainable http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/r...

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Saturday Linkages: Life on a Boat, Nature and the Bicycle Lobby

Mr. Homegrown

July 26, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syJXrbWU1Aw&feature=youtu.be Twenty Eight Feet – Life On A Little Wooden Boat: http://youtu.be/syJXrbWU1Aw Why Nature Lovers Should Live Apart From Nature http://shar.es/LbYve Shinrin-yoku: “Forest Bathing” — I’ve always done it, but only now do I find out that it’s a thing in Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bathing … Tracing Sriracha’s Origin to a Seaside Town in Thailand http://www.theatlantic.com/vide...

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Saturday Linkages: Saris, Punk Rockers, Poppies and Young Agrarians

Mr. Homegrown

April 26, 2014

Saturday Linkages

Sari as Insulation: http://notechmagazine.com/2014/04/clothing-insulation-with-different-drapes-of-typical-sari-ensembles.html … Humanoid wasps’ nest built over an abandoned sculpture: http://boingboing.net/2014/04/24/humanoid-wasps-nest-built-ov.html … Punk rock homesteading resources: http://punkrockhomesteading.com/e-books/ Two new California poppy species: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys/article/6751/two-new-desert-eschscholzia-papa...

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Saturday Linkages: Bike Racks, Sugary Drinks and . . . CATS!!!!

Mr. Homegrown

August 16, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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Krokig £3 bike rack – IKEA Hackers http://po.st/5YbBHS One-Day Protected Bike Lane Demos Have Swept America this Summer http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/08/14/one-day-protected-bike-lane-demos-have-swept-america-this-summer/#.U-1h4kOtPDc.twitter … Sugary drinks are hiding under a ‘health halo’ http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=14897 … Architecture meets horses–ACE Center builds an environment for learning at Taking the Reins h...

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Saturday Linkages: Ducks, Bikes and Body Care

Mr. Homegrown

August 9, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSZmV_3Lm_A Bare-chested Russian orders ducks to attention, marches them into barn http://boingboing.net/2014/08/05/bare-chested-russian-orders-du.html … Journey Around Copenhagen’s Latest Bicycle Innovations! http://www.streetfilms.org/journey-around-copenhagens-latest-bicycle-innovations/#.U-FrZgGAlcY.twitter … This is exactly why we make our own body care products: http://tinyurl.com/mp3bmov The Flying Tortoise:...

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